Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Nickname(s)
- Sven
- Born
- Monday, 2nd January, 1967
- Current Age
- 59 years and 122 days
- Place Of Birth
- Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- World Cup
- 1995
- Test Series
- Australia vs New Zealand 1995
- State of Origin
- 1991, 1995, 1998
- Ron McAuliffe Medal
- 1995
Biography
Mobile Gladstone lock won praise with his tireless displays for Norths and in Queensland's State of Origin sides in the early 1990s. Gary Larson was one of Norths' most consistent performers during the club's run to the preliminary final in 1991 and was considered unlucky not to have played for Australia in the early 1990s. In 1994 he blemished his fine record when he was sent from the field in the final against Canberra for a dangerous tackle on David Furner. Norths went on to lose the match and Larson lost his chance to press for selection on the Kangaroo Tour. In 1995 he finally made his Test against NZ before going on to play in 9 Tests at the height of the Super League war. Initially declaring his unavailability for World Cup duty because of family commitments Larson was rushed into the side following a broken cheekbone suffered by Paul Harragon and played in both the semi-final, against NZ, and the final against England. Curiously, Larson missed Test selection in ARL’s stand-alone season in 1997 despite being a mainstay of Queensland’s State of Origin pack. He announced his retirement from rep duty in early 1999 but following the Bears’ merger with Manly he saw out the final year of his career with the Eels.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
To view a list of corresponding matches, click on the List button.
| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Other International Matches | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Test Series | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| State of Origin | 3 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership | - | 249 | 34 | - | - | 136 | 133 | 109 | 7 | 53.41% | List | ||||
| NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals | - | 14 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 28.57% | List | ||||
| Midweek Cup | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| Challenge Cup AU | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55.56% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 284 | 35 | - | - | 140 | 154 | 122 | 8 | 54.23% | List | |||||
Test Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1995-96 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
International Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1995-1997 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Cup Matches - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Australia | 1995 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
Australia - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| QLD | 1991-98 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 13 | 0 | 45.83% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1987 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1988 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1989 | 22 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 22.73% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1990 | 15 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53.33% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1991 | 21 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 57.14% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1992 | 17 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 47.06% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1993 | 20 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 60.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NSWRL 1994 | 24 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | ARL 1995 | 22 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 45.45% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | ARL 1996 | 23 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 65.22% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | ARL 1997 | 22 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54.55% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NRL 1998 | 24 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 66.67% | List | ||||
| North Sydney | NRL 1999 | 20 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 35.00% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | NRL 2000 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| North Sydney | 1987-99 | 233 | 33 | - | - | 132 | 124 | 102 | 7 | 53.22% | List | ||||
| Parramatta | 2000 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 56.25% | List | ||||
| Overall | 1987-2000 | 249 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 133 | 109 | 7 | 53.41% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Steven Russo
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Big League, Match Video, Widnes RLFC History , Castleford Tigers Heritage , News Reports
Your Say
5 Feb 2011 6:54pm
Gary Larson is also a member of the North Sydney Team of the Century (prop).
8 Feb 2012 10:05am
Gary holds the record for the most consecutive State of Origin matches (24)
18 Feb 2012 10:31am
Gary played rugby union at schoolboy level and was a very good centre. It was only after multiple ankle and knee injuries that he moved into the forwards
15 Sep 2018 6:03am
An Australian schoolboy rugby union player. Brilliant centre.
19 Jan 2019 11:06pm
Gary Larson - Absolute Legend.
Workhorse and dependable and an alround champion.
We need more former sportsmen and women involved today passing on their skills and experience.
The younger arrogant players of today would greatly benefit from such true sportsmen.
9 May 2024 2:53am
Gary first came to notice in the league world when playing for Miriam Vale (where the oval is named after him) before the CQ Capras at 18 as a centre before heading to Nth Sydney Bears. Knee/leg injuries hit him hard early on but one of his early games at the Bears was certainly at centre before moving to the forwards the following year.
He enjoyed a great career and became an ambassador for the game he loved.
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