Jim Porter

For other people named Jim Porter, see Jim Porter (disambiguation).
Jim Porter
Personal information
Born 1949
Sydney, New South Wales
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–74 Eastern Suburbs 87 35 0 0 105
1975–77 Parramatta 67 35 0 0 105
Total 154 70 0 0 210
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
1974 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

Jim Porter (born 1949) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s. An Australia national representative winger, he played his 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. With the Australian team he won the 1975 World Cup, and he also made an appearance for NSW City in 1974.

Porter started playing first grade in the NSWRFL for Easts in 1970.[1] 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 NSWRFL season's 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.

References

  1. ↑ Jim Porter at nrlstats.com
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