Gary Stevens

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Gary Richard Stevens
Born
Tuesday, 4th January, 1944
Current Age
80 years and 84 days
Place Of Birth
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Grandfather
Arthur Oxford
Brother
Wayne Stevens

Biography

Extremely fit, hard-tackling Souths forward played in two grand final victories (1970-71). Souths' club historian, the late Tom Brock, stated that Stevens' career demonstrates that not all international stars are instant successes. Promoted to grade from Souths Juniors in 1964, he played in just 22 first grade matches in the next five seasons. The grandson of club great Arthur Oxford, Stevens cemented his place in Souths top team in 1970 and went on to play in Australia's 1972 World Cup campaign before touring with the 1973 Kangaroos. When Australia lost the First Test to Great Britain, Stevens was chosen to tighten defences and played in the last two Test victories. He played against France in the Second Test followed by two Tests against Great Britain in 1974. While Souths experienced a dreadful season in 1975, Stevens' efforts in a beaten side were rewarded with a place in Australia's World Series squad. He later joined C’bury under former Souths teammate Bob McCarthy.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 186 11 -   - 33 105 75 6 56.45% List
Craven Mild Cup 27 3 -   - 9 17 9 1 62.96% List
NRL Finals 8 - -   - - 5 3 0 62.50% List
Tour Matches Sydney Colts 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 3 1 -   - 3 2 1 0 66.67% List
Interstate Matches 5 - -   - - 3 1 1 60.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 14 - -   - - 10 1 3 71.43% List
World Cup 6 - -   - - 4 0 2 66.67% List
Test Series 5 - -   - - 4 1 0 80.00% List
The Ashes 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
National Panasonic Cup 1 2 -   - 6 1 0 0 100.00% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1972-75 11 - -   - - 8 1 2 72.73% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1972, 1975 6 - -   - - 4 0 2 66.67% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Sydney Colts 1970 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1971 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1972, 1974-75 7 - -   - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
NSW City Firsts 1972, 1974-75 3 1 -   - 3 2 1 0 66.67% List
Overall1970-1975 12 1 0   0 3 7 4 1 58.33% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths NSWRFL 1965 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List
Souths NSWRFL 1966 6 1 -   - 3 3 3 0 50.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1967 8 - -   - - 5 3 0 62.50% List
Souths NSWRFL 1968 6 - -   - - 4 2 0 66.67% List
Souths NSWRFL 1969 5 1 -   - 3 5 0 0 100.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1970 23 3 -   - 9 18 4 1 78.26% List
Souths NSWRFL 1971 18 3 -   - 9 15 3 0 83.33% List
Souths NSWRFL 1972 18 2 -   - 6 11 7 0 61.11% List
Souths NSWRFL 1973 16 - -   - - 7 8 1 43.75% List
Souths NSWRFL 1974 20 - -   - - 11 8 1 55.00% List
Souths NSWRFL 1975 17 1 -   - 3 3 14 0 17.65% List
Souths NSWRFL 1976 21 - -   - - 7 14 0 33.33% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1977 7 - -   - - 3 3 1 42.86% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1978 18 - -   - - 11 5 2 61.11% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Souths 1965-76 161 11 -   - 33 91 67 3 56.52% List
Canterbury 1977-78 25 - -   - - 14 8 3 56.00% List
Overall1965-1978 186 11 0   0 33 105 75 6 56.45% List

Your Say

  • Uncle Al
    25/09/2013

    The best and hardest tackler I have seen in my 50 years of watching league

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