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Gary Coyne

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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, 30th September, 1961
Current Age
64 years and 253 days
Place Of Birth
Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Competitions Won

World Cup
1989/92
State of Origin
1989, 1991
NSWRL Premiership (NRL)
1989, 1990
Challenge Cup AU
1990

Biography

Underrated second-row forward was unlucky to miss out on the 1990 Kangaroo Tour after playing a major part in Canberra's premiership successes in 1989-90. Originally from Ipswich, Coyne played provincial league in France before shifting to Canberra from Wynnum-Manly in 1986. He played in the Raiders' grand final loss to Manly in 1987 and broke into State of Origin football as a reserve forward in 1989. Coyne's four-try effort against Manly in the 1991 minor semi-final won him a spot on the Australian tour of Papua New Guinea following his club's loss to Penrith in the grand final. He made four appearances on tour, including two Tests from the interchange bench, but retired at the end of the 1992 season.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - - 2 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
World Cup 1 - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 2 2 4 --- - - - - - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
Tour Matches Canberra RaidersCAN - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
State of Origin 2 2 9 11 --- - - - - - - - 6 5 - 54.55% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRL (NRL Premiership) 2 145 14 159 28-28 - - - 112 1 - - 92 65 2 57.86% List
NRL Finals - 17 - 17 7-7 - - - 28 - - - 11 6 - 64.71% List
Midweek Cup - 5 3 8 2-2 - - - 8 - - - 1 7 - 12.50% List
Challenge Cup AU 1 5 - 5 --- - - - - - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Club Career - UK   Comp Wins Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
World Club Challenge - 1 - 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  156 28 184 30-30 - - - 120 1 - - 103 79 2 55.98% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1991   - 2 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1991   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
QLD Country 1981   1 1 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
Brisbane Firsts 1985   - 1 1 --- - - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
QLD 1989-92   2 9 11 --- - - - - - - - 6 5 - 54.55% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
CanberraCanberra 19861986 NSWRL Winfield Cup   24 - 245-5 - - - 20 - - - 8 15 1 33.33% List
CanberraCanberra 19871987 NSWRL Winfield Cup   26 2 285-5 - - - 20 - - - 17 11 - 60.71% List
CanberraCanberra 19881988 NSWRL Winfield Cup   15 4 192-2 - - - 8 - - - 12 7 - 63.16% List
CanberraCanberra 19891989 NSWRL Winfield Cup   24 2 264-4 - - - 16 - - - 18 8 - 69.23% List
CanberraCanberra 19901990 NSWRL Winfield Cup   24 - 242-2 - - - 8 1 - - 17 6 1 70.83% List
CanberraCanberra 19911991 NSWRL Winfield Cup   22 1 236-6 - - - 24 - - - 14 9 - 60.87% List
CanberraCanberra 19921992 NSWRL Winfield Cup   10 5 154-4 - - - 16 - - - 6 9 - 40.00% List

NSWRL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP ST PT T G1FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Canberra 1986-92   145 14 159 28-28 - - - 112 1 - - 92 65 2 57.86% List

Your Say

  • Benny
    16 Jul 2015 6:06pm

    This guy was awesome. Great in attack and defense

  • Matthew
    7 Apr 2023 9:07pm

    An underrated player in attack & defence. A player that teammates loved to play with. I’m glad he watched his diet during his playing days & didn’t eat the amount of McHappy meals he sells these days….

  • John
    22 Jan 2024 6:56pm

    What a treat it was to see him score 4 in the 1991 semifinal against the Sea Eagles.

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Steven Russo, Derek Farrar, Bill Bates

Sources: Match Video, David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)