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Steve Gearin

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Saturday, 29th March, 1958
Current Age
68 years and 73 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Paul Gearin
Father
Jack Gearin

Competitions Won

NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1980, 1985
Charity Shield - AUS
1983, 1985

Honours & Awards

Clive Churchill Medal
1980

Biography

Baby-faced winger's career is illuminated by one golden moment in the 1980 grand final. Gearin scored one of the finest tries seen at the SCG when he fielded a Greg Brentnall kick on the full and scored in the dying minutes of the match. Gearin also landed six goals from six attempts to post a personal total of 15pts in Canterbury's 18-4 win over Easts. A Newtown junior (Lewisham) Gearin was graded as a halfback by Canterbury before moving to the wing. A great goal-kicker in the traditional ‘toe-poker’ style, he eclipsed George Taylforth's club record in 1979 with 242pts (12t, 103g) - the year that the Bulldogs lost to St George in the grand final. Canterbury were premiers the following year and in 1981, Gearin was again the season's leading point-scorer with 183pts (13t, 72g). He left the club in 1982 to link with St George and was top-scorer for the club in 1983-84. Gearin then returned to Canterbury but was out of favour with Warren Ryan and successfully gained a mid-season release to play with Manly. He retired soon after, disenchanted with the defence-orientated style of play at the time.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Son of Jack Gearin. Brother of Paul Gearin

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City vs Country - 1 - 1 1---1 3     - - 9 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 2 173 9 182 5622--78 567     - - 1,390 - - - 102 72 8 56.04% List
NRL Finals - 13 - 13 51--6 47     - - 113 - - - 8 5 - 61.54% List
Preseason Cup - 7 - 7 4---4 12     - - 36 - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
Midweek Cup - 12 2 14 42--6 34     - - 88 - - - 6 8 - 42.86% List
Challenge Cup AU - 2 - 2 ----- 4     - - 8 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  193 11 204 6524--89 616     - - 1,523 - - - 113 83 8 55.39% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW City Seconds 1981   1 - 1 1---1 3     - - 9 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanterburyCanterbury 19761976 NSWRFL   5 1 62---2 -     - - 6 - - - 3 2 1 50.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19771977 NSWRFL   4 - 42---2 1 / 4 25.00% - - 8 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19781978 NSWRFL   19 1 207---7 58     - - 137 - - - 12 6 2 60.00% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19791979 NSWRFL   26 - 2612---12 104     - - 244 - - - 16 10 - 61.54% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19801980 NSWRFL   24 - 2414---14 89     - - 220 - - - 17 7 - 70.83% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19811981 NSWRFL   22 - 2213---13 72     - - 183 - - - 8 14 - 36.36% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   16 - 166---6 50     - - 118 - - - 7 7 2 43.75% List
St GeorgeSt George 19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup   21 3 24-8--8 80     - - 192 - - - 13 10 1 54.17% List
St GeorgeSt George 19841984 NSWRL Winfield Cup   23 1 24-7--7 81     - - 190 - - - 16 8 - 66.67% List
CanterburyCanterbury 19851985 NSWRL Winfield Cup   12 1 13-7--7 32     - - 92 - - - 7 4 2 53.85% List
ManlyManly 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   1 2 3----- -     - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

NSWRFL/NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 4ST 3PT 4PT T G   A GK % 1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canterbury 1976-82, 1985   128 3 131 567--63 406     - - 1,008 - - - 71 53 7 54.20% List
St George 1983-84   44 4 48 -15--15 161     - - 382 - - - 29 18 1 60.42% List
Manly 1986   1 2 3 ----- -     - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    21 Mar 2010 1:54pm

    In 1980 Steve Gearin sang "Hard Rock Cafe" on track 3 of the second half of "Tooth Hotels Presents Footy Favourites", an album which rugby league players performed on and came out that year. In 1983 when playing for St George against Balmain at Leichhardt Oval, Gearin kicked a penalty goal that went straight between the posts with both touch judges raising the flags. However referee Chris Ward disallowed the goal and put down a scrum after he had noticed a St George player was in front of Gearin when he took the kick.

  • Craig66
    15 Aug 2015 10:19pm

    One of my favourite bulldogs players of the early 80s. Always tried hard and was a vary fair player. A shame he never represented NSW or Australia as he was amongst the best wingers of that era.

  • Ed
    14 Mar 2020 12:24pm

    Brother is Paul Gearin who played for Canterbury, Wests and Norths.

  • Anonymous
    13 Aug 2022 9:02pm

    Steve Gearin was one of the great finishers the game has ever seen. A fair and honest player. What a goalkeeper. Buba - we loved ya!

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, AJ Lucantonio, Max Turner, Tony McCarron

Sources: News Reports, Widnes RLFC History , RFL Player Registers