Ian Freeman (born 31 August 1957), also known by the nickname of "Herbie", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
[3] A Cooma junior, Freeman made his first-grade debut with the Western Suburbs Magpies in the first game of the 1983 season.
With the threat of Wests being kicked out of the competition, Freeman spent the 1985 season playing with Cooma in the country Group 16 league.
In 1986 he captained the Magpies when they had a surprise 30–20 victory over Manly[5] Freeman missed the first 4 games of the 1988 season due to a suspension imposed after a head-high tackle in a pre-season National-Panasonic Cup match.
Freeman denied the charge, saying, "He went down fairly easily and when I slung him to the ground his head hit hard.