Gareth Andrews

Infobox afl player | firstname = Gareth
lastname = Andrews




birthdate = 21 December 1946
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originalteam = Geelong College
heightweight = 191 cm / 90 kg
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debutdate = 1965
debutteam = Geelong
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playingteams = Geelong (1965-70, 1972-74)
* 136 games, 127 goals
Richmond (1974-75)
* 31 games, 1 goalTotal - 167 Games, 128 Goals
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statsend = 1975
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Gareth Andrews (born 21 December 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Richmond in the VFL.

Andrews was a Geelong College graduate and had a strong mark but awkward kicking style. He had a good debut season at the Cats, kicking the winning goal in his first game and topping their goalkicking for the year with 35 goals. He spent most of the season at full-forward due to an injury to Doug Wade and it would be the only time from 1961 to 1972 that someone other than Wade topped Geelong's goalkicking.

When Wade returned Andrews was shifted to centre half-forward and played most of the rest of his career at Geelong in that position. He consistently played finals football while with Geelong and the closest he got to a premiership there was when he was a member of their 1967 Grand Final side which went down to his future club Richmond by nine points.

He didn't play at all in 1971 as he was overseas and after he returned he played one and a half more seasons with Geelong before crossing to Richmond during 1974. This allowed him to finally play in a premiership, occupying a back pocket in Richmond's 1974 Grand Final winning side.

References

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*Holmesby, Russel and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.