John Dorahy played in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League premiership and represented for NSW Country, New South Wales Origin and Australia.
26 Facts About John Dorahy
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John Dorahy began his playing career at fullback and in later years moved into the centres.
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In 102 games with Wests from 1974 to 1979, John Dorahy earned a reputation for his kick and chase and solid defence.
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John Dorahy obtained his nickname Joe Cool due to his calm attitude under pressure.
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In 1980, John Dorahy moved to Manly but was only able to play 26 matches over the two seasons due to knee and neck injuries.
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John Dorahy returned to Wollongong to captain the new team, the Illawarra Steelers, in its debut year.
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Over his four seasons with the club, John Dorahy scored 463 points, but despite a promising season for the club in 1984 under young coach Brian Smith, off the field financial realities of the times hit hard, with players seeking employment outside the Steel city and the Steelers finished with the wooden spoon in the 1985 competition.
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John Dorahy did play again in 2004, as part of the Rugby League Sevens tournament's Men of League team, alongside other retirees including Brett Kenny, "Mary" McGregor, Allan Langer and Russell Fairfax in an exhibition match.
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John Dorahy was awarded The Harry Sunderland Trophy as Man of the Match.
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In 1978 John Dorahy was selected for the Australian national side for a two-test series against New Zealand but injury kept him out of the 1978 Kangaroo tour later in the year.
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In 1979, John Dorahy was selected as a centre for two New South Wales matches, one against the touring Great Britain team.
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When Country Origin fullback, Garry Jack, was suspended and pulled from the team in 1988, John Dorahy was called up to replace him.
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John Dorahy holds the record for points scored in a City vs Country Origin match, with fourteen points scored in the 1988 game.
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John Dorahy has had two appointments as head coach at first-grade level, both in England and both ending after a relatively short term.
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John Dorahy resigned in March 1997, before the end of the season.
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In December 2005, John Dorahy was appointed coach of the Western Suburbs Magpies premier league team.
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In 2004, John Dorahy was nominated for the Wests Magpies Team of the Century, finishing with a position on the bench next to Tom Raudonikis.
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John Dorahy is the father of Dane John Dorahy who is a former professional rugby league footballer.
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John Dorahy has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Wests Illawarra Leagues Club since 2001.
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John Dorahy has been significantly involved in the poker machine and hotels industry.
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John Dorahy has held positions from Sales Manager at Stargames to Business Development Director at Nanoptix and Aristocrat.
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John Dorahy is currently Business Development Director at CashCode, a poker machine parts manufacturer.
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On 31 October 2010, the NSW Liberal Party confirmed that John Dorahy would be the Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Keira at the March 2011 NSW State Election.
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However, despite changing Keira from a safe ALP seat to a marginal ALP seat, John Dorahy did not contest the seat again at the 2015 election.
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John Dorahy contested the September 2011 Wollongong City Council election, where he was elected to represent Wollongong's Ward 2, and was elected to be Deputy Lord Mayor for two terms.
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John Dorahy was re-elected for a three-year term as a councillor for Ward 2 at the council election held on 9 September 2017.