John Bateman
CowboysTop Stats per game
- Cross Field Kicks0.1#56
- Hit Ups7.6#112
- Tackle Efficiency91#117
- Try Assists0.3#118
- Offloads0.7#130
- Kicks0.1#186
- Tackles22#188
- Line Breaks0.3#188
- Line Break Assists0.1#198
- Losses0.6#207
Games
Career
Player Bio
183 cmHeight
96 kgWeight
12Jersey
2nd RowPosition
CowboysCurrent team
33 yearsSep 29, 1993
John BatemanFull name
About
John Bateman is 33 years old, and currently plays second row for the Cowboys.
In the 2026 NRL season, John Bateman recorded 53 hit-ups, 2 try assists and 1 line break assists in 7 games.
John Bateman has played 94 NRL games across 6 seasons since 2019, for 3 clubs:
- Raiders — 34 games from 2019 to 2020
- Wests Tigers — 32 games from 2023 to 2024
- Cowboys — 28 games from 2025 to 2026
John Bateman's most recent game was for the Cowboys, who lost to the Sharks 16-26 in round 28.
Tryscorer stats
2026
- Anytime tryscorer14%1/7
- └1st half14%1/7
- └2nd half0%0/7
- 2+ tries0%0/7
- 3+ tries0%0/7
- First tryscorer0%0/7
- Last tryscorer0%0/7
- First team tryscorer0%0/7
- 1st, 2nd or 3rd tryscorer0%0/7
Scores With
2026
- Jake Clifford100%1/1
- Scott Drinkwater100%1/1
- Braidon Burns100%1/1
- Jason Taumalolo100%1/1
Match Stats
2026
Career Stats
| Year | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | COW | 7 | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | 315 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 478 | 2 | 1 | 154 | 5 | 234 |
| 2025 | COW | 19 | 7 | 11 | 36.8% | 1485 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1671 | 3 | 3 | 720 | 22 | 932 |
| 2024 |  WES | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16.7% | 858 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1138 | 1 | 1 | 366 | 23 | 536 |
| 2023 | WES | 20 | 3 | 17 | 15.0% | 1537 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2144 | 2 | 3 | 772 | 32 | 1077 |
| 2020 |  RAI | 11 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | 880 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 1112 | 1 | 2 | 404 | 10 | 604 |
| 2019 | RAI | 23 | 16 | 6 | 69.6% | 1793 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 2652 | 4 | 4 | 813 | 40 | 1363 |
Stats Legend
WWins
LLosses
W%Win Rate
MINMinutes
TTries
TATry Assists
PTSPoints
RMRun Metres
LBLine Breaks
LBALine Break Assists
TKLTackles
OFFOffloads
FPFantasy Points
Career Totals
2019–2026 · 92 games
42.4%win rate
Won39Lost51Drawn2
Scoring
- Tries
- 12
- Points
- 48
- Conversions
- 0
- Conversion Attempts
- 0
- Penalty Goals
- 0
- Field Goals (1pt)
- 0
- Field Goals (2pt)
- 0
Attack
- Line Breaks
- 13
- Line Break Assists
- 14
- Try Assists
- 10
- Runs
- 1,078
- Run Metres
- 9,195
- Kick Return Metres
- 62
- Post Contact Metres
- 3,057
- Hit Ups
- 942
- Tackle Breaks
- 228
- One-on-One Steals
- 4
- Dummy Half Runs
- 35
- Dummy Half Run Metres
- 187
Defense
- Tackles
- 3,229
- Missed Tackles
- 215
- Tackle Efficiency
- 90.9%
- Ineffective Tackles
- 108
- Intercepts
- 1
- Kicks Defused
- 13
Kicking
- Kicks
- 37
- Kicking Metres
- 369
- Forced Drop Outs
- 3
- Bomb Kicks
- 0
- Grubbers
- 28
- 40/20s
- 0
- Cross Field Kicks
- 5
- Kicked Dead
- 1
Passing
- Offloads
- 132
- Passes
- 350
- Dummy Passes
- 46
- Receipts
- 1,391
- Passes to Run Ratio
- 0.3
Negative
- Errors
- 61
- Penalties
- 38
- Inside 10 Metres
- 1
- On Report
- 6
- Sin Bins
- 0
- Send Offs
- 0
Club Honours
How his club went in the 6 seasons he played
- Grand finals
- 117%
- Top-4 finishes
- 117%
- Top-8 finishes
- 350%
- Wooden spoons
- 233%
- Best / worst finish
- 4th / 17th
2026NQC8thElims
NQC8thElims2025NQC12thMissed finals
NQC12thMissed finals2024WST17thMissed finals
WST17thMissed finals2023WST17thMissed finals
WST17thMissed finals2020CAN5thPrelims
CAN5thPrelims2019CAN4thRunners-up
CAN4thRunners-upSeason Stats
2026
Games played7
Top Stats
Rank- Minutes45#344
- Tries0.1#247
- Try Assists0.3#118
- Points0.6#257
- Run Metres68#310
- Line Breaks0.3#188
- Line Break Assists0.1#198
- Tackles22#188
- Offloads0.7#130
- Fantasy Points33#258
Scoring
RankAttack
Rank- Line Breaks0.3#188
- Line Break Assists0.1#198
- Try Assists0.3#118
- Runs7.7#321
- Run Metres68#310
- Kick Return Metres0—
- Post Contact Metres24#294
- Hit Ups7.6#112
- Tackle Breaks0.9#364
- One-on-One Steals0—
- Dummy Half Runs0—
- Dummy Half Run Metres0—
Defense
Rank- Tackles22#188
- Missed Tackles1.7#266
- Tackle Efficiency91#117
- Ineffective Tackles0.4#407
- Intercepts0—
- Kicks Defused0—
Kicking
Rank- Kicks0.1#186
- Kicking Metres1#226
- Forced Drop Outs0—
- Bomb Kicks0—
- Grubbers0—
- 40/20s0—
- Cross Field Kicks0.1#56
- Kicked Dead0—
Passing
Rank- Offloads0.7#130
- Passes1#403
- Dummy Passes0.4#291
- Receipts9.1#410
- Passes to Run Ratio0.1#372
