Gary Edwards is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for the Balmain and North Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) and

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competitions.

Playing career

Edwards made his first grade debut for North Sydney against Balmain in round 15 1993 at North Sydney Oval. Edwards only made 4 appearances for Norths over 2 seasons and was released by the club after failing to break his way into the first team. In 1995, Edwards signed for Balmain who had recently changed their name to the "Sydney Tigers" and moved their home games to

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at the start of the Super League war. The drastic move followed other clubs such as Canterbury who had changed their name to the "Sydney Bulldogs" and also relocated to Parramatta. Edwards scored 2 tries on debut for the club in round 1 1995 as they defeated

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24–18 at

. In round 3 1995, Edwards scored his second double of the year as Balmain defeated the North Queensland Cowboys 38–16. Edwards would finish the year with 6 tries from 12 matches. In 1996, Edwards scored 4 tries in 15 games as the club finished 12th on the table. Before the start of the 1997 season, Balmain relocated their home games back to

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and reverted to their original name after the Sydney Tigers experiment was deemed a failure with the average attendance for home matches over the two seasons only reaching 6000 people. Edwards final game for Balmain came in round 8 1997 against the South Queensland Crushers which Balmain won 18–16 at

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References

1970 births Living people Australian rugby league players Place of birth missing (living people) Balmain Tigers players North Sydney Bears players Rugby league wingers {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub