Greg Drake

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Greg Drake
Personal information
Born (1969-02-14) 14 February 1969 (age 56)
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1989–92 Parramatta Eels 742008
1995 South Sydney 90000
Total832008
Source: [1]

Greg Drake (born 14 February 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1980s and the 1990s. He played for the Parramatta Eels and the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Drake made his debut for Parramatta in round 5 of the 1989 season against the North Sydney Bears. He became a regular in the latter part of 1989, [2] when he was compared to the great Bob O'Reilly. Drake played regularly in the front row until the end of the 1992 season, and Parramatta held high hopes for him throughout this period. [3] Following that season, a continual succession of injuries [4] [3] meant he did not play at all in 1993 and 1994. Alongside concerns over his lack of mobility in a faster-paced game, [a] [5] this meant Parramatta released him in September of the latter year. [6]

For 1995, Drake joined Souths and played nine games for the club before retiring at the end of the season. [7] [8] [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ During Drake’s absence due to injury, the former 5 metres (5.5 yd) separation between the teams at the play-the-ball was increased to 10 metres (10.94 yd), creating more room for attacking teams and speedy runners.

References

  1. ↑ Dollin, Shawn; Ferguson, Andrew. "Greg Drake — Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Rugby League Project.
  2. ↑ Middleton, David, ed. (1990). Rugby League 1989–90. Paddington New South Wales: Lester-Townsend Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 128. ISBN   0949853321.
  3. 1 2 "Eels". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 February 1994. p. 17.
  4. ↑ Clarkson, Alan (2 May 1993). "Sea Eagles Wary of Speech-Less Eels". The Sun-Herald . p. 66.
  5. ↑ Cadigan, Neil (2011). The Parramatta Eels: The March of the Blue and Gold. Caringbah: Playwright Publishing Pty Ltd. p. 162. ISBN   9780980666670.
  6. ↑ "League Gains, Losses". The Sun-Herald. 2 October 1994. p. 91.
  7. ↑ Boulous, Chris (18 July 2014). "South Sydney Rabbitohs break 20-year hoodoo with victory in Parramatta". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  8. ↑ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
  9. ↑ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report — Greg Drake". www.ssralmanac.com.
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