Gary Smith (rugby league)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 3 March 1963 Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Caloundra | ||||||
| Brothers (Brisbane) | ||||||
| 1988–92 | North Sydney Bears | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1987 | Queensland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Smith is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 90s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League for Brothers and in the New South Wales Rugby League for the North Sydney Bears.
After playing junior football for Nanango, Smith made his senior debut at age 17 for the Caloundra club before playing in the Brisbane Rugby League Premiership for the Brothers club.[1] Smith toured New Zealand with Queensland in 1987, playing in a match against the Kiwis.[2] Smith was also selected to play for Queensland in the 1987 State of Origin series' first match. At the end if the 1987 season Smith played in Brothers' BRL Grand final victory.
Smith signed with the North Sydney Bears from the 1988 NSWRL season. He played with them in the Winfield Cup until 1992.[3]
References
- ↑ "PLAYER STATS - GARY SMITH". fogs.com.au. FOGS Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Queensland Representative Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Player Profile - Gary Smith". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International. Retrieved 28 October 2013.