Geoff Weekes
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Full name | Geoffrey Alan Weekes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson. |
Geoffery Alan Weekes was an Australian rugby league player of the 1950s. He was a two-time premiership winner with the St George Dragons.
Career
A local Rockdale junior, Geoff Weekes went on to play eight seasons of first grade with the St George Dragons between 1954-1961 and was a prolific try scorer during those years. He won two premierships with Dragons, playing in both the 1958 Grand Final and the 1959 Grand Final.
After losing his regular first grade spot to the young and talented Reg Gasnier, Geoff Weekes joined a number of players that followed Ken Kearney to the Parramatta Eels and he played two final seasons with them in 1962-1963. [1]
References
- ^ Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)