Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Gary Richard Stevens
- Born
- Tuesday, 4th January, 1944
- Current Age
- 79 years and 337 days
- Place Of Birth
- Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Grandfather
- Arthur Oxford
- Brother
- Wayne Stevens
Biography
Extremely fit, hard-tackling Souths forward played in two grand final victories (1970-71). Souths' club historian, the late Tom Brock, stated that Stevens' career demonstrates that not all international stars are instant successes. Promoted to grade from Souths Juniors in 1964, he played in just 22 first grade matches in the next five seasons. The grandson of club great Arthur Oxford, Stevens cemented his place in Souths top team in 1970 and went on to play in Australia's 1972 World Cup campaign before touring with the 1973 Kangaroos. When Australia lost the First Test to Great Britain, Stevens was chosen to tighten defences and played in the last two Test victories. He played against France in the Second Test followed by two Tests against Great Britain in 1974. While Souths experienced a dreadful season in 1975, Stevens' efforts in a beaten side were rewarded with a place in Australia's World Series squad. He later joined C’bury under former Souths teammate Bob McCarthy.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing 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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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NRL | 186 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 105 | 75 | 6 | 56.45% | List | ||||
| NRL Finals | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Colts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| City vs Country Firsts | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 13 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 | 2 | 76.92% | List | |||
| World Cup | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Test Series | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| National Panasonic Cup | 1 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1972-75 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 72.73% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1972, 1975 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Sydney Colts | 1970 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1971 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1972, 1974-75 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1972, 1974-75 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Overall | 1970-1975 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33% | List | |||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1965 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1966 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1967 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1968 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1969 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1970 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 78.26% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1971 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1972 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1973 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1974 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | 1 | 55.00% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1975 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17.65% | List | |||
| Souths | NSWRFL 1976 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 14 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1977 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% | List | |||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1978 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | 2 | 61.11% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Souths | 1965-76 | 161 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 91 | 67 | 3 | 56.52% | List | |||
| Canterbury | 1977-78 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 8 | 3 | 56.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1965-1978 | 186 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 105 | 75 | 6 | 56.45% | List | |||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
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Uncle Al says: The best and hardest tackler I have seen in my 50 years of watching league (25/09/2013)
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