Gary Belcher was a champion rugby league fullback for the Canberra Raiders, who also represented his native Queensland in State of Origin and his country

Gary was a Souths Magpies junior (Queensland) who arrived in Canberra in 1986 along with Mal Meninga, to commence an eight year career with the Raiders.

In Gary’s first and second years with the club (1986 and 1987) he picked up Player of the Year awards and was a part of the team which made the club’s first ever first grade Grand Final, losing 18-8 to the Manly Sea Eagles.

It was obvious from his first two seasons at the club that he was going to become a club legend, with his feats from fullback allowing him to gain selection for Queensland and then for the Australian Kangaroos.

In 1989, Gary was an instrumental part of the Raiders push towards their first ever Premiership and scored a try in the epic 19-14 extra time win over the more fancied Balmain Tigers in the grand final.

Gary added a second Premiership win to his resume inBelcher added a second premiership win to his resume in 1990 when the Raiders defeated Penrith 18-14 to win back to back premierships and was a whisker away from three premierships in a row until the Raiders were beaten by Penrith 19-12 in the 1991 decider.

An injury plagued season in 1992 hampered Gary’s career and he finished in Canberra in 1993 after playing 148 first grade matches for the club. In his time at the Raiders, Gary managed to amass 572 points including 69 tries and 148 goals.

Gary was named in the Raiders all time greatest team at fullback during the clubs 25th anniversary season in 2006.

These days, Gary is a regular commentator with Fox Sports and 2GB.