Bernie Martin. 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Bernard Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1909 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 April 1991 (aged 81) Belmore, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Edward Martin (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Bernard 'Bernie' Martin (1909-1991) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1930s and 1940s.
A St. George local junior from Arncliffe, New South Wales, Martin was graded at St. George as a winger in 1930. He played five seasons with St. George : 1930,1933-1934 and 1937–1938. Martin played in the 1933 Final in which the Dragons were runners-up to Newtown on 9 September 1933. [3]
He also played for South Sydney between 1935–1936, and finished his career at Canterbury-Bankstown in 1940. [4] [5] [6] Bernie Martin's brother, Edward Martin, also played with him at St. George in 1933. [7]
Martin died on 13 April 1991, aged 81. [8]