Waikato Times

At a glance

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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.

* Fox Sports statistics

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