Steve Gearin
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Steve Gearin is an Australia
n former rugby league
footballer of the 1970s and 80s. He was a member of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs during the 'entertainers' era. He notably kicked six conversions from six attempts in the 1980 Australian Rugby League
Grand Final.
and 1984
.
His club career statistics were:
Canterbury Bulldogs: 1975-1982, 1985-1986. Games 127, Tries 70, Goals 437, Points 1,006
St. George Dragons
: 1983-1984. Games 47, Tries 15, Goals 161, Points 382
Manly Sea Eagles
: 1986. Games 3, Tries 0, Goals 0, Points 0
Steve Gearin was spotted by Peter Moore when he was playing in the Commenwealth Bank Cup in 1974. He joined Canterbury Bankstown in 1975. He made his first grade debut in 1976 against the Newtown Jets at Belmore Sports Ground. At the end of his first year of first grade his stat ended up playing 6 games, scoring 2 tries for 6 points. In 1977 he scored 5 tries in a Friendly against the Queanbeyan Blues. His 1977 season was interrupted by injury. He became a regular first grader in 1978. Steve played in Canterbury's Heartbreaking 22-15 loss in the 1978 Qualifying Final against the Parramatta Eels. In 1979 he broke George Taylforths 1967 goal kicking record of 204 points in the process. He played in Canterbury's 17-13 1979 Grand Final loss to the St. George Dragons where he scored 1 try and booted 2 goals. He scored 7 points on Grand Final day. In 1980 he was the New South Wales Rugby League's top point scorer. He played in Canterbury's 18-4 1980 Grand Final win against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters where he scored the greatest Australian Grand Final try in history off a Greg Brentnall Bomb. He also booted 6 goals from 6 attempts. He scored 15 points on Grand Final day a Club Record. His 1980 stat ended up playing 24 games, scoring 14 tries, booting 89 goals for 220 points. His 1981 and 1982 seasons were again interrupted by injury. In the 1981 season Gearin scored a Hat Trick 3 Tries against the Balmain Tigers at Leichhardt Oval. In 1983 he joined St.George. In the 1983 Qualifying Final he kicked the 2 winning goals for the Saints to beat the Balmain Tigers 17-14. In the 1983 Semi Final he played in the Dragons 26-24 loss to Canterbury Bankstown. In 1984 he again was the New South Wales Rugby League's top point scorer. His last ever game for the Dragons was in the 1984 Preliminary Final against the Parramatta Eels where they lost 8-7. At the end of his 2 year stint at the Dragons his stat ended up playing 47 games, scoring 15 tries and booting 161 goals for 382 points. He returned to Canterbury in 1985. In the 1985 Season he scored 1 try against future club the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and scored 1 try and booted 3 goals against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. Steve missed out in Canterbury's 7-6 1985 Grand Final win over former club St. George. At the end of the 1985 season he played 13 games, scoring 7 tries and booting 32 goals for 92 points. In 1986 he didn't play any First Grade for the Bulldogs. His last ever game for the Bulldogs was at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Reserve Grade in round 8 in their 26-16 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. After 9 Rounds of the 1986 season he was fed up playing in Reserve Grade and left the Bulldogs and decided to join the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles to play more First Grade. He played his first First Grade game of the 1986 season and for the Sea Eagles in Round 18 in their 14-12 win against the Illawarra Steelers at Brookvale Oval. His last ever First Grade game of his career was in Round 23 for Manly in their 14-8 loss to the North Sydney Bears at North Sydney Oval. He only played 3 games for Manly and played the rest of the 1986 season in Reserve Grade. His last ever game of his Career was at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1986 Reserve Grade Semi Final for Manly against the North Sydney Bears where Manly lost 36-20. At the end of the 1986 season he decided to Retire. He never played International Rugby League or State Of Origin. He only played for NSW City Seconds in 1981.
Australia
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n former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1970s and 80s. He was a member of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs during the 'entertainers' era. He notably kicked six conversions from six attempts in the 1980 Australian Rugby League
Australian Rugby League
The Australian Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in Australia. It is made up of state bodies, including the New South Wales Rugby League and the Queensland Rugby League...
Grand Final.
Playing career
He was the NSW Rugby Football League's top point scorer in 1980New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1980
The 1980 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the seventy-third season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, Australia's first...
and 1984
New South Wales Rugby League season 1984
The 1984 New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the seventy-seventh season of professional rugby league football in Australia. With the departure of the Newtown Jets from the first grade competition at the close of the previous season, 1984 saw thirteen teams compete for the J J Giltinan...
.
His club career statistics were:
Canterbury Bulldogs: 1975-1982, 1985-1986. Games 127, Tries 70, Goals 437, Points 1,006
St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
: 1983-1984. Games 47, Tries 15, Goals 161, Points 382
Manly Sea Eagles
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League's Telstra Premiership, the premier rugby league competition of Australasia...
: 1986. Games 3, Tries 0, Goals 0, Points 0
Steve Gearin was spotted by Peter Moore when he was playing in the Commenwealth Bank Cup in 1974. He joined Canterbury Bankstown in 1975. He made his first grade debut in 1976 against the Newtown Jets at Belmore Sports Ground. At the end of his first year of first grade his stat ended up playing 6 games, scoring 2 tries for 6 points. In 1977 he scored 5 tries in a Friendly against the Queanbeyan Blues. His 1977 season was interrupted by injury. He became a regular first grader in 1978. Steve played in Canterbury's Heartbreaking 22-15 loss in the 1978 Qualifying Final against the Parramatta Eels. In 1979 he broke George Taylforths 1967 goal kicking record of 204 points in the process. He played in Canterbury's 17-13 1979 Grand Final loss to the St. George Dragons where he scored 1 try and booted 2 goals. He scored 7 points on Grand Final day. In 1980 he was the New South Wales Rugby League's top point scorer. He played in Canterbury's 18-4 1980 Grand Final win against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters where he scored the greatest Australian Grand Final try in history off a Greg Brentnall Bomb. He also booted 6 goals from 6 attempts. He scored 15 points on Grand Final day a Club Record. His 1980 stat ended up playing 24 games, scoring 14 tries, booting 89 goals for 220 points. His 1981 and 1982 seasons were again interrupted by injury. In the 1981 season Gearin scored a Hat Trick 3 Tries against the Balmain Tigers at Leichhardt Oval. In 1983 he joined St.George. In the 1983 Qualifying Final he kicked the 2 winning goals for the Saints to beat the Balmain Tigers 17-14. In the 1983 Semi Final he played in the Dragons 26-24 loss to Canterbury Bankstown. In 1984 he again was the New South Wales Rugby League's top point scorer. His last ever game for the Dragons was in the 1984 Preliminary Final against the Parramatta Eels where they lost 8-7. At the end of his 2 year stint at the Dragons his stat ended up playing 47 games, scoring 15 tries and booting 161 goals for 382 points. He returned to Canterbury in 1985. In the 1985 Season he scored 1 try against future club the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and scored 1 try and booted 3 goals against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters. Steve missed out in Canterbury's 7-6 1985 Grand Final win over former club St. George. At the end of the 1985 season he played 13 games, scoring 7 tries and booting 32 goals for 92 points. In 1986 he didn't play any First Grade for the Bulldogs. His last ever game for the Bulldogs was at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Reserve Grade in round 8 in their 26-16 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs. After 9 Rounds of the 1986 season he was fed up playing in Reserve Grade and left the Bulldogs and decided to join the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles to play more First Grade. He played his first First Grade game of the 1986 season and for the Sea Eagles in Round 18 in their 14-12 win against the Illawarra Steelers at Brookvale Oval. His last ever First Grade game of his career was in Round 23 for Manly in their 14-8 loss to the North Sydney Bears at North Sydney Oval. He only played 3 games for Manly and played the rest of the 1986 season in Reserve Grade. His last ever game of his Career was at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the 1986 Reserve Grade Semi Final for Manly against the North Sydney Bears where Manly lost 36-20. At the end of the 1986 season he decided to Retire. He never played International Rugby League or State Of Origin. He only played for NSW City Seconds in 1981.