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Johnston was also selected to play for New South Wales in the same year and played in three matches scoring two tries. Johnston later became the first
Parramatta player to reach 100 points in the NSWRL competition but his time at Parramatta was not very successful and was part of the sides that claimed the 1952 and 1954 wooden spoons. He left the club briefly in 1953 after a dispute with club management and went as player coach for one season in Young. This was a successful season and Young won the
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Johnston was born and raised in
Newcastle, New South Wales and played his junior rugby league before joining the newly admitted Parramatta side in 1948. In 1949, Johnston became the first Parramatta player to represent Australia when he was selected to tour New Zealand and featured in one match.
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Parramatta reserve grade side from 1961 to 1967 and then eventually became first grade coach at the club and spent two seasons in the role with the club hovering around lower to mid table under his tenure.
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Johnston later served the club in a number of administrative roles and was a member of the board of directors at
Parramatta. Johnston was inducted into the Parramatta hall of fame in 2009 and along with
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Parramatta player to have played first grade for the club, coached the first grade team and served as a director. He died on 1 February 2013 after a long illness.
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812:Jack Argent
762:Jack Gibson
722:Brett Kenny
640:21 December
614:21 December
435:Clayton Cup
61:, Australia
832:Categories
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737:Peter Wynn
712:Steve Ella
513:References
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