At a glance

JOHNATHAN THURSTON’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS NRL

❚ 322 games (29 Bulldogs, 293 Cowboys) ❚ 177 wins (20 Bulldogs, 157 Cowboys) ❚ 90 tries (10 Bulldogs, 80 Cowboys) ❚ 918 goals at 79.41 per cent (third most alltime) ❚ 2212 points (third-most all-time) ❚ two premierships (Bulldogs 2004, Cowboys 2015) ❚ – 22 finals games (12 wins)

State of Origin

❚ 37 games (second-most all-time) ❚ 24 wins (second most all-time) ❚ five tries ❚ 99 goals (most all-time) ❚ 220 points (most all-time) ❚ five man-of-the-match awards

Tests

❚ 38 caps ❚ 35 wins ❚ 13 tries ❚ 165 goals (most for Australia) ❚ 382 points (most for Australia)

Records

❚ A record 293 games for the Cowboys, 15th all-time with 322 NRL games played (322), third in goals kicked (918) and third in points scored (2212). ❚ An unparalleled 36 consecutive State of Origin appearances and second only to Cameron Smith (42) with 37 appearances. ❚ Only player to feature in all 24 games of Queensland’s eight-year State of Origin winning streak. ❚ Leads goals (165) and points (382) tallies for the Kangaroos ❚ At Dally Ms, he won three Five-eighth of the Year awards, four Halfback of the Year gongs and a record four Dally M Medals for Player of the Year. ❚ Won an NRL title, Clive Churchill Medal, Golden Boot, Provan Summons Medal, Dally M Captain of the Year, Dally M Halfback of the Year and Dally M Medal as Player of the Year and RLPA Players’ Champion in 2015.

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