Gordon Abercrombie

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Gordon Abercrombie

Personal information
Full name	Gordon Abercrombie
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1967 - 1970	Cronulla Sharks	52 (75)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Gordon Abercrombie (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. His position of choice was at fullback.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early Career 1.2 1967 1.3 1968-1970 2 Career playing statistics 2.1 Point scoring summary 2.2 Matches played

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early Career

Abercrombie originally signed to the club in the mid-sixties as a quick and agile winger.

[edit] 1967

Making his debut in the 1967 season it took him a year to cement himself as a regular first grader playing at fullback as opposed to being on the wings.

[edit] 1968-1970

His finest season is widely considered to be in 1968 where he received many favorable reviews from many coaches and pundits alike, before hanging up his boots as a player at then end of the 1970 season.

[edit] Career playing statistics

[edit] Point scoring summary

Games	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points
52	5	21	-	75

[edit] Matches played

Team	Matches	Years
Cronulla Sharks	52	1967 - 1970