Garry William Dowling (7 November 1952 – 5 March 1983) was an Australian professional
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.
Playing career
He played eight seasons of club football and 113 first grade games for
Canterbury-Bankstown
Canterbury-Bankstown is a customary region of Sydney, Australia, in the south-western suburbs. The area is located around the Bankstown railway line, to the west of the St George region and to the south of the Inner West region. The suburbs o ...
between 1971-1978,
two seasons at
Parramatta
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between 1979-1980, and one season at
Western Suburbs in 1981.
A talented fullback, Dowling represented
New South Wales
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in 1975 and 1980 and for the
Australian
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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. He played at in Canterbury-Bankstown's grand final loss to Easts in
1974
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.
Death
Garry Dowling died in a car accident near
Mount Tamborine on 5 March 1983.
References
External links
Profile at Bulldogs League Club Website
1952 births
1983 deaths
Australia national rugby league team players
Australian rugby league players
New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Parramatta Eels players
Rugby league fullbacks
Road incident deaths in Queensland
Rugby league players from Sydney
Western Suburbs Magpies players
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