Gary Cowton

Gary Cowton
Personal information
Date of birth	30 December 1952
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Benalla
Debut	1971, North Melbourne vs. Collingwood, at Victoria Park
Height / weight	188 cm / 93 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1971–1978 1979–1980 1981 1983–1984 Total -	North Melbourne Footscray South Melbourne North Melbourne	129 (34) 040 0(4) 008 0(0) 022 0(1) 199 (39)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Career highlights
North Melbourne premiership player 1975, 1977

Gary Cowton (born 30 December 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) as well as having stints with Footscray and South Melbourne.

Cowton, often known as "Crazy Horse", was a utility player and was a key member of the successful North Melbourne side of the 1970s. He played in five successive grand finals, winning two of them. The first, in 1975 was as a reserve, in 1977 he played on the half back flank in their drawn game and premiership win.

After his football career, Gary completed his Bachelor of Business Degree, majoring in Macro Economics at LaTrobe University Bendigo. His career in the Australian Public Service began in 1998 with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) (1990–2005). He served in West Kimberley at Derby, WA and the East Kimberley at Kununurra, WA and then Cairns, QLD which included Cape York.

Whilst in Cairns, Gary was sponsored by AFL PNG and traveled to Papua New Guinea for some AFL clinics.

External links

• Gary Cowton's statistics from AFL Tables