Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Gary Richard Stevens
- Born
- Tuesday, 4th January, 1944
- Died
- Wednesday, 29th January, 2025 (Aged 81 years and 25 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- The Ashes
- 1973/1974, 1974
- World Cup
- 1975
- Test Series
- France vs Australia 1973/74
- Interstate Series
- 1972, 1974, 1975
- City vs Country Firsts
- 1972, 1974
- NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
- 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971
- Preseason Cup
- 1966, 1972
Known Family Links
- Grandfather
- Arthur Oxford
- Brother
- Wayne Stevens
Biography
Extremely fit, hard-tackling Souths forward played in two grand final victories (1970-71). Souths' club historian, the late Tom Brock, stated that Stevens' career demonstrates that not all international stars are instant successes. Promoted to grade from Souths Juniors in 1964, he played in just 22 first grade matches in the next five seasons. The grandson of club great Arthur Oxford, Stevens cemented his place in Souths top team in 1970 and went on to play in Australia's 1972 World Cup campaign before touring with the 1973 Kangaroos. When Australia lost the First Test to Great Britain, Stevens was chosen to tighten defences and played in the last two Test victories. He played against France in the Second Test followed by two Tests against Great Britain in 1974. While Souths experienced a dreadful season in 1975, Stevens' efforts in a beaten side were rewarded with a place in Australia's World Series squad. He later joined C’bury under former Souths teammate Bob McCarthy.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 72.73% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Colts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | Australia | - | 19 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 78.95% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 4 | 186 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 105 | 75 | 6 | 56.45% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | 2 | 35 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 6 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 256 | 18 | - | - | 54 | 170 | 101 | 15 | 66.41% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1972-75 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 72.73% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1972, 1975 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Sydney Colts | 1970 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| NSW City Seconds | 1971 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| NSW Firsts | 1972, 1974-75 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| NSW City Firsts | 1972, 1974-75 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1970-1975 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 58.33% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1965 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1966 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1967 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1968 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1969 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1970 | 23 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 78.26% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1971 | 18 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1972 | 18 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 61.11% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1973 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 8 | 1 | 43.75% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1974 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 8 | 1 | 55.00% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1975 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17.65% | List | ||||
| South Sydney | NSWRFL 1976 | 21 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 14 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1977 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 42.86% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | NSWRFL 1978 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 5 | 2 | 61.11% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| South Sydney | 1965-76 | 161 | 11 | - | - | 33 | 91 | 67 | 3 | 56.52% | List | ||||
| Canterbury | 1977-78 | 25 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 8 | 3 | 56.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1965-1978 | 186 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 105 | 75 | 6 | 56.45% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Derek Farrar, Wests Archives, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
25/09/2013
The best and hardest tackler I have seen in my 50 years of watching league
06/09/2024
The toughest tackler I’ve ever seen.
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