Peter Johnston (born 25 February 1968) is an Australian former professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played for the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and their ...

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen pla ...

and

Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, the ...

in the NSWRL/ARL.

Playing career

A prop known for his big hits, Johnston started his first-grade career at Parramatta in 1989. After three seasons with the Eels he had two-season stints at South Sydney and Illawarra, before finishing his career back at Parramatta. His last first-grade appearance, a loss to North Sydney in the 1997 finals series, was the only final he played in his 133-game career.

Post playing

Johnston now runs a Subway franchise in

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

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Peter Johnston
at Rugby League project {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Peter 1968 births Living people Australian rugby league players Illawarra Steelers players Parramatta Eels players Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows South Sydney Rabbitohs players