Bert Gordon (rugby league)

Bert Gordon is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s.

Bert Gordon
Personal information
Full nameBert Gordon
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Cowra, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionWing three-quarter
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–88 St George Dragons 14 3 0 0 12

After representing N.S.W. Country Firsts in 1986, Bert Gordon was offered a two-year contract with St George Dragons. He played two seasons with the club between 1987 and 1988,[1] and is best remembered for an amazing intercept try that he scored in the final of the 1988 Panasonic Cup midweek competition that helped to give St George Dragons a hard-fought victory. He retired from first grade rugby league at the end of the 1988 NSWRL season.[2] Bert Gordon finished his rugby league career at Cowra, New South Wales where he led the local rugby league team Cowra Magpies to a premiership victory in 1995.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Rugby League Project :Bert Gordon summary https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bert-gordon/summary.html
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. ^ Cowra Guardian https://www.cowraguardian.com.au/story/5618059/strong-family-ties-are-a-feature-in-magpies-side/