Jack Redman
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Robert Walter Redman | |||||
| Born | 10 July 1914 Canterbury, New South Wales | |||||
| Died | 5 July 1945 Borneo | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Lock Forward | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1933–34 | University | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1935–40 | Balmain Tigers | 77 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| Total | 87 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
| Source: Whitiker/Hudson | ||||||
Jack Redman (1914-1945) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1930's.
John Robert Walter Redman was born at Canterbury, New South Wales in 1914, and was a rugby league player from a young age. He debuted in first grade for University in 1933 and played 10 games for them between 1933-1934. After completing his studies, he joined the Balmain Tigers in 1935 and went on to become one of the best lock-forward's in Sydney rugby league until his last season in 1940. He joined the RAAF in 1941 and did not play league again. He became a squadron leader and was unfortunately shot down over Borneo on 5 July 1945. [1]
Redman was selected for NSW City Firsts playing in one rep game in 1939. [2]
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