John Neal "Johnny" "Jack" "Whacka" Graves - South Sydney Player Report

Wing

Mid year transfer from Maitland after playing for Country Firsts.

FG Player - 363

Representative Qualification
NSW Country

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1947 Rd09 v North Sydney (20y 297d)

Previous Clubs
Babinda (Nth Queensland)
Maitland (1946-47)
Chaleville (1953)
Cootamundra (1954)
Camden Haven (1955)

Date of Birth
28th August 1928 (Died - 1983) 

Playing Career at South Sydney (1947-52,58)

First Grade
                           Premiership :         Australian Championship :                            Tour
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1947     8   8   -   7   3      -   27 :                                 :   1   1   -   4   4      -   20
1948     9   9   -   8  17      -   58 :                                 :   1   1   -   1   -      -    3
1949    10  10   -  10  26      -   82 :                                 :   1   1   -   1   3      -    9
1950    14  14   -  10  21      -   72 :                                 :   2   2   -   2   4      -   14
1951    17  17   -  28+ 31      -  146 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   5   7      -   29
1952    19  19   -  16  60      -  168 :                                 :   6   6   -  18  14      -   82
1958     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   -  (1)  -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL   77  77   -  79 158      -  553 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :  15  14  (1) 31  32      -  157

SS FG   92  91  (1)110 190      -  710 

+ - Top NSWRL Try scorer

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

     First Grade
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1952                              :     1(  1- 0-0   100%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v           Wk CHARGE
1949 Rd02  FG    Newtown     2  Head high tackle
1950 Rd03  FG    Wests       2  Fighting

Player Awards

Year  Award
1948 - Sunday Telegraph Star of the Year
1996 - Randwick Council Hall of Fame
2017 - Maitland City Council Hall of Fame

Representative Honours at South Sydney

Domestic                                   CvC / Interstate :                       Tourists :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
New South Wales      1947-52  9   9   -   9  22      -   71 :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :  3   2  (1)  4   -      -   12
Sydney City II       1948-50                                :                                :  2   2   -   2   5      -   16
Possibles            1948-50                                :                                :  2   2   -   2   -      -    6
Sydney City          1951     1   1   -   2   1      -    8 :  1   1   -   -   4      -    8 :

TOTAL                        19  18  (1) 20  32      -  124

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australia            1948-51  7   7   -   5  14      -   43 : 24  24   -  25  38      -  151

TOTAL                        31  31   -  30  52      -  194

ALL REPS                     50  49  (1) 50  84      -  318

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match       T  G/A  FG
1947 Res  New South Wales      v The Rest                       2  -     -
1947 Wing New South Wales      v Toowoomba          Tour Match  1  -     -
1947 Cntr New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match   -  -     -

1948 Wing Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                 2  -     -
1948 Wing Possibles            v Probables                      2  -     -
1948 Wing New South Wales      v New Zealand        Tour Match  1  -     -
1948 Wing Australia            v New Zealand        1st Test    -  5     -
1948 Wing Australia            v New Zealand        2nd Test    -  -     -
1948 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match   -  4     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Huddersfield       Tour Match  -  -     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Salford            Tour Match  -  -     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Castleford         Tour Match  2  2     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Great Britain      1st Test    1  3     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Cumberland         Tour Match  -  2     -
1948 Wing Australia            v St Helens          Tour Match  -  1     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Hull KR            Tour Match  -  3     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Wigan              Tour Match  1  1     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Barrow             Tour Match  -  1     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Warrington         Tour Match  1  2     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Great Britain      2nd Test    -  2     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Bradford Nthrn     Tour Match  -  2     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Workington Town    Tour Match  -  2     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Yorkshire          Tour Match  -  -     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Widnes             Tour Match  1  3     -
1948 Wing Australia            v Catalan            Tour Match  -  1     -
1949 Wing Australia            v Languedoc          Tour Match  1  4     -
1949 Wing Australia            v Cannes             Tour Match  5  1     -
1949 Wing Australia            v French XIII        Tour Match  2  3     -
1949 Wing Australia            v Cavaillon          Tour Match  2  2     - 

1949 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match   2  1     -
1949 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match                    (Selected but DNP)
1949 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match   4  5     -
1949 Wing New South Wales      v Brisbane           Tour Match  1  -/1   -
1949 Wing Australia            v South Auckland     Tour Match  2  2     -
1949 Wing Australia            v New Zealand        1st Test    2  -     -
1949 Wing Australia            v NZ South Island    Tour Match  1  -     -
1949 Wing Australia            v NZ Sthrn Provinces Tour Match  1  3     -
1949 Wing Australia            v NZ Maori           Tour Match  4  -     -
1949 Wing Australia            v NZ Nthrn Provinces Tour Match  1  3     -
1949 Wing Australia            v Auckland Colts     Tour Match  1  -     - 

1950 Wing Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                 -  5     -
1950 Wing Possibles            v Probables          1st Match                    (Selected but DNP)
1950 Wing Possibles            v Probables          2nd Match   -  -     -
1950 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match   1  4     -
1950 Wing Australia            v Great Britain      2nd Test    1  1     -

1951 Wing Sydney City          v NSW Country                    2  1     -
1951 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match   1  1     -
1951 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match   1  5     -
1951 Wing Sydney City          v France                         -  4     -
1951 Wing Australia            v France             1st Test    1  3     -
1951 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match   -  -     -
1951 Wing Australia            v France             2nd Test                     (Withdrew due to injury)

1952 Wing New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match   -  2     -

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