Gareth Andrews

Who is Gareth Andrews?

Gareth Andrews is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Richmond in the Victorian Football League - now the Australian Football League.

Andrews attended Geelong College; and, as a schoolboy, he had a strong mark but awkward kicking style. He had a good debut season at the Cats, kicking the winning goal in his first game and topping their goal-kicking for the year with 35 goals. He spent most of the season at full-forward due to an injury to Doug Wade and it would be the only time from 1961 to 1972 that someone other than Wade topped Geelong's goal-kicking.

When Wade returned, Andrews was shifted to centre half-forward, moving to ruck-rover and then centre half-back later in his career. Andrews consistently played finals football whilst with Geelong and the closest he got to a premiership with the Geelong Cats was when he was a member of their 1967 Grand Final side which went down to his future club Richmond by nine points.

Andrews didn't play at all in 1971 as he travelled overseas. After he returned he played two and a half more seasons with Geelong before crossing to Richmond during 1974.