Personal information
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Queensland |
28 May 1962 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project and Yesterday's Hero
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Gary Belcher (born 28 May 1962 in Queensland) is an Australian rugby league football commentator and former player of the 1980s, and 1990s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative, he played club football in the Brisbane Rugby League premiership for the Souths Magpies (winning the 1985 Grand Final) and in the NSWRL Premiership for the Canberra Raiders (winning the 1989 and 1990 Grand Finals). Belcher's position of choice was Fullback.
Gary Belcher was graded by the Souths Magpies in 1983, and in 1985 played for the Wayne Bennett coached Magpies in the 10-8 BRL Grand Final win over Wynnum Manly at Lang Park, alongside the Centre pairing of Mal Meninga and Peter Jackson. In 1986 he and Meninga signed with the Canberra Raiders, making his debut in Round 1 of the season against Manly-Warringah at Brookvale Oval. He also made his State of Origin debut for Queensland in 1986, the first year the Maroons lost the series 3-0. Belcher had replaced long-serving Qld fullback Colin Scott.