Ashley Gordon
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Full name | Ashley Gordon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [Collarenebri, New South Wales, Australia | 6 March 1969|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 6 February 2019 Source: [1] |
Ashley Gordon is a former professional Indigenous Australian[citation needed] rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s as a winger and fullback for the Newcastle Knights and Penrith Panthers in the NRL. Gordon was recognised in 1990 as the best wing of the year winning the Dally M Winger Of The Year.
Gordon is the second cousin of Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks winger Isaac Gordon.[2]
Background[]
Gordon was born in Brewarrina, New South Wales. Gordon played junior rugby league at Cardiff, before moving to Souths Newcastle.
Playing career[]
Gordon played for the Newcastle Knights for most of his career doing them proud. Gordon then played for the Penrith Panthers for a year and came back to the Knights for a farewell year.[3]
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Categories:
- Australian rugby league players
- Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Living people
- Penrith Panthers players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league wingers
- 1969 births