Johnny Raper

Johnny Raper
MBE

Raper in 2008
Personal information
Full name	John William Raper
Born	(1939-04-12)12 April 1939 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
Died	9 February 2022(2022-02-09) (aged 82) Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Lock
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1957–58 Newtown 37 10 0 0 30 1959–69 St George 185 47 4 0 149 1970–72 Wests (Newcastle) 39 1973–74 Kurri Kurri Total 261 57 4 0 179 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1959–70 New South Wales 24 5 0 15 1959–68 Australia 39 9 0 0 27
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1969 St George 23 14 0 9 61 1970–72 Wests (Newcastle) 1973–74 Kurri Kurri 1975–76 Cronulla-Sutherland 44 18 2 24 41 1978 Newtown Jets 9 2 1 6 22 Total 76 34 3 39 45
Source: [1] As of 1 August 2009

John William Raper MBE (12 April 1939 – 9 February 2022) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. Nicknamed "Chook", he was a lock-forward who earned a then-record of 33 Test caps in the Australia national team between 1959 and 1968. He also played six World Cup games between 1960 and 1968.^[2] Raper captained Australia on eight occasions from 1967 to 68 and played in eight consecutive NSWRFL first-grade grand final victories for the St George Dragons club. He was named as one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.^[3]