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Garry Leo

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Garry William Leo
Born
Wednesday, 11th October, 1944
Died
Thursday, 19th March, 2026 (Aged 81 years and 159 days)

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Interstate Series
1967
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1969
Preseason Cup
1967

Biography

18-year-old centre progressed from the local 'C' Grade competition to make his first grade debut for Balmain in 1963. Gary Leo quickly made his name as a punishing runner and progressing to the forwards, proved to be a valuable clubman for the Tigers. He represented NSW in 1967 and by the time Balmain faced Souths in the 1969 grand final he had already reached veteran status with the club. At 24, his experience was seen to good effect in the club’s 11-2 win over Souths and he later went on to captain the Tigers in the early 1970s. Leo left Balmain in 1974 with a club record 236 grade matches to his credit to take on a captain-coach role with Norths Newcastle.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Tour Matches Balmain Tigers - 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Interstate Series 1 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 1 173 29 0   1 89 91 77 5 52.60% List
NSWRFL Finals - 6 - -   - - 3 3 0 50.00% List
Preseason Cup 1 39 8 -   - 24 17 19 3 43.59% List
Midweek Cup - 4 - -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List
Endeavour Cup - 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
Overall   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
First Class 218 38 0   1 116 115 101 8 52.75% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1967, 1969   2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1967   1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1970   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Newcastle (AU) 1975-76   4 - -   - - 2 2 0 50.00% List
Overall1967-1976   8 1 0   0 3 4 4 0 50.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain NSWRFL 1963   6 1 -   - 3 4 2 0 66.67% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1965   6 - -   - - 4 1 1 66.67% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1966   11 - -   - - 7 4 0 63.64% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1967   21 6 -   - 18 11 8 2 52.38% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1968   17 1 -   1 5 10 7 0 58.82% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1969   25 5 -   - 15 19 6 0 76.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1970   21 4 -   - 12 12 8 1 57.14% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1971   21 5 -   - 15 10 11 0 47.62% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1972   20 4 -   - 12 6 13 1 30.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1973   20 3 -   - 9 6 14 0 30.00% List
Balmain NSWRFL 1974   5 - -   - - 2 3 0 40.00% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain 1963, 1965-74   173 29 -   1 89 91 77 5 52.60% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    17/01/2017

    A real pleasure to know and coach at Rozelle Codocks. A genuine good bloke with great qualities. Ken W.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Wests Archives, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello

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