Gareth Andrews

Gareth Andrews (an haife shi a ranar 21 ga Disamba 1946) tsohon ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne na ƙasar Australiya wanda ya buga wa Geelong da Richmond wasa a gasar ƙwallon ƙafa ta Victorian (VFL), wadda yanzu ita ce gasar ƙwallon ƙafa ta ƙasar Australia (AFL).

Andrews ya halarci Kwalejin Geelong ; kuma, a matsayinsa na ɗan makaranta, yana da kyakkyawan sakamako amma salon bugun ƙwallo mara kyau. Ya yi kyakkyawan kakar wasa ta farko a Cats, inda ya zura ƙwallon da ta ba shi nasara a wasansa na farko kuma ya fi zura ƙwallo a raga a shekarar da kwallaye 35. Ya shafe mafi yawan kakar wasa a matsayin ɗan gaba gaba saboda raunin da Doug Wade ya samu kuma wannan shine lokaci ɗaya tilo daga 1961 zuwa 1972 da wani banda Wade ya ci ƙwallon Geelong.

Lokacin da Wade ya dawo, an mayar da Andrews zuwa tsakiya a tsakiya, inda ya koma ruck-rover sannan kuma tsakiya a tsakiya daga baya a rayuwarsa. Andrews ya ci gaba da buga wasan ƙarshe a lokacin da yake tare da Geelong kuma mafi kusancin da ya samu zuwa gasar Premier da Geelong Cats shine lokacin da yake memba na ƙungiyar Grand Final ta 1967 wadda ta rage wa kulob ɗinsa na gaba Richmond maki tara.

Andrews bai buga wasa kwata-kwata ba a shekarar 1971 yayin da yake tafiya ƙasashen waje. Bayan ya dawo, ya sake buga wasanni biyu da rabi tare da Geelong kafin ya tsallaka zuwa Richmond a shekarar 1974. Wannan ya ba shi damar buga gasar Premier, kasancewarsa memba na ƙungiyar Richmond da ta lashe gasar Grand Final a shekarar 1974.

Andrews shi ne wanda ya kafa ƙungiyar 'yan wasa ta VFL (wanda yanzu ake kira AFLPA ) a farkon shekarun 1970 kuma ya zama shugabanta na biyu.

Bayan aikinsa na wasa, Andrews ya ci gaba da zama a AFL Football, da farko a matsayin Manajan Kwallon Kafa sannan kuma Shugaba na Richmond Football Club a 1978 zuwa farkon 1979. Daga nan ya yi aiki a ABC Radio da Television daga 1980-1989 har da, ciki har da lokacin da yake mai gabatar da shirin ABC National TV The Winners a 1986. Andrews ya zama "The Analyst" na <i id="mwKw">The Sunday Age</i> daga 1990-1998 har da, ƙwararre a fannin rubuce-rubucen ƙwallon ƙafa tare da wasu labarai na lokaci-lokaci.

 Manazarta 
Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 31. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
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