Johnathan Thurston
Halfback
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2024
- Date of Birth:
- 25 April 1983
- Birthplace:
- Brisbane, QLD
- Nickname:
- JT
- Debut Team:
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
- Date:
- 08 June 2002
- Opposition:
- -
- Venue:
- Penrith Football Stadium
- Representative:
- Australia, Queensland
- Clubs:
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, North Queensland Cowboys
Career
Milestones
- NRL games: 323
- Points: 2222 (90 tries, 923 goals, 16 field goals)
- Australia:Tests 38 (2006-17), Tri-Nations 2006, World Cup 2008, 2013, Four Nations 2009, 2011, 2016
- Queensland: State of Origins 37 (2005-17)
- Grand Finals: 3 – Bulldogs 2004 (W), North Queensland 2005 (L), 2015 (W)
- Captained Junior Kangaroos 2002; NSW Under-19s 2002
- Queensland Under-19s 2001; Queensland Under-17s 2000
- RLPA Indigenous Leadership and Excellence award 2018
- RLPA Dream Team 2018
- Played in North Queensland’s World Club Championship-winning team 2016
- Clive Churchill Medal winner 2015
- Provan-Summons Medal winner 2014, 2015, 2016
- Paul Bowman Medal winner 2005, 2012, 2014, 2015
- RLPA Player of the Year 2005, 2013, 2014, 2015;
- Dally M Captain of the Year 2015
- Harry Sunderland Medal 2013
- Golden Boot 2011, 2013, 2015
- Dally M Five-eighth of the year 2012, 2013, 2014
- RLIF Five-eighth of the year 2012
- Ken Stephen Memorial Award winner 2012
- Indigenous All Stars 2010, 2011 (c), 2012 (c), 2013 (c), 2015 (c), 2017 (c)
- Dally M Halfback of the Year 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015; RLIF Halfback of the Year 2009
- Australian Prime Minister’s XIII 2006 and 2009 (captain)
- Wally Lewis Medallist 2008
- Dally M Player of the Year 2005, 2007, 2014, 2015
- Queensland Emerging Origin 2002-03
- NSW Residents 2002
Biography
A premiership winner with the Bulldogs as a 21-year-old in 2004, Thurston headed north to Townsville the following season and guided the Cowboys into their maiden grand final which they lost to Wests Tigers.
The gifted playmaker would go on to play a club record 294 games for North Queensland, delivering them a premiership in 2015 with a cooly taken golden point field goal to sink the Brisbane Broncos in one of the finest grand finals of the modern era.
Johnathan Thurston's NRL tribute
Thurston played 37 Origins for Queensland between 2005-17 and was a key member of the side that won eight series straight to create a dynasty that will never be bettered. He holds the record for the most consecutive Origin appearances with 36, not missing a match between his debut in Game One 2005 and Game Three 2016.
He also wore the green and gold of Australia on 38 occasions and was part of the 2013 World Cup winning side. Thurston’s tally of 2222 premiership points is the fifth highest of all time.
Hall of Fame Members
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