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Date Of Birth:
27.7.1973
Birthplace: Townsville
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 104 kg
Position: SECOND ROW
NRL games prior to 2003: 175
State of Origin: 14 Queensland (1994 – 2002)
Tests: 7 Australia (1998 – 2002)
First grade debut: 1992
Age started playing: 8, in Townsville
The Raging Bull is the first to admit that his form in 2002 was well below his
best, despite the fact he captained his country in a Test for the first time.
Following off-season surgery, and a marriage, Gorden is set to turn things
around in 2003.
Best place to spend time away from football? On the golf course
Favourite food? Indian and Thai
Who has been the biggest influence on your career? My under 8s coach, Reg
Matthews
What has been your most memorable match? The 2000 Grand Final win, my
last Origin and any time I play for Australia. I can’t split them – they all
hold special significance.
Favourite player of all time? Wally Lewis
Favourite movie? Shawshank Redemption
If you could be any other person – who would it be? Brittany Spears’
boyfriend
If you had a superpower, what would it be? The ability to heal myself and
others
Hardest hitter in the game? Matt Rua
Most respected player in the game? Alfie – he has done so much at all
different levels of the game
Did you excel in any other sports as a junior? I was average at softball
and cricket – that was about it.
If you could have any four guests at a dinner party, who would they be?
Michael Jordan, Jim Carrey, Eddie Murphy and Tiger Woods
What club did you support as a junior? Wynumn-Manly – They had all the
great Queenslanders then like Lewis, Miles and Dowling.
What is the ultimate – playing for Australia, playing Origin, or winning a
premiership? Each one at given time is very special. I wouldn’t have missed
the opportunity to play in any of those matches for anything.
