Nick Geiger (born 1952) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1970s. A Queensland state and

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national representative , he played in the

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premiership for the Norths club and in the

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premiership for the

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. Whilst playing in the

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as the Norths side's , Geiger had just served a three-match ban for a late tackle when he was selected to represent

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in the first match of 1977's interstate series against

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due to the absence of

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hooker John Lang with a knee injury. He went on to play in the second and final match of that year's series as well. Later that year Geiger also gained selection in Australia's 1977 World Cup team. The selectors had originally chosen the Blues'

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and omitted Queensland captain

Arthur Beetson Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM (21 January 1945 – 1 December 2011

, but when

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president Kevin Humphreys refused to ratify the side, Beetson was reinstated, with the Queensland selectors putting in Geiger at the expense of Peponis. Geiger played the first of his four matches in total for Australia, making him Kangaroo No. 496. His last match for the Kangaroos was the closely contested

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against Great Britain, in which he played hooker and helped Australia to a one-point victory. Geiger made some appearances for the

in the

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's Premiership, but after being replaced by local junior

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, he returned to Brisbane. To celebrate its 75th anniversary, the

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club in 2008 included Geiger on its list of the greatest 75 players, coaches, administrators, volunteers and supporters.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Geiger, Nick 1954 births Living people Australia national rugby league team players Australian rugby league players Date of birth missing (living people) Norths Devils players Penrith Panthers players Queensland rugby league team players Rugby league hookers Place of birth missing (living people)