John William Sattler - South Sydney Player Report

Second Row

FG Player - 515

Representative Qualification
NSW Country

Date of Birth
26th July 1942 (Died - 2023)

Previous Clubs
Kurri Kurri (1961-62)
Newcastle (1962)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1963-72)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1963 Pre01 v Parramatta (20y 217d)
1963 Rd01  v Canterbury-Bankstown (Premiership - 20y 254d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :         ANZ & Aust Championship :               State / Ampol Cup :                 Pre-Season Comp :                            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 :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1963    16  16   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1964    16  16   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   4   4   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1965    18  18   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   6   6   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1966    16  16   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   6   6   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1967    22  22   -   1   -      -    3 :                                 :                                 :   6   6   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1968    25  25   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   4   4   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1969    20  20   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   6   6   -   -   -      -    -
1970    22  22   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   6   6   -   1   -      -    3 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1971    18  18   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   4   4   -   1   -      -    3
1972    22  22   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :                                 :   5   5   -   2   -      -    6
 
TOTAL  195 195   -  12   -      -   36 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   -   -      -    - :  49  49   -   4   -      -   12 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -

SS FG  252 252   -  16   -      -   48 

Lower Grades
                        Reserve  Grade :                     Third Grade : 
Year     M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts : 
1963     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1964     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1965     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1966     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1967     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1968     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1969     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1970     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1971     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1972     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL    -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER 195 195   -  12   -      -   36 : 252 252   -  16   -      -   48

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1967 Pre01 v Balmain
1967 Rd01  v Western Suburbs (Premiership)

     First Grade
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %)
1967          22( 17- 0-3    77%) :     6(  4- 0-2    67%)
1968          25( 18- 0-7    73%) :     8(  6- 0-2    75%)
1969          20( 20- 0-4    80%) :     6(  6- 0-0   100%)
1970          22( 17- 1-4    77%) :     6(  5- 0-1    83%)
1971          18( 14- 0-4    78%) :     4(  2- 0-2    50%) 
1972          22( 14- 0-8    64%) :     5(  4- 0-1    80%)

TOTAL        129( 96- 1-30   74%) :    35( 27- 0-8    77%)

SS FG        164(123- 1-38   75%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v          Wk CHARGE
1963 Pre02 FG    Manly       2 Fighting
1964 Rd01  FG    Easts       2 Deliberately Kicking
1964 Rd12  FG    St George   - Stiff Arm Tackle           (Exhonerated)
1965 Rd04  FG    Parramatta  1 Deliberate Late Tackle
1965 Rd11  FG    Manly       2 Deliberate Tripping
1966 Rd10  FG    Parramatta  2 Stiff Arm Tackle
1967 Rd11  FG    Balmain     2 Punching
1967 Rd17  FG    Manly       - Using his knees
1967 Australia   Yorkshire   - Punching
1968 Rd15  FG    Wests       - Misconduct Spitting
1969 NSW         Queensland  - Punching
1970 Rd17  FG    Balmain     2 Stomping on opponents arm
1971 Rd06  FG    Canterbury  4 Kicking opponent in face
1972 Rd17  FG    Norths      1 Fighting

Player Awards

Year  Award
1963 - Sunday Telegraph Find of the Season
1966 - South Sydney DRLFC Best and Fairest (First Grade)
1966 - Souths Magazine Best Player Award
1971 - South Sydney DRLFC Clubman of the Year
1972 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership
1998 - Randwick Council Hall of Fame
2003 - John Sattler Award (South Sydney rookie of the year) named in his honour
2004 - South Sydney Dream Team
2005 - NRL Team of the 1970s
2007 - ARL 100 Greatest Players
2008 - John Sattler Cup (South Sydney v Gold Coast U20s perpetual trophy) named in his honour
2012 - John Sattler Stand (Kurri Sportsground) named in his honour
2013 - Cessnock Council Hall of Fame
2018 - NRL Hall of Fame
2019 - Kelly-Sattler Cup (South Sydney v Western Suburbs perpetual trophy) named in his honour

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
Sydney City          1969     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :                                :
New South Wales      1969     4   4   -   -   -      -    - :                                :
Sydney City II       1970-72                                :                                :  2   2   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         7   7   -   -   -      -    -

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australia            1967-71  4   4   -   -   -      -    - : 11  11   -   1   -      -    3

TOTAL                        15  15   -   1   -      -    3

ALL REPS                     22  22   -   1   -      -    3

Captaincy          CvC/Interstate/Internationals :            Tourists :               Other 
                              M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %) :  M(  W- D-L      %)
Sydney City II       1970-72                     :                     :  2(  2- 0-0   100%)
Sydney City          1969     1(  1- 0-0   100%) :                     :
New South Wales      1969     4(  4- 0-0   100%) :                     :
Australia            1969-70  3(  1- 0-2    33%) :  2(  2- 0-0   100%) : 

ALL REPS                     12( 10- 0-2    83%)

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1967      Australia            (Kangaroo Tour Squad) 
1967 Prop Australia            v Yorkshire          Tour Match    -  -     -       (Sent Off - Punching)
1967 Prop Australia            v Hull KR            Tour Match    -  -     -
1967 Prop Australia            v Rochdale Hornets   Tour Match    -  -     -
1967 Prop Australia            v St Helens          Tour Match    -  -     -
1967 Prop Australia            v Castleford         Tour Match    -  -     -
1967 Prop Australia            v Oldham             Tour Match    -  -     -
1967 Prop Australia            v Widnes             Tour Match    -  -     -
1967 Prop Australia            v Cumberland         Tour Match    -  -     -
1967 Prop Australia            v Swinton            Tour Match    -  -     -

1969 Prop Sydney City          v NSW Country                      -  -     - (c) W
1969      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)                       (c)
1969 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         1st Match     -  -     - (c) W
1969 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     -  -     - (c) W (Sent off - Punching and later cautioned)
1969      Australia            (New Zealand Tour Squad)                      (c)
1969 Prop Australia            v North Island Colts Tour Match    1  -     - (c) W
1969 Prop Australia            v New Zealand        1st Test      -  -     - (c) W
1969 Prop Australia            v NZ South Island    Tour Match    -  -     - (c) W
1969 Prop Australia            v New Zealand        2nd Test      -  -     - (c) L 
1969 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         3rd Match     -  -     - (c) W
1969 Prop New South Wales      v Queensland         4th Match     -  -     - (c) W

1970 Prop Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     - (c) W
1970 Prop Australia            v Great Britain      2nd Test      -  -     - (c) L

1971      Australia            (New Zealand Tour Squad)
1971 Prop Australia            v New Zealand        Test          -  -     -

1972 Prop Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   -  -     - (c) W

Ref - SSFC / SSFC / SSLC-S v5n38 p11 / SSLC-S v6n9 p16 / HoS p28 / RLH p58 / NRL / RLL v2n4 p11 / BLA-23 p16 / 101GP p358 / Wiki / RLP / BTV


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