Geoff Gerard

Geoff Gerard is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1970s, and 80s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played his club football with Sydney clubs Parramatta, Manly-Warringah and Penrith, and also spent time with English clubs Wakefield Trinity and Hull F.C.. From the time of his retirement in early 1989 to mid-1994 he held the record for the most career New South Wales Rugby League premiership first-grade games until overtaken by Terry Lamb.

Born in Sydney, Gerard attended Liverpool Boys High School and played his junior football with Cabramatta Two Blues.

Gerard began his career as a centre three-quarter with Parramatta in 1974 and, in a disappointing side that only just avoided a third wooden spoon in five years, won the club's rookie of the year award. He was a local Parramatta junior graded from the Cabramatta club.

Gerard soon shifted to the forwards and his game developed rapidly as the Eels made a rapid advance to the finals in 1975 and the Grand Final in 1976. Gerard scored a try in that match but Eadie’s wonderful goalkicking gave Manly a narrow win. The following year, Gerard played strongly throughout, and the Eels won the minor premiership for the first time. An aggressive and powerful St. George forward pack, however, was far too much in the replay.