Mark McGaw

Cronulla junior formed a lethal partnership in the centres with Andrew Ettingshausen before moving to Penrith in 1993. 'Sparkles' McGaw was clearly set for stardom when he played a blinder on debut against three-times premiers P’matta in 1984. He played against the 1986 Kangaroos while guesting with Ettingshausen at Leeds and the pair made their NSW debut the following year. McGaw scored the winning try on the bell in the first State of Origin match of the series in 1988 and made his Test debut against the Rest of the World that year. Test appearances against France and NZ followed in 1990 and he was selected to tour with the Kangaroos. In a fantastic individual effort McGaw's blockbusting try was the highlight of Australia's First Test loss at Wembley but, in the following match, he suffered a medial ligament injury that ended his tour. McGaw’s recovery was slow and although used as a replacement on the Australian tour of Papua New Guinea (one match) the ensuing years did not see him at his best. McGaw's move to Penrith was seen as his chance to play at a competitive club and restart his flagging representative career but it turned out to be a personal and professional disaster. McGaw seemed to lose all confidence and asked for a release from his contract after just one season. 1994 saw him with battlers Souths and although there were glimpses of his old magic his final two seasons in the game were again affected by injury and suspension. McGaw retired in 1996 and pursued a career as a male model as well as appearing in the short-lived ‘Gladiators’ TV program.

Career Statistics

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International
Test Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1988, 1990	4	4	-				-	16	3	1	0	75.00%
Overall	1988-1990	4	4	0				0	16	3	1	0	75.00%
International Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1988	1	-	-				-	-	1	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1988	1	0	0				0		1	0	0	100.00%
World Cup Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Australia	1988, 1990	2	2	-				-	8	2	0	0	100.00%
Overall	1988-1990	2	2	0				0	8	2	0	0	100.00%
Representative
Australia - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
New South Wales	1987-88, 1990-91	13	6	-				-	24	5	8	0	38.46%
NSW City	1987-88, 1990-92	5	1	-				-	4	4	1	0	80.00%
Overall	1987-1992	18	7	0				0	28	9	9	0	50.00%
Club Career
Australian League Matches - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Cronulla	NSWRL 1984	6	1	-				-	4	1	5	0	16.67%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1985	22	4	-				-	16	9	13	0	40.91%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1986	18	2	-				-	8	8	9	1	44.44%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1987	20	6	-				-	24	11	9	0	55.00%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1988	16	7	-				-	28	12	4	0	75.00%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1989	21	5	-				-	20	14	7	0	66.67%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1990	21	5	-				-	20	11	10	0	52.38%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1991	20	4	-				-	16	7	10	3	35.00%
Cronulla	NSWRL 1992	12	1	-				-	4	3	9	0	25.00%
Penrith	NSWRL 1993	16	3	-				-	12	6	10	0	37.50%
South Sydney	NSWRL 1994	15	2	-				-	8	4	10	1	26.67%
South Sydney	ARL 1995	7	1	-				-	4	2	5	0	28.57%
Overall	1984-1995	194	41	0				0	164	88	101	5	45.36%
Australian League Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Cronulla	1984-92	156	35	-				-	140	76	76	4	48.72%
Penrith	1993	16	3	-				-	12	6	10	0	37.50%
South Sydney	1994-95	22	3	-				-	12	6	15	1	27.27%
Overall	1984-1995	194	41	0				0	164	88	101	5	45.36%
Australian Finals Matches - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Cronulla	1984-1989	3	-	-				-	-	0	3	0	0.00%
Overall	1988-1989	3	0	0				0		0	3	0	0.00%
English League Career - By Year
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Leeds	Championship 1986/87	?	3	-				-	12
Overall	1986-1987	?	6	0				0	24	?	?	?	?
English League Career - By Team
Team	Years	App	T	G			GK %	FG	Pts	W	L	D	Win %
Leeds	1986-87	?	6	-				-	24	?	?	?	?
Overall	1986-1987	?	6	0				0	24	?	?	?	?

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