Gary Freeman (rugby league)

Gary Freeman MNZM
Freeman in 2008
Born	Gary Ross Freeman (1962-12-04) 4 December 1962 (age 61) Auckland, New Zealand
Rugby league career
Playing information
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb)
Position	Halfback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1981–87 Northcote Tigers 1983 Kent Invicta 9 2 0 0 8 1983–84 Castleford Tigers 17 4 0 0 16 1988–91 Balmain Tigers 51 19 0 0 76 1992–93 Eastern Suburbs 35 11 0 0 44 1994–95 Penrith Panthers 44 21 0 0 84 1996 Parramatta Eels 21 2 0 0 8 Total 177 59 0 0 236 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–87 Auckland 1986–95 New Zealand 45 10 0 0 40
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2001–02 New Zealand 3 1 0 2 33
Source: [1][2]

Gary Ross Freeman MNZM (born 4 December 1962)^[3] is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s, who both captained and coached the New Zealand national team.^[1][2] He was arguably one of New Zealand's greatest Test halfbacks and at the time of his retirement he was the most-capped New Zealand test player and also held the record for most consecutive tests for New Zealand with 37.

Freeman played his club football in New Zealand for Auckland's Northcote club, in the UK for England's Kent Invicta and Castleford (Heritage No. 628) clubs, and in Australia for Sydney's Balmain (with whom he reached the 1988 and 1989 Grand Finals), Eastern Suburbs (with whom he won the 1992 Dally M Medal), Penrith and Parramatta clubs.