Ian Martin (rugby league)

Ian Martin
Personal information
Born	(1951-07-01) 1 July 1951
Playing information
Position	Five-eighth, Lock
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1969–78	Manly-Warringah	155	34	0	0	102
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1972	New South Wales	1	0	0	0	0
1975	Country NSW	1	0	0	0	0
Source: Whiticker/Hudson RLP

Ian Martin (born 1951) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1970s, and was a multi premiership winning player with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Career

Ian Martin was graded as a 16-year-old with Manly in 1967. He played nine seasons of first grade football with Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles between 1969-1974 and 1976-1978. Ian Martin holds the rare distinction of playing in six grand finals with Manly, winning four of them. His first was in the side that lost the 1970 Grand Final to Souths. He then starred in the winning Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles teams of 1972, 1973, 1976 and the 1978 draw and replay.

He started his career as a brilliant five-eighth, and finished his career as a lock-forward. Ian Martin played 155 first grade games, and scored 34 tries during his career. His only representative appearances were for New South Wales in 1972, and after a short stint as the captain-coach of Sawtell, New South Wales in 1975, he represented N.S.W. Country Firsts that year. Martin retired at the conclusion of the 1978 NSWRFL season.^[1]

References

↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571).

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad – 1972 NSWRFL Premiers (1st Title)

1 Graham Eadie 2 Ken Irvine 3 Ray Branighan 4 Bob Fulton 5 Max Brown 6 Ian Martin 7 Dennis Ward 8 Bill Hamilton 9 Fred Jones (c) 10 John O'Neill 11 Allan Thomson 12 Terry Randall 13 Malcolm Reilly Coach: Ron Willey

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad – 1973 NSWRFL Premiers (2nd Title)

1 Graham Eadie 2 Ken Irvine 3 Ray Branighan 4 Bob Fulton 5 Max Brown 6 Ian Martin 7 John Mayes 8 Bill Hamilton 9 Fred Jones (c) 10 John O'Neill 11 Peter Peters 12 Terry Randall 13 Mal Reilly 14 John Bucknall Coach: Ron Willey

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad – 1976 NSWRFL Premiers (3rd Title)

1 Graham Eadie 2 Tom Mooney 3 Russel Gartner 4 Bob Fulton (c) 5 Rod Jackson 6 Alan Thompson 7 Gary Stephens 8 John Harvey 9 Max Krilich 10 Terry Randall 11 Steve Norton 12 Phil Lowe 13 Ian Martin 14 Gary Thoroughgood 17 Mark Willoughby Coach: Frank Stanton

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles squad – 1978 NSWRFL Premiers (4th Title)

1 Graham Eadie 2 Tom Mooney 3 Stephen Knight 4 Russel Gartner 5 Simon Booth 6 Alan Thompson 7 Steve Martin 8 Ian Thomson 9 Max Krilich (c) 10 John Harvey 11 Bruce Walker 12 Terry Randall 13 Ian Martin 14 Wayne Springall 16 Ray Branighan Coach: Frank Stanton

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