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Gary Pethybridge

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

Full Name
Gary Richard Pethybridge
Nickname(s)
Kooka
Born
Monday, 6th November, 1950
Current Age
75 years and 218 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Son
Scott Pethybridge
Brother
Rod Pethybridge

Competitions Won

Interstate Series
1973

Biography

P’matta junior had a promising career in front of him as a centre at St George in the mid-1970s before a neck vertebra injury forced him into early retirement. A NSW rep in 1973, Pethybridge risked paralysis to resume his career and captain the Panthers during the late 1970s. A lower grade coach at P’matta he was later the coach of Penrith's President's Cup side in 1993. Pethybridge’s brother, Rod, and son, Scott, also played first grade.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 1 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 91 6 97 23-23 - - - - 69 - - 1 32 60 5 32.99% List
NRL Finals - 3 1 4 --- - - - - - - - - - 3 1 0.00% List
Preseason Cup - 19 2 21 5-5 - - - - 15 - - - 9 11 1 42.86% List
Midweek Cup - 3 1 4 1-1 - - - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  114 9 123 29-29 - - - - 87 - - 1 45 72 6 36.59% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Firsts 1973   1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
ParramattaParramatta 19701970 NSWRFL   8 2 101-1 - - - - 3 - - - - 10 - 0.00% List
ParramattaParramatta 19711971 NSWRFL   2 3 52-2 - - - - 6 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
ParramattaParramatta 19721972 NSWRFL   16 - 166-6 - - - - 18 - - - 4 11 1 25.00% List
St GeorgeSt George 19731973 NSWRFL   23 - 234-4 - - - - 12 - - - 14 8 1 60.87% List
St GeorgeSt George 19741974 NSWRFL   10 - 105-5 - - - - 15 - - - 5 5 - 50.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19781978 NSWRFL   8 1 92-2 - - - - 6 - - - 1 7 1 11.11% List
PenrithPenrith 19791979 NSWRFL   17 - 173-3 - - - - 9 - - - 5 10 2 29.41% List
PenrithPenrith 19801980 NSWRFL   7 - 7--- - - - - - - - 1 1 6 - 14.29% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G1FG 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Parramatta 1970-72   26 5 31 9-9 - - - - 27 - - - 6 24 1 19.35% List
St George 1973-74   33 - 33 9-9 - - - - 27 - - - 19 13 1 57.58% List
Penrith 1978-80   32 1 33 5-5 - - - - 15 - - 1 7 23 3 21.21% List

Your Say

  • John Benge
    15 Apr 2014 11:31am

    Good player good bloke

  • Dennis Zammit
    26 Jun 2015 10:02pm

    A truly gifted player even at a young age had the pleasure of playing in the same team as him in our junior years was clear to me from even that early age Gary was destined to go all the a great bloke who came from a great family

  • Paul foster
    22 Mar 2022 9:42pm

    Had the best side step i have seen

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