Jack Bonnyman
John "Jack" Bonnyman (born 1920) is a former rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury-Bankstown and New South Wales.
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| Full name | John Bonnyman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Bonnyman started his career at the Central-Newcastle Rugby League club. He was all set to join St. George Dragons, but changed his mind at the last minute and joined Canterbury-Bankstown.[2]
He went on to play 5 seasons with Canterbury-Bankstown between 1940-1945. Bonnyman captained the Berries in their 24-14 loss to the Eastern Suburbs in the 1940 premiership final, although he did score a nice try during the match.
Success followed two years later when he played half-back in the victorious 1942 Grand Final Canterbury team that defeated the St. George Dragons 11-9.
He finished his career at Picton in the late 1940s.
Representative career
Bonnyman represented Country Firsts in 1938 and New South Wales in 1939 - all before joining Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940.
Accolades
He is recognized as Canterbury Bankstown player No. 64.
Bonnyman was selected in the 70th Anniversary Berries to Bulldogs Team of Champions.[3]
References
- "Jack Bonnyman - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- Newcastle Morning Herald: "J.Bonnyman Changes His Minhd and Club." 11/03/1940 (page 12)
- Bulldogs.com.au/Jack Bonnyman