John Dougherty (rugby league)
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Johnny Dougherty was an Australian rugby league
footballer of the 1950s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
in the NSWRFL Premiership. He was the and won 3 grand finals with the team. He scored 32 tries and 72 goals. Dougherty was also chosen to play for Australia
but was injured forcing him out of that match.
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 of the 1950s. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
in the NSWRFL Premiership. He was the and won 3 grand finals with the team. He scored 32 tries and 72 goals. Dougherty was also chosen to play for Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
but was injured forcing him out of that match.