Gordon Abercrombie
Appearance
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Full name | Gordon Abercrombie | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Yesterday's Hero |
Gordon Abercrombie (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. His position of choice was at fullback.
Biography
Early career
Abercrombie originally signed to the club in the mid-sixties as a quick and agile winger.
1967
Making his debut in the 1967 season it took him a year to cement himself as a regular first grader playing at fullback as opposed to being on the wings.
1968-1970
His finest season is widely considered to be in 1968 where he received many favorable reviews from many coaches and pundits alike, before hanging up his boots as a player at then end of the 1970 season.
Career playing statistics
Point scoring summary
Games | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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52 | 5 | 21 | - | 75 |
Matches played
Team | Matches | Years |
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Cronulla Sharks | 52 | 1967–1970 |