John Andrew (rugby league)
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John 'Straw' Andrew was a rugby league
footballer in Australias major competition - the New South Wales Rugby League
(NSWRL).
Andrew played for the Eastern Suburbs
club, playing 38 matches In the years 1960-62. A fullback
'Straw' was a members of the Easts
side that went down to St George in the 1960 Grand Final. Andrew had to be stretchered from the field after breaking a leg in the match. In 1962 the fullback
suffered an even more severe injury when he broke his neck after being speared into the ground in a tackle
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer in Australias major competition - the New South Wales Rugby League
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Rugby League. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was known as the New South Wales Rugby Football League until 1984 when forward thinking marketing managers decided...
(NSWRL).
Andrew played for the Eastern Suburbs
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
club, playing 38 matches In the years 1960-62. A fullback
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
'Straw' was a members of the Easts
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
side that went down to St George in the 1960 Grand Final. Andrew had to be stretchered from the field after breaking a leg in the match. In 1962 the fullback
Rugby league positions
A rugby league football team consists of thirteen players on the field, with four substitutes on the bench. Players are divided into two general categories: "forwards" and "backs"....
suffered an even more severe injury when he broke his neck after being speared into the ground in a tackle
Tackle (football move)
Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....
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