Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 14th March, 1961
- Current Age
- 59 years and 309 days
Awards & Accolades
- Dally M Fullback Of The Year
- 1985, 1986, 1988
- Dally M Representative Player Of The Year
- 1985
- Golden Boot Award
- 1986
Biography
The 'Golden Boot' awarded to Garry Jack as the finest league player in the world in 1987 is a good measure of the standing he attained during his career. The dashing, snowy-haired fullback trialled with Wests on the recommendation of his Wests Wollongong coach Paul Sait in 1981 and, after playing the latter part of the season in first grade, he was signed by Balmain secretary Keith Barnes. Aggressive, fast and safe under pressure Jack was seen at his best running the ball back strongly and breaking the first line of defence. He made his State of Origin debut in 1984 and was selected in the three Test series against Great Britain. For the next four years Jack was the No.1 fullback in the world, missing only the First Test on the tour of NZ in 1985. Jack played in all nine Tests in 1986 (NZ, Papua New Guinea, GB and France on the Kangaroo tour) and was the first Australian fullback to score three tries in a Test (against France in the Second Test at Carcassonne). He stayed on to play for Salford after the tour but although he represented NSW and Australia in 1987 he stood down from the State of Origin match in Los Angeles. After playing in Australia's World Cup victory in NZ the following year Jack’s Test career suddenly ended. An unhappy State of Origin match in 1989 saw him announce his retirement from rep football, leaving the way for Canberra’s Gary Belcher to assume the role. After the disappointment of grand final losses in 1988-89 with the Tigers, Jack tried to regain his place in the rep teams but found the door firmly closed. Signing with Salford he was still in great form when he quit the Tigers at the end of 1992 having surpassed Keith Barnes' record for first grade matches (since surpassed by Ben Elias and Paul Sironen). Accepting a manager-coach position with Salford Jack was relieved of the coaching duties before being sacked as manager of the club in early 1995. He returned to the Tigers that year to play the final season of his career but was back in the news in 1999 when he sued former Manly forward Ian Roberts for injuries suffered after an altercation in a match in 1991.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
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Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1984-88 | 21 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 85.71% | ![]() |
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Overall | 1984-1988 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 85.71% | ![]() |
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International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1984-1988 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ![]() |
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Overall | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ![]() |
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World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1984-1988 | 8 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | ![]() |
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Overall | 1985-1988 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | ![]() |
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
New South Wales | 1984-89 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.18% | ![]() |
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NSW City Firsts | 1984-85 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | ![]() |
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NSW Country Firsts | 1986 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
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NSW Country | 1987 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | ![]() |
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Overall | 1984-1989 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 42.86% | ![]() |
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | NSWRFL 1981 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRFL 1982 | 21 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 47.62% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRFL 1983 | 25 | 7 | - | 1 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 60.00% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRL 1984 | 20 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 50.00% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRL 1985 | 18 | 8 | - | - | 32 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRL 1986 | 24 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 58.33% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRL 1987 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 60.00% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRL 1988 | 23 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 69.57% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRL 1989 | 17 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 64.71% | ![]() |
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Balmain | NSWRL 1990 | 19 | 4 | 1 | / | 1 | 100.00% | - | 18 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 68.42% | ![]() |
Balmain | NSWRL 1991 | 21 | 2 | 0 | / | 1 | 0.00% | - | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 38.10% | ![]() |
Balmain | NSWRL 1992 | 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 45.45% | ![]() |
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Sydney Tigers | ARL 1995 | 13 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | ![]() |
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Overall | 1981-1995 | 248 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 136 | 108 | 4 | 54.84% | ![]() |
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Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Western Suburbs | 1981 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | ![]() |
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Balmain | 1982-92, 1995 | 243 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 134 | 105 | 4 | 55.14% | ![]() |
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Overall | 1981-1995 | 248 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 136 | 108 | 4 | 54.84% | ![]() |
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Australian Finals Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Balmain | 1982-1990 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | ![]() |
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Overall | 1983-1990 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 46.67% | ![]() |
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English League Career - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Salford | Championship 1987/88 | ? | 2 | - | - | 8 | ||||||||
Sheffield Eagles | Championship 1992/93 | ? | 5 | 1 | - | 22 | ||||||||
Salford | Championship 1993/94 | ? | 10 | - | - | 40 | ||||||||
Overall | 1987-1994 | ? | 20 | 1 | 0 | 82 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
English League Career - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Salford | 1987-88, 1993-94 | ? | 13 | - | - | 52 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Sheffield Eagles | 1992-93 | ? | 7 | 1 | - | 30 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
Overall | 1987-1994 | ? | 20 | 1 | 0 | 82 | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Last modified: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 06:05:14 +1100 (Sydney time)
Your Say
scott says: garry was the best fullback in rugby league in the b
80's and it was a great pleasure watching garry play the great sport (22/09/2012)
Anonymous says: The man now has two AFL stars who graduated to the Swans from Cherrybrook (06/04/2014)
john m says: wonderful fullback,for balmaim nsw Australia courages defender,strong elusive ball runner,,80 minute player,one of the greastist fullbacks ever,,,, (05/04/2016)
Anonymous says: Great fullback,, best defence fullback ever you tough courageous. (10/09/2016)
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