John Elford
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Elford | |
| Place of birth | Casino, Australia | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 1966 - 1976 | Western Suburbs | 117 (42) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 1972 1972 |
New South Wales Australia |
1 (0) 2 (6) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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John Elford (born in Casino, New South Wales) is an Australian former rugby league player. He played his entire first grade Australian club football for the Western Suburbs Magpies and also played for both the New South Wales and Australia representative sides.
Originally came to the Western Suburbs club from the country in 1966 as a winger but soon was shifted to the forwards where he remained the rest of his career. He was noted for his great defence and a good ball playing forward, he made his representative debut in 1972 for New South Wales and was then subsequently selected for the Australian national side that same year. He would be selected for the Australian side in the 1972 Rugby League World Cup held in France but broke his arm in a warm-up fixture prior to the tournament and could not take part.
His promising career was however often halted by several broken arms and other constant injuries that kept him out of the entire 1973 season and eventually forced him to retire in 1976.
