14 Facts About Joe Jorgenson

Joe Jorgenson was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s.

Joe Jorgenson was a three-quarter for the Australian national team who played in three Tests in 1946, two as captain.

Joe Jorgenson missed the 1940 season through illness but returned in 1941 in which he year he debuted in Country NSW and New South Wales representative sides.

In 1947 after having played the regular season in the Maher Cup as captain coach of Junee, Joe Jorgenson returned to Balmain lower grades for the finals and in the s Grand Final against Canterbury made his sole first grade appearance for the 1947 NSWRFL season.

Joe Jorgenson had a nine-year career with Balmain playing 98 games and scoring 734 points.

In 1953 Joe Jorgenson transferred from Balmain and played as captain-coach of Canowindra Rugby League Club.

Joe Jorgenson finished his career with Parramatta in 1954 and made 5 appearances in his one season at the club in which they finished last on the table.

Whilst some kickers experimented with laying the ball down, Joe Jorgenson introduced the idea of laying the ball on a mound of dirt and kicking toe first with a straight follow through.

Joe Jorgenson had enormous success with this new method and some statistics include:.

Joe Jorgenson was then selected for and made captain of the Australian Test side of 1946 for the first post-World War II Ashes series.

Joe Jorgenson was captain for the 1st and 3rd tests of the series with Ron Bailey captain in the 2nd test.

The selectors felt that the captaincy pressure affected Joe Jorgenson's kicking style, a possibility supported by the fact that he landed only one goal in the first Test from six attempts.

Joe Jorgenson is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No 225.

Joe Jorgenson did not represent at state or national level again.