Keith Gee is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played as a

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in 12 games for the

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from

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, including their first ever match. He also represented Queensland in a tour match against New Zealand in 1987.

Personal life

Gee is the brother of four time Broncos premiership player Andrew Gee and former

Gold Coast Seagulls The Gold Coast Chargers were a professional rugby league club which played in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership from New South Wales Rugby League season 1988, 1988 to New South Wales Rugby League season 1994, 1994, the Australian R ...

player Mark Gee.

Playing career

Gee made his first grade debut for Brisbane in Round 1, 1988 against Brisbane in the club's inaugural game as the Broncos defeated Manly-Warringah 44–10. Gee scored his only try for Brisbane the following week in a 20–18 victory over Penrith. In 1989, Gee joined the Gold Coast and played with the club for three seasons. His last season with the Gold Coast ended with a wooden spoon in 1991, with his final game in first grade being a 32–10 loss against North Sydney at

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Career Stats

Post playing

Gee contested the

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in the seat of Beaudesert as an

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candidate. He was not elected, finishing in fourth place on the first preference count with 7.8% of the votes. In 2016, Gee was appointed coach of the Beaudesert Kingfishers.

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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