Robert Leslie Gehrke (25 April 1938 – 18 September 2007) was an Australian rugby league player.[1]
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| Full name | Robert Leslie Gehrke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1938 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 September 2007 (aged 69) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st (168 lb; 76 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A hooker, Gehrke played with Brisbane Valleys and Redcliffe in his native Queensland. He gained a national call up in 1961 for a tour of New Zealand, but was unable to displace Ian Walsh as Test hooker and featured in only the minor matches. In 1962, Gehrke transferred to South Sydney, where had the misfortune of breaking an ankle on his first-grade debut, and subsequently received limited opportunities.[2]
Gehrke served as an Australia Army corporal and was based for a time in Papua New Guinea.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Redcliffe Dolphins' top 75 players revealed in its 75th year". The Courier-Mail. 21 June 2022.
- ^ "S. Sydney Drop Hooker Gehrke". The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 March 1963.
- ^ "He's hooked on the game". Australian Army. 26 October 1967. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- Bob Gehrke at Rugby League Project