in 2009
2009 In 2009 John joined the senior
New Zealand Warriors squad full-time and played for the
Auckland Vulcans in the
NSW Cup and
Howick Hornets in the
Auckland Rugby League competition. In mid-2009 the Warriors announced they had re-signed John until the end of the 2011 season with an option for 2012. In Round 19 of
2009 NRL season, John made his first grade début for the
New Zealand Warriors against the
Sydney Roosters at
SFS at five-eighth in the Warriors 30–24 win. John played in three matches for the
Warriors in his début year in the
NRL in the
2009 NRL season.
2010 In Round 13 against the
St. George Illawarra Dragons at
Mt Smart Stadium, John scored his first
NRL career try in the Warriors 22–20 loss. John played in five matches, scored one try and kicked 1 field goal for the
Warriors in the
2010 NRL season.
2011 John played in one match for the
New Zealand Warriors in the
2011 NRL season in Round 2 against the
Wests Tigers in a 20–12 loss at
Leichhardt Oval. On 29 October 2011 John signed a three-year contract with
Wakefield Trinity. John mostly played in the
NSW Cup, playing in the
Auckland Vulcans 30–28 loss to
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2011 NSW Cup Grand Final. In 2011 John was named in the
Cook Islands side but the Test was cancelled by the
New Zealand Rugby League.
2012 John played in 14 matches, scored 1 try and kicked 19 goals for the Wildcats in the
2012 Super League season. John was released from the club at the start of the 2013 season. John played for the
Cook Islands in the 28–24 victory over
Lebanon.
2013 On 25 February 2013, John signed with the
Penrith Panthers on a one-year contract. John spent the early parts of the season playing for the Penrith feeder side,
Windsor Wolves, before making his Penrith club début in Round 9 against the
Melbourne Storm in Penrith's 12–10 victory at
Penrith Stadium. In his next match in Round 10 against his former club the
New Zealand Warriors at
Penrith Stadium, John scored a hat trick in the Penrith club's 62–6 rampaging win. On 14 June 2013, John re-signed with
Penrith on a new two-year contract. John finished the
2013 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring 5 tries for the Penrith side. John represented the
Cook Islands in the
2013 World Cup, playing in all 3 matches at halfback and scoring a try in the tournament.
2014 In February 2014, John was selected in the
Panthers inaugural
2014 Auckland Nines squad. John played in only three of the first eight matches, being behind
Jamie Soward and
Peter Wallace in the halves selection. John was a shock selections for the
New Zealand national rugby league team test team squad against the
Australia Kangaroos in the
2014 Anzac Test after
Kieran Foran,
Thomas Leuluai and
Josh Hoffman were ruled out with injuries. Originally selected at five eighth, John was shifted to the interchange bench to have
Tohu Harris to start at five-eighth, having John to début off the bench in the Kiwis 30–18 loss at
SFS. A week after making his international début for
New Zealand, John has had his season cut short by suffering a season ending
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury while going down in a tackle in Penrith's
NSW Cup win over the Newcastle Knights. John finished off the
Panthers 2014 NRL season with him playing in three matches and scoring a try.
2015 On 24 January, John was named in
Penrith's
2015 Auckland Nines squad, but failed to make any impact. In November, he signed a one-year contract with the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles starting in 2016.
2016 In 2016, John signed with the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, but again failed to make any impact, again not being picked to play. He played in the Auckland Nines but didn't play an
NRL Game that season
2017 In 2017,
Mount Pritchard Mounties recruited John to play "park footy" expecting him to play in the NSW lower grades,
Ron Massey Cup & even below. Instead John would turn out for their
NSW Cup side for the season, failing to make any impact. This was John's last season of competitive rugby league. ==References==