John McMartin (rugby league)

John McMartin (3 March 1944 – 13 February 2018) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1960s and 1970s.

John McMartin

Personal information
Born	3 March 1944
Died	13 February 2018(2018-02-13) (aged 73)
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1966–75 Parramatta Eels 167 13 0 0 39 1976–79 Cronulla Sharks 92 2 0 0 6 Total 259 15 0 0 45 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1975 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 1975 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
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Playing career

McMartin was graded with the Parramatta club in the mid 1960s and was playing first grade by 1967. In his final year with the Eels in 1975, he represented New South Wales in one match.

In 1976, he was offered a $10000 contract to join the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and four seasons with them including the 1978 Grand Final.

McMartin was the identical twin brother of Mal McMartin, who also played in the NSWRFL for the Penrith Panthers, the Balmain Tigers and the Parramatta Eels.

McMartin retired at the end of the 1979 NSWRFL season.

Death

McMartin died on 13 February 2018.