Gary Thoroughgood also known as "Garry Thoroughgood" is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 1970s. He played for

Manly-Warringah The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League seaso ...

the

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(NSWRL) competition.

Background

Thoroughgood was born in

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. He played his junior rugby league with Harbord United before being graded by Manly.

Playing career

Thoroughgood made his first grade debut in 1972. Over the next couple of seasons, Thoroughgood was mainly used as a reserve or featured in the occasional game for Manly but was selected to play for the club in their 1975 finals campaign. In 1976, Manly claimed the minor premiership and reached the grand final against the

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and ...

who were playing in their first ever grand final. Thoroughgood was selected to play from the bench. In the grand final itself, Parramatta went into half time level with Manly at 7–7. In the second half and with 10 minutes remaining, Parramatta made a play to the right hand side of the field and the ball eventually reached

Neville Glover Neville Kenneth Glover (born 22 July 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A New South Wales interstate and Australia international representative , he played his club football in ...

. With the try line wide open, Glover dropped the ball over the line which would have given Parramatta the match winning try. In the final five minutes Manly held on after a Parramatta onslaught to win the premiership 13–10. Thoroughgood played with Manly up until the end of the 1978 season before retiring.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition)

References

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