John Peard

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John Peard
Personal information
Nickname	Bomber
Born	(1945-01-15) 15 January 1945 Atherton, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)^[1]
Weight	12 st 0 lb (76 kg)^[1]
Position	Five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1966–71	Eastern Suburbs	62	11	0	10	53
1972–73	St. George	17	3	0	1	10
1974–75	Eastern Suburbs	45	5	28	0	71
1976–79	Parramatta Eels	59	16	62	0	172
	Total	183	35	90	11	306
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1976–77	New South Wales	4	0	1	0	2
1975–77	Australia	11				12
Coaching information
Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1980	Parramatta Eels	22	11	2	9	50
1982–83	Penrith Panthers	52	16	1	35	31
1988	Country Origin	1	1	0	0	100
1988	New South Wales	3	0	0	3	0
	Total	78	28	3	47	36
Source: RLP Yesterday's Hero

John "Bomber" Peard (born 15 January 1945) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and later coach. An Australian international representative five-eighth, he played for the Eastern Suburbs, St. George and Parramatta NSWRFL clubs in the 1960s and 70s. Peard's nickname, 'Bomber', came from his revolutionary towering punt kick, popularly referred to as a bomb, which terrorised opposition players. It has now became a common feature of the modern game.^[2]

Playing career

Peard played in Eastern Suburbs lower grades before making his 1st grade debut in 1966. That year the Roosters failed to win a game but the five-eight enjoyed more success over the next few years, semi finalist in 1967, '68 and winning the club championship before joinning former coach Jack Gibson at St George in 1972. In 1974 Peard, along with coach Jack Gibson, rejoined the Roosters for one of the most successful periods in the club's history. The five-eight was a key figure for the Roosters, winning back to back premierships in 1974 and 1975 and was a winner of mid-week and pre-season cups. In Easts 38–0, 1975 premiership victory over St George, Peard kicked 7 goals. At the end of the 1975 season Peard was selected to represent Australia in that year's world series.

Peard joined the Parramatta club the following year and was named 'player of the year' that season. He was unsuccessful in two further premiership deciders in 1976 and 1977 but once again gained selection for Australia. Injuries brought about an end to Peard's playing career at the end of the 1978 season.

Post-playing career

Peard moved on to coach Parramatta, Penrith Panthers and NSW as well as working for the ABC as a rugby league commentator. He was named coach of the New South Wales State of Origin team for the 1988 State of Origin series but NSW failed to win a game against the Wayne Bennett coached Queensland.

Peard is a life member of the Eastern Suburbs club. The John Peard Cup, which commenced in 2004, was named in his honour.^[3]

Peard suffered a life-threatening stroke in 2002 and he documents his rehabilitation in his autobiography Fine Thanks Mate: John 'The Bomber' Peard on Football, Life and Second Chances, released in April, 2007.^[4] As part of the book promotion he appeared on The NRL Sunday Footy Show on 1 April 2007.

Footnotes

↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Series". Rugby League Week (Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Rugby League Week Pty Ltd) (1975–1976): pg 85. |accessdate= requires |url= (help)
↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wmoRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2820,5865440
↑ "Sydney Roosters and St. George honour former great". Rleague.com. 1 July 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2007.
↑ "Book Description". ABC Shop. Retrieved 1 April 2007.

References

Peard, John and Writer, Larry (2007). Fine Thanks Mate: John 'The Bomber' Peard on Football, Life and Second Chances. Sydney, New South Wales: ABC Books. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-7333-2103-0.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Terry Fearnley 1976–1979	Coach Parramatta Eels 1980	Succeeded by Jack Gibson 1981–1983

v t e Australia squad - 1977 World Cup Final winners (5th title)

1. Graham Eadie 2. Allan McMahon 3. Mick Cronin 4. Russel Gartner 5. Mark Harris 6. John Peard 7. John Kolc 8. Greg Veivers 9. Nick Geiger 10. Terry Randall 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. Ray Higgs 13. Greg Pierce 14. Denis Fitzgerald Coach: Terry Fearnley

Australia squad – 1975 Rugby League World Championship winners (4th title)

v t e New South Wales State of Origin coaches

Ted Glossop Frank Stanton Terry Fearnley Ron Willey John Peard Jack Gibson Tim Sheens Phil Gould Tommy Raudonikis Wayne Pearce Ricky Stuart Graham Murray Craig Bellamy Laurie Daley

Penrith Panthers coaches

Leo Trevena (1967)
Bob Boland (1968–72)
Leo Trevena (1973)
Jack Clare (1974)
Mike Stephenson (1975)
Barry Harris (1975–76)
Don Parish (1977–78)
Len Stacker (1979–81)
John Peard (1982–83)
Tim Sheens (1984–87)
Ron Willey (1988–89)
Phil Gould (1990–94)
Royce Simmons (1994–01)
John Lang (2002–06)
Matthew Elliott (2007–11)
Steve Georgallis (2011)
Ivan Cleary (2012–present)

v t e Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad - 1975 NSWRFL Premiers (11th title)

1. Ian Schubert 2. Bruce Pickett 3. John Brass 4. John Rheinberger 5. Bill Mullins 6. John Peard 7. Johnny Mayes 8. Ian McKay 9. Elwyn Walters 10. Grant Hedger 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. Ron Coote 13. Kevin Stevens 14. Bunny Reilly 15. Des O'Reilly Coach: Jack Gibson

v t e Eastern Suburbs Roosters squad - 1974 NSWRFL Premiers (10th title)

1. Russell Fairfax 2. Jim Porter 3. John Brass 4. Mark Harris 5. Bill Mullins 6. John Peard 7. Johnny Mayes 8. Ian McKay 9. Elwyn Walters 10. Ken Jones 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. Bunny Reilly 13. Ron Coote 14. Greg Bandiera 15. Harry Cameron Coach: Jack Gibson

Persondata
Name	Peard, John
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby league player
Date of birth	15 January 1945
Place of birth	Queensland, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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