Gary Wallace moved to the Sunny Coast with his parents when he was 5 and after starting with the Tigers as a 9 year old (14 years ago) in the Under 11's he reaches what we all regard as a significant milestone in playing 100 Senior matches with Noosa on Saturday (April 5).
Gary is one of those wonderful quiet achievers who works courageously and skilfully each week and just gets the job done. He has played in the back pocket under Fletch for the last 2 years but before that he has played senior footy up forward and on the wing.
Collecting junior flags (U14's, U16's, U18's) hasn't been a problem for Gary and sits along a lot of Suncoast Power rep footy and his B&F's in the under 12's and under 18's as highlights along the way.
A chippy by trade, Gary also loves the occasional punt (!) and is a big go for wetting the line - he has only bought a 1/2 share in a 5 1/2 metre centre console tinny with a mate in the last few days (expect Boothy & Babs to come knocking)
When asked what reaching the Century of games meant, Gary indicated that he had thought it was close late last year but that it had snuck up on him a bit, but that it means plenty to him and he is looking forward to it.
At 23 and with a 100 under his belt, we hope Gary breaks all sorts of records at Tigerland and adds a senior flag or three to his list of achievements - Well Done Gary!
Last Modified on 01/05/2009 15:20