Gary Larson (rugby league)
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Personal information
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| Nickname | Sven, The Far Side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2 January 1967 Gladstone, Queensland, Australia |
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Playing information
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| Position | Lock, Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 18 July 2012
Source: RLP
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Gary Larson (born 2 January 1967 in Gladstone, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. He represented Australia internationally and Queensland in State of Origin, and played most of his club football with the North Sydney Bears before finishing his career with a brief stint at the Parramatta Eels.
Gary Larson made his first grade debut for the North Sydney Bears in his only game for the 1987 NSWRL season, a Round 9 match with Penrith at Penrith Stadium. Starting from the bench, Larson scored a try on debut but the Bears still went down to the Panthers 19-10. 1988 saw Larson playing mainly Reserve Grade for the Bears and he only played two games for the season, including his debut in the starting side playing second-row in the Bears 6-38 loss to league newcomers, the Newcastle Knights.
Nicknamed "Sven Svennson" due to his Nordic appearance, Larson cemented his place in the Bears first grade forward pack in 1989, playing 22 games for the season. As a player, he became known for his reliability as a "workhorse" due to his staggering workload in matches.
Larson's breakout season was 1991. That year, in a team with players such as Phil Blake, David Fairleigh, Mario Fenech, Greg Florimo, Peter Jackson, Les Kiss, Billy Moore, and goal kicking sensation Daryl Halligan, his efforts were rewarded with State of Origin selection for Queensland, as well as helping Norths to the finals for the first time since 1982.
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