Jack Bonnyman
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| Full name | Matthew Bernard John Bonnyman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1920年03月21日)21 March 1920 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 April 1980(1980年04月01日) (aged 60) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 20 February 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matthew Bernard John Bonnyman (21 March 1920 – 1 April 1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury-Bankstown and New South Wales.[1]
Career
[edit ]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 and 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
[edit ]Bonnyman represented Country Firsts in 1938 and New South Wales in 1939 - all before joining Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940.
Death
[edit ]Bonnyman died on 1 April 1980, at the age of 60.[1]
Accolades
[edit ]He is recognised as Canterbury Bankstown player No. 64.
Bonnyman was selected in the 70th Anniversary Berries to Bulldogs Team of Champions.[3]
References
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