Garry HOCKING

1987-2001, 274 games, 243 goals

Set yourself a target and go for it. Try not to become (IMPATIENT) if you don’t reach those goals quick enough, for it will happen if you want to do it bad enough. Letter from Les Hocking to his young son Garry, reprinted in GA in 2001 He is an out and out champion. He’s not much to look at but a ripper when he goes. Kangaroo player Anthony Stevens on Garry Hocking. Hocking attacked the ball ferociously, gathering 31 possessions and putting pressure on the opposition at every opportunity. GA September 1989