Nigel Gaffey played at club level for the Canberra Raiders, the Sydney City Roosters, the South Queensland Crushers and the Penrith Panthers, as a second-row and lock.
10 Facts About Nigel Gaffey
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Nigel Gaffey is the son of former Cronulla Sharks player Len Gaffey.
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Nigel Gaffey replaced the injured Bradley Clyde in the Raiders' victory over the Penrith Panthers in the 1990 Grand Final.
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Nigel Gaffey joined the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1992, and in what was a season that produced mixed fortunes for the Roosters, Nigel Gaffey starred, playing in all 22 games, and scored 8 tries and finished the season as the team's equal top try scorer along with fellow Roosters 1992 newcomers Gary Freeman and David Seidenkamp.
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Nigel Gaffey starred in the Roosters' 1993 season campaign, he played in all 22 games, and scored 9 tries and finished the season as the team's top try scorer on his own.
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In 1996, along with fellow Roosters Jason Hudson, Graham Mackay, Clinton O'Brien and Mark Protheroe, Nigel Gaffey joined the ill-fated South Queensland Crushers.
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Nigel Gaffey left the Crushers at the end of the 1996 season.
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Nigel Gaffey left the Roosters at the end of the 1998 season.
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Nigel Gaffey played in the first 8 games of the 2000 season before announcing his retirement.
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Nigel Gaffey finished his career playing 177 games, and scoring 37 tries, and 1 goal.