John Gleeson (rugby league)

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John Gleeson
Personal information
Born(1938-12-28)28 December 1938
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 82)
Playing information
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–58 Chinchilla
1959–62 All Whites 54
1963–64 Wynnum-Manly
1965 Souths (Toowoomba)
1966–68 Brothers (Brisbane)
Total 54 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–67 Queensland 25 2 0 0 6
1964–67 Australia 10 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

John Gleeson (28 December 1938 – 25 December 2021), also known by the nickname of "Dookie", was an Australian former

Wynnum-Manly and Brothers
clubs, winning the 1967 BRL premiership with the latter.

Playing career

Gleeson was first player selected to represent Queensland in 1961 against New South Wales.

Kangaroo tour honours, and in doing so became part of the first Kangaroos squad to win the Ashes in England. Gleeson himself did not play in any of the Test matches on this tour, but the following year he became the club's second international after Lionel Morgan, being selected to play in two Test matches against France.[4]

Gleeson spent 1965 playing in Toowoomba[5] for the Souths club.[6] He also went on the 1965 tour of New Zealand. After helping Brothers to the 1967 Brisbane Rugby League premiership,[7] he went on the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour. With Gleeson filling in for the injured Billy Smith at halfback, fellow Queenslander Peter Gallagher led a depleted Australian team to an upset series victory.[8]

Post playing

In 2008, rugby league in Australia's centenary year, Gleeson was named on the bench of the Toowoomba and South West Team of the Century.[9]

In 2013, Gleeson was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame.[10] He died on 25 December 2021, three days short of his 83rd birthday.[11]

References

  1. ^ John Gleeson at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "Representative Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011.
  3. ^ nla.gov.au. "Rugby League player,John Gleeson, running with the ball". Picture Australia. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Club History". wynnumseagulls.com. Wynnum Manly Seagulls RLFC Ltd.
  5. ^ "Team of the Century" (PDF). brothers.org.au. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Honour Boards". southstigers.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 January 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  7. ^ "1967 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final". queensland.rleague.com. World of Rugby League. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  8. ^ qsport.org.au. "John Gleeson". Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. QSport. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  9. ^ Leslie, Cameron (21 August 2008). "Rugby League Team of the Century named". The Chronicle. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  10. ^ Malone, Paul (3 December 2013). "Adam Scott becomes first golfer to claim the top prize in Queensland sport after stellar 2013". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  11. ^ Former Kangaroos five-eighth John Gleeson passes away

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