Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Don Lachlan McKinnon
- Born
- Friday, 29th April, 1955
- Current Age
- 68 years and 357 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Biography
Giant prop forward, the youngest son of Norths' president Harry McKinnon, eclipsed Norm Strong's club record number of grade games (260) in 1987. A local junior who played RU with Willoughby until the age of 16, Don McKinnon was graded by the Bears in 1975. He reached his peak in 1982, winning a place in NSW's State of Origin side before playing in ten minor matches on the unbeaten Kangaroo Tour. McKinnon did not have his contract renewed with Norths for the 1988 season but feeling that he still had something to offer, played his final season with Manly. In the opening match of the season against Brisbane, McKinnon suffered the embarrassment of being fined for relieving himself while still on the field - certainly not the first player to do so but the first to be caught on TV. He spent most of the remainder of the season on the sidelines after dislocating his shoulder when scoring a try in a later match.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| National Panasonic Cup | 4 | 5 | - | - | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NRL | 195 | 29 | - | - | 97 | 73 | 117 | 5 | 37.44% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
| Tooheys Challenge Cup | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| State of Origin | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | North Sydney Bears | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1978, 1980-81 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW | 1982 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1978-1982 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1977 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1978 | 18 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 22.22% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1979 | 17 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5.88% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1980 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 20.00% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1981 | 18 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 44.44% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1982 | 26 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 57.69% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRFL 1983 | 25 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 48.00% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1984 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 37.50% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1985 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1986 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1987 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44.44% | List | |||
| Manly | NSWRL 1988 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| North Sydney | 1977-87 | 189 | 28 | - | - | 93 | 69 | 115 | 5 | 36.51% | List | |||
| Manly | 1988 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Overall | 1977-1988 | 195 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 73 | 117 | 5 | 37.44% | List | |||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Steven Russo, Max Turner, Bill Bates
Sources:
NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89
Your Say
17/06/2011
In 1982 McKinnon was the Dally M Prop of the Year.
06/01/2023
Very under rated player. He would have easily been one of the top yardage makers in the comp from 1980-1985, if he was playing for a club like Manly would have played Origin a fair bit in the 80s.
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