John Abbott (rugby league)

John Abbott
Personal information
Born	(1953-02-15) 15 February 1953 Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1973–7?	Fortitude Valley
197?–78	Easts (Brisbane)
1979	Canterbury-Bankstown	10	0	0	0	0
	Total	10	0	0	0	0

John Abbott (born 15 February 1953 in Innisfail, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for the Canterbury-Bankstown club^[1] and in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for the Eastern Suburbs club, winning grand finals with them in 1977^[2] and 1978. He played predominantly as a second row forward.

References

Eastern Suburbs Tigers squad - 1978 BRL premiers

1. Rodger Kuhn 2. Brad Backer 3. Frank Roddy 4. Mark Payne 5. John Callus 6. Greg Holben 7. Wayne Lindenberg 8. Bruce McLeod 9. John Lang 10. Rod Morris 11. Des Morris (Ca./Co.) 12. John Abbott 13. Alan Currie

Eastern Suburbs Tigers squad - 1977 BRL premiers

1. Rodger Kuhn 2. John Callus 3. Steve Farquhar 4. Greg Holben 5. Steve Stacey 6. Wayne Woods 7. Wayne Lindenberg 8. Geoff Naylor 9. John Lang 10. Rod Morris 11. Des Morris (Ca./Co.) 12. John Abbott 13. Alan Currie

Fortitude Valley squad - 1974 Brisbane Rugby League premiers

1. Alan Mills 2. Alan Beauchamp 3. Gerry Fitzpatrick 4. Bob Beatson 5. Greg Jones 6. Marty Scanlan 7. Ross Strudwick 8. John Crilly 9. Hugh O'Doherty 10. Russell Hughes 11. John Abbott 12. Ron Gurnett 13. Jeff Gill Coach: Henry Holloway