Garry Dowling

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Garry Dowling
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Garry Dowling, 1981
Personal information
Full nameGarry William Dowling
Born(1952-11-07)7 November 1952
Died5 March 1983(1983-03-05) (aged 30)
Playing information
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight.88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–78 Canterbury-Bankstown 113 39 22 1 162
1979–80 Parramatta Eels 37 23 0 0 69
1981 Western Suburbs 19 5 0 0 15
Total 169 67 22 1 246
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
1980 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
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As of 31 October 2019

Garry William Dowling (7 November 1952 – 5 March 1983) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.

Playing career

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He played eight seasons of club football and 113 first grade games for Canterbury-Bankstown between 1971 and 1978,[2] two seasons at Parramatta between 1979 and 1980, and one season at Western Suburbs in 1981.

A talented fullback, Dowling represented New South Wales in 1975 and 1980 and for the Australian national side in two tests against New Zealand, also in 1980 of which he was named 'Player of the Series'. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.525.[3] He played at fullback in Canterbury-Bankstown's grand final loss to Easts in 1974.[4][5]

Death

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Garry Dowling died in a car accident near Mount Tamborine on 5 March 1983.[2][6]

References

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