Griffin Neame

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Griffin Neame
Personal information
Born (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)
Greymouth, New Zealand
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2021– North Qld Cowboys 6960024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023–24 New Zealand 51004
As of 20 September 2024

Griffin Neame (born 1 March 2001) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).

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Background

Neame was born in Greymouth, New Zealand.

He played his junior rugby league for Suburbs RL Club Greymouth and attended Greymouth High School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys. [1] [2]

Playing career

Early career

In 2017, Neame represented the New Zealand Residents under-16 side against the NZ Māori under-17 team. [3]

In 2019, Neame played for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Mal Meninga Cup and Hastings Deering Colts competitions. [4] [5] In September 2019, he represented the Junior Kiwis. [6]

On 7 October 2020, Neame joined North Queensland's NRL squad on a development contract for the 2021 season. [7]

2021

Neame began the 2021 season playing for the Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup. [8] On 12 May, Neame re-signed with the North Queensland club until the end of the 2023 season. [9] In Round 22 of the 2021 NRL season, Neame made his NRL debut against the Wests Tigers. [10] [11]

2022

Neame played 23 matches for North Queensland in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. Neame played in both finals matches including their preliminary final loss to Parramatta. [12]

2023

Neame made 17 appearances for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table. [13]

2024

Neame played 26 games for North Queensland in the 2024 NRL season as they finished 5th on the table. Neame played in both finals games for North Queensland as they were eliminated in the second week by Cronulla. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Griffin Neame: From Greymouth to Townsville". NQ Cowboys. 21 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Greymouth High gets better of visitors". Greymouth Star. 15 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "NZRL Names NZ U16s to take on NZ Maori 17s". College Sport Media. 10 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Round 5 Auswide Bank Mal Meninga Cup teams". QRL. 2 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "TEAMS: QRL U20 Hastings Deering Colts - 2019 Round 21". League Unlimited. 13 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Housemates to meet in trans-Tasman battle". NQ Cowboys. 27 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Cowboys promote four young guns to NRL squad for 2021". NQ Cowboys. 7 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "13 Cowboys named for Q-Cup's opening round". NQ Cowboys. 16 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cowboys re-sign young trio". NQ Cowboys. 12 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Cowboys team list: Round 22 v Tigers". NQ Cowboys. 10 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Manly thumps Parramatta Eels 56-10, as South Sydney and Wests Tigers enjoy NRL wins". www.abc.net.au.
  12. ↑ "'See it in their eyes': The late-season pact and 'massive sacrifice' behind Eels surge". www.foxsports.com.au.
  13. ↑ "NRL 2023: North Queensland Cowboys season review". www.sportingnews.com.
  14. ↑ "The Mole: Cowboys show improvement in 2024 but worrying finals stat sparks thorny question". www.nine.com.au.
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