Barry Andrews (rugby league)

Barry Andrews (born in 1950) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Cronulla-Sutherland and Eastern Suburbs in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

Barry Andrews
Personal information
Full nameBarry Andrews
Born (1950-10-15) 15 October 1950 (age 73)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–79 Cronulla-Sutherland 112 17 303 0 657
1980 Eastern Suburbs 11 3 32 0 73
1980 Hull Kingston Rovers 4 0 4 0 8
Total 127 20 339 0 738
Source: [1]

Playing career

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Barry Andrews, a five-eight and prolific goal-kicker, played nine seasons with Cronulla-Sutherland between 1971-1979 and is the fourth highest points scorer for the club. Nicknamed 'Panda', he is currently the 5th highest first grade scorer with 657 points.[2]

He was a member of the Cronulla Sharks grand final team that drew the 1978 Grand Final against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, 11 points all. He did not play in the grand final replay due to injury.[3][4]

He finished his career with Eastern Suburbs in 1980.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Barry Andrews - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "Barry Andrews - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Sydney Morning Herald 18/09/1978 "Four top Cronulla Players Out of G.F." (page 28)
  5. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.