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Australian rugby league footballer

Bernie Martin
Bernie Martin. 1933
Personal information
Full nameJohn Bernard Martin
Born(1909-10-04)4 October 1909
Wellington, New Zealand
Died13 April 1991(1991-04-13) (aged 81)
Belmore, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1930-34 St. George 41 18 0 0 54
1935–36 South Sydney 9 8 0 0 24
1937–38 St. George 9 2 0 0 6
1940 Canterbury-Bankstown 2 1 0 0 3
Total 61 29 0 0 87
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1934 New South Wales 2 1 0 0 3
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RelativesEdward Martin (brother)

John Bernard 'Bernie' Martin (1909-1991) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1930s and 1940s.

Playing career

A St. George local junior from Arncliffe, New South Wales, Martin was graded at St. George as a winger in 1930. He played five seasons with St. George : 1930,1933-1934 and 1937–1938. Martin played in the 1933 Final in which the Dragons were runners-up to Newtown on 9 September 1933.

He also played for South Sydney between 1935–1936, and finished his career at Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940. Bernie Martin's brother, Edward Martin, also played with him at St. George in 1933.

Death

Martin died on 13 April 1991, aged 81.

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Whiticker/Hudson
  3. The Propeller (Hurstville) "St.George Defeated For the Premiership" 15/9/1933 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/235366369?searchTerm=%22st.george%22%20final&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1933%7C%7C%7Cl-month=9
  4. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players - 1995. (ISBN 1875169571).
  5. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Bernie Martin". www.ssralmanac.com.
  6. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
  7. The Sun (Sydney) 10/9/1933 BERNIE MARTIN Photo https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229157091?searchTerm=%22bernie%20martin%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1933
  8. Sydney Morning Herald: Death notice 16/8/1991
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