Gary Smith (rugby league)
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| Full name | Gary William Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 March 1963 Nanango, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gary Smith is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. 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.
Playing career
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.[2] Smith toured New Zealand with Queensland in 1987, playing in a match against the Kiwis.[3] 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. Smith's final game for Norths was the 1992 reserve grade grand final in which Norths won 28-14 over Balmain at the Sydney Football Stadium. In the post match award ceremony, Smith said "Too easy" when collecting the trophy which prompted sections of the crowd to jeer him.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Gary Smith - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ "PLAYER STATS - GARY SMITH". fogs.com.au. FOGS Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Queensland Representative Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Archived from the original on 1 December 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Player Profile - Gary Smith". yesterdayshero.com.au. SmartPack International. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "Coast's best 17 honoured by league". Sunshine Coast Daily.