Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Kenneth Alan Maddison
- Born
- Monday, 13th March, 1944
- Died
- Wednesday, 26th November, 2008 (Aged 64 years and 258 days)
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- The Ashes
- 1973/1974
- Test Series
- France vs Australia 1973/74
- Interstate Series
- 1974
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1965, 1966
- Preseason Cup
- 1965, 1971
- Rothmans Medal
- 1973
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Keith Maddison
Biography
Powerhouse forward, formerly a centre with St George in the club's 1966 and 1971 grand final matches, Maddison starred in Cronulla's break-through season in 1973. After becoming the first forward to win the Rothmans Medal (beating Ron Coote by a point), he played in Cronulla’s 10-7 loss to Manly in the 1973 grand final. Maddison more than matched his own with the volatile manly for4ward pack was more content to let his football do his talking. Touring with the 1973 Kangaroos, his strong bursts close to the line made a startling impact in his four Test appearances. Maddison's two-try effort in the Third and deciding Test against Great Britain was a telling factor in Australia's regaining the Ashes. He made just one more Test appearance, against France on the same tour, and played his only match for NSW the following year.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Colts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 13 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.62% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 2 | 179 | 41 | - | - | 123 | 104 | 71 | 4 | 58.10% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 12 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 2 | 44 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 56.82% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 239 | 57 | - | - | 171 | 153 | 101 | 5 | 64.02% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1973 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle (AU) | 1964 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Sydney Colts | 1970 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1973 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1974 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1964-1974 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1965 | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 77.78% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1966 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.82% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1967 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 70.00% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1968 | 22 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 59.09% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1969 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1970 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List | ||||
| St George | NSWRFL 1971 | 15 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1972 | 22 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 36.36% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1973 | 21 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1974 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | NSWRFL 1975 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| St George | 1965-71 | 101 | 24 | - | - | 72 | 69 | 28 | 4 | 68.32% | List | ||||
| Cronulla | 1972-75 | 78 | 17 | - | - | 51 | 35 | 43 | 0 | 44.87% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1965-1975 | 179 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 104 | 71 | 4 | 58.10% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tim Costello, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
08/05/2012
Didn't really ever get it together with St George ... but after transferring to Cronulla, he had his Annus mirabilis in 1973. A great performance in that year's Grand Final was following by selection in the Kangaroo tour and stunning powerful running which devastated the British defence. Never recaptured the lofty heights of that phenomenal form after 1973.
19/06/2017
Ken Maddison worked at the CBA Hurstville before professional football
03/12/2024
ken was a great player for both the dragons and sharks a hard runner with the ball who gave his best each game .
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