Garry Dowling

Garry William Dowling (7 November 1952 – 5 March 1983) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s.

Garry Dowling

Garry Dowling, 1981
Personal information
Full name	Garry William Dowling
Born	(1952-11-07)7 November 1952 Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Died	5 March 1983(1983-03-05) (aged 30) Mount Tamborine, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	.88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Position	Fullback, Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1971–78 Canterbury-Bankstown 113 39 22 1 162 1979–80 Parramatta Eels 37 23 0 0 69 1981 Western Suburbs 19 5 0 0 15 Total 169 67 22 1 246 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1981 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0 1980 Australia 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 31 October 2019

Playing career

He played eight seasons of club football and 113 first grade games for Canterbury-Bankstown between 1971 and 1978,^[2] two seasons at Parramatta between 1979 and 1980, and one season at Western Suburbs in 1981.

A talented fullback, Dowling represented New South Wales in 1975 and 1980 and for the Australian national side in two tests against New Zealand, also in 1980 of which he was named 'Player of the Series'. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.525.^[3] He played at fullback in Canterbury-Bankstown's grand final loss to Easts in 1974.^[4][5]

Death

Garry Dowling died in a car accident near Mount Tamborine on 5 March 1983.^[2][6]