Gary McFarlane

For other people named Gary McFarlane, see Gary McFarlane (disambiguation).

Gary McFarlane is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played for Balmain and Western Suburbs in the NSWRL competition. McFarlane also played for Whitehaven in England.

Gary McFarlane

Personal information
Full name	Gary McFarlane
Born	(1964-01-08) 8 January 1964
Playing information
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1985–88 Western Suburbs 20 0 1 0 2 1986–87 Whitehaven 10 2 0 0 8 1989–93 Balmain Tigers 45 5 0 0 20 Total 75 7 1 0 30
Source: As of 28 December 2022

Playing career

McFarlane made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in round 19 of the 1985 NSWRL season against the Illawarra Steelers. McFarlane played off the interchange bench in Wests 32–20 victory at WIN Stadium. McFarlane's time at Western Suburbs was largely unsuccessful with the club finishing last in 1987 and 1988. During the 1986 NSWRL off-season, McFarlane played for second division Whitehaven in England. In 1989, McFarlane joined Balmain and played five matches throughout the year as the club would go on to reach the grand final. In 1990, McFarlane played 15 games as Balmain reached the finals. McFarlane played in what was to be Balmain's last finals game as a stand-alone entity when they were beaten 16–0 by Manly. McFarlane would play three more seasons with Balmain and departed the club at the end of 1993. He would later go on to captain-coach Young in the Group 9 competition.