Jim Porter

Who is Jim Porter?

Jim Porter is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s. He played club football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership with the Eastern Suburbs Roosters and the Parramatta Eels, as well as representative football for the Australian national team as well as an appearance for NSW City in 1974. Porter's position of choice was on the wing, primarily on the left wing.

Porter started playing first grade in the NSWRFL for Easts in 1970. He played with them in the loss to Manly-Warringah in the 1972 Grand Final. Porter played in the successful Roosters side in the 1974 Grand Final however, before moving to Parramatta the following season. In 1975 he played for the Australian side which won the World Cup on points standing at the end of the tournament. The following year he scored a try in Parramatta's loss to Manly in the 1976 Grand Final. Then in 1977 Porter played in the drawn grand final against St. George as well as the re-match, which was also his last first grade game in the NSWRFL.