William Johnstone was born on 15 June 1959 and is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for Canterbury-Bankstown, St George and the Gold Coast Giants.
12 Facts About Billy Johnstone
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Billy Johnstone was a boxer, with 21 wins and 6 losses in 27 bouts.
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Billy Johnstone played in the 1982 Brisbane Rugby League grand final for Souths against Wynnum-Manly.
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Billy Johnstone made his first grade debut in the NSWRL competition for Canterbury against the Illawarra Steelers in round 1 1983 at Belmore Sports Ground.
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Billy Johnstone played in Canterbury's preliminary final loss against Parramatta that year.
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Billy Johnstone was voted as the Dally M Hooker of the year in 1983.
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Billy Johnstone played at hooker in Canterbury's 1985 Grand Final victory over St George.
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In 1987, Billy Johnstone joined St George but only played the one season with them and then signed for the newly admitted Gold Coast team.
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Billy Johnstone was appointed the inaugural captain of the Gold Coast-Tweed Giants.
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Billy Johnstone spent 3 years at the Gold Coast which was met with limited success.
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Billy Johnstone has become a highly regarded Strength and Conditioning Coach in the NRL.
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Billy Johnstone worked with the North Queensland Cowboys from 2002 to 2006 before moving to the newly established Gold Coast Titans.