John Dowling (rugby league)
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Personal information
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| Full name | John Michael Dowling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 April 1953 Murwillumbah, New South Wales  Australia
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Playing information
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero
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John Dowling (born 3 April 1953) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s.
Murwillumbah hooker came to Brisbane Easts in 1972 before joining Wynnum-Manly in 1974. A Queensland rep against France in 1977, John Dowling ventured to the St. George Dragons in 1979 under the coaching of Harry Bath but missed the club's grand final success that year because of injury. Dowling played six seasons at St. George Dragons between 1979-1984.
He went on to play in three Rugby League State of Origin matches for Queensland in 1982 before returning to Brisbane at the end of the 1984 season. Dowling was Reserve grade coach under Craig Young at St. George in 1989-1990.
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