Glenn Grief

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Glenn Grief
Personal information
Born (1973-08-15) 15 August 1973 (age 49)
Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1993–95 Western Suburbs 4850020
1996–01 Newcastle Knights 96121050
2002 South Sydney 10000
Total145171070
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1995 NSW City 10000
Source: [1]

Glenn Grief (born 15 August 1973) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A City New South Wales representative forward, he played in the NRL for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Newcastle Knights and South Sydney Rabbitohs. [2]

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Background

Grief was born in Fairfield, New South Wales

Playing career

Grief made his debut for Western Suburbs in round 7 of the 1993 season against Manly-Warringah at Campbelltown Stadium.

Grief played most of his career with the Newcastle Knights . He played for Newcastle from the interchange bench in their upset 2001 NRL grand final victory over Parramatta. The following year, he joined South Sydney and played in their first game back after re-admission which was a 40–6 loss against arch-rivals the Sydney Roosters. This would be Grief's final game in the top grade. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Glenn Grief - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Glenn Grief - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  3. "OFFICIAL DEBUT NUMBERS". Newcastle Knights.
  4. "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report - Glenn Grief". www.ssralmanac.com.