Geoffrey Marc Carr (born 1952) is an Australian former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1970s and administrated in the 1990s and 2000s. He was the CEO of the
Australian Rugby League
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as well as the
New South Wales Rugby League
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.
Playing career
Originally from
Grafton, New South Wales
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, Carr played first grade in the
NSWRL premiership
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with the
St. George Dragons
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for five seasons between 1970 and 1975. and played in the
1971 Grand Final under mastercoach
Jack Gibson Jack Gibson may refer to:
* Jack Gibson (rugby league) (1929–2008), Australian player and coach
* Jack Stanley Gibson (1909–2005), Irish physician
* Jack Gibson (ice hockey, born 1880) (1880–1955), ice hockey player and executive
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.
Administrative career
Carr was appointed secretary of the St. George club in 1989. He later became the club's chief executive, and in 1995 after exploring the possibility of a merger with the Roosters in an attempt to match the turnover of the
Brisbane Broncos
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, was sacked by his board. He then joined the ARL and was team manager for Australia in their successful
1995 World Cup campaign. Carr later also worked for the
National Rugby League
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. Carr became CEO of the ARL in 2000 and was later appointed
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...
chief executive.
He announced his retirement from full-time administration in 2013.
Carr to stand down as NSWRL CEO
''nrl.com'', 31 May 2013
Carr was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia
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in the 2020 Australia Day Honours
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The Australia ...
for "service to rugby league."
References
External links
Geoff Carr at yesterdayshero.com.au
1952 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
St. George Dragons players
Australian rugby league administrators
Date of birth missing (living people)
Rugby league players from Grafton, New South Wales
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
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