John Skardon
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| Born | Cairns, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Five-eighth, Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Skardon is an Australian former professional
Gold Coast Seagulls and North Queensland Cowboys
.
Playing career
A Cairns
In Round 1 of the 1993 NSWRL season, Skardon made his first grade debut in the Seagulls' 10–14 loss to the Western Suburbs Magpies. In 1994, he became a regular for the Gold Coast, playing 18 games and scoring six tries.
In 1995, Skardon joined the newly established
Sydney Bulldogs
. He played 16 games for the club in their first season, moving to the hooker position halfway through the year. Over the next two seasons, Skardon played just six games for the Cowboys, before leaving at the end of the 1997 season.
Statistics
NSWRL/ARL/Super League
| Season | Team | Matches | T | G | GK % | F/G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Gold Coast
|
9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 | Gold Coast
|
18 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 1995 |  North Queensland
|
16 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 1996 | North Queensland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 1997 | North Queensland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| Career totals | 49 | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 52 | |