Gary Pethybridge

Gary Pethybridge
Personal information
Full name Gary Pethybridge
Nickname Kooka
Born 6 November 1950
Playing information
Position Centre three-quarter
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1970–72 Parramatta Eels 26 9 0 0 27
1973–74 St George 33 9 0 0 27
1978–80 Penrith Panthers 31 5 0 0 15
Total 90 23 0 0 69
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Whiticker/Hudson


Gary Pethybridge (born 1950) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1970s.

Gary Pethybridge was a Parramatta junior and was graded with the Parramatta Eels in 1970. By 1973 he had moved to St George Dragons and he had a wonderful season in his debut year at Saints which included one representative match for New South Wales in the same year. He helped steer the Dragons into the semi-finals in 1973 and a bright career looked certain, but he suffered a chronic neck injury in 1974 that derailed his career at St George and he virtually retired. He returned from injury three years later with the Penrith Panthers and he played three seasons with them between 1978-1980 and captained the club before retiring for good in 1981.[1]

References

  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)