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Australian rugby league footballer

John Skardon
Personal information
BornCairns, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, Five-eighth, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–94 Gold Coast Seagulls 27 7 0 0 28
1995–97 North Queensland 22 6 0 0 24
Total 49 13 0 0 52
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John Skardon is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. A wing or centre, he played for the Gold Coast Seagulls and North Queensland Cowboys.

Playing career

A Cairns Ivanhoes junior, Skardon represented Cairns in the Foley Shield competition before being signed by the Gold Coast Seagulls.

In Round 1 of the 1993 NSWRL season, Skardon made his first grade debut in the Seagulls' 10–14 loss to the Western Suburbs Magpies. In 1994, he became a regular for the Gold Coast, playing 18 games and scoring six tries.

In 1995, Skardon joined the newly established North Queensland Cowboys, starting on the wing in their inaugural match against the Sydney Bulldogs. He played 16 games for the club in their first season, moving to the hooker position halfway through the year. Over the next two seasons, Skardon played just six games for the Cowboys, before leaving at the end of the 1997 season.

Statistics

NSWRL/ARL/Super League

Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1993 Gold Coast 9 1 0 — 0 4
1994 Gold Coast 18 6 0 — 0 24
1995 North Queensland 16 3 0 — 0 12
1996 North Queensland 3 2 0 — 0 8
1997 North Queensland 3 1 0 — 0 4
Career totals 49 13 0 — 0 52

References

  1. RLP
  2. About Us Ivanhoes JRLFC
  3. Cairns and Cairns Northside Foley Shield Players The Foley Shield Story
Inaugural North Queensland Cowboys side
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