Jim Porter
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Jim Porter is an Australian former rugby league
footballer of the 1970s. He played club football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the Eastern Suburbs Roosters (with whom he won the 1974 premiership) and the Parramatta Eels
, as well as representative football for the Australian national team (with whom he won the 1975 World Cup
) as well as an appearance for NSW City in 1974. Porter's position of choice was on the wing, primarily on the left wing
Porter started playing first grade in the NSWRFL for Easts in 1970. He played with them in the loss to Manly-Warringah
in the 1972 Grand Final. Porter played in the successful Roosters side in the 1974 Grand Final however, before moving to Parramatta the following season. In 1975 he played for the Australian side which won the World Cup on points standing at the end of the tournament. The following year he scored a try in Parramatta's loss to Manly in the 1976 Grand Final. Then in 1977 Porter played in the drawn grand final against St. George
as well as the re-match, which was also his last first grade game in the NSWRFL.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1970s. He played club football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the Eastern Suburbs Roosters (with whom he won the 1974 premiership) and the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
, as well as representative football for the Australian national team (with whom he won the 1975 World Cup
1975 Rugby League World Cup
The 1975 Rugby League World Cup was the seventh staging of rugby league football's World Cup tournament...
) as well as an appearance for NSW City in 1974. Porter's position of choice was on the wing, primarily on the left wing
Porter started playing first grade in the NSWRFL for Easts in 1970. He played with them in the loss to Manly-Warringah
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
in the 1972 Grand Final. Porter played in the successful Roosters side in the 1974 Grand Final however, before moving to Parramatta the following season. In 1975 he played for the Australian side which won the World Cup on points standing at the end of the tournament. The following year he scored a try in Parramatta's loss to Manly in the 1976 Grand Final. Then in 1977 Porter played in the drawn grand final against St. George
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
as well as the re-match, which was also his last first grade game in the NSWRFL.
External links
- Player Profile - Jim Porter at yesterdayshero.com.au
- Jim Porter at stats.rleague.com
- Jim Porter at rugbyleagueproject.org