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Nickname | Flash Gordon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |
26 December 1989 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Gordon (born 26 December 1989) is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer. A Philippines international and New South Wales Country and Prime Minister's XIII representative, he played at wing and fullback and played his entire career with the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.
Born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Gordon is of Filipino, Chinese and Scottish descent and played his junior rugby league with the Sawtell Panthers, before being signed by the Gold Coast Titans. A member of the inaugural Titan's team in the National Youth Competition in 2008, Gordon scored 21 tries in the season. Gordon was named in the inaugural NYC Team of the Year in 2008.
Gordon is eligible for selection for several national teams as his mother of Chinese descent was born in the Philippines and his father is of Scottish descent. His brother Dennis is currently connected to the Titans squad also and plays for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup.
Gordon commenced 2009 playing his second season in the under-20s competition but was selected to make his NRL debut for the Gold Coast Titans in Round 3 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, playing on the wing in the Titans 20-12 win at Cbus Super Stadium. In Round 8 against the Penrith Panthers, Gordon scored his first NRL career try in the Titans 34-20 loss at Penrith Stadium. Gordon finished his debut year in the NRL in as the Titans top try-scorer with 13 tries in 23 matches in the 2009 NRL season.