Jordan Grant (rugby league)

Jordan Grant
Personal information
Full name	Jordan Grant
Born	15 August 1994 (age 30); Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 4 June 2023

Last updated September 18, 2024

Jordan Grant (born 15 August 1994) is a Serbian international professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) until the end of the 2023 season. Jordan has signed a train and trial contract for the Penrith Panthers for the 2024 season and will look to cement a permanent spot in their top 30 roster.

Early life

Grant was born in Penrith, New South Wales, and is of Bosnian and Aboriginal descent.^[2] He was educated at St Dominic's College, Penrith.

Grant played junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets, before signing with Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

Early career

Grant was a part of the Penrith Panthers junior development system. He then played in the NRL Under-20s for the Parramatta Eels in 2013, and the Wests Tigers in 2014.^[3]

In 2016, Grant was named player of the year for the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team.^[4] He represented Serbia in their 2017 World Cup qualifying fixtures in October 2016.

In 2018, Grant moved to Queensland, playing for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup, living with teammates Nicho Hynes and Aaron Booth.^[5] After a year in Mackay, Grant transferred to the Redcliffe Dolphins in 2019.

Melbourne Storm

Grant signed with the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup ahead of the 2021 season.^[6]

In round 18 of the 2021 NRL season, Grant made his debut for the Melbourne club against the Newcastle Knights where they won 48–4.

Limited to just three NRL appearances for Melbourne in 2022, Grant played 12 of a possible 19 matches for the Brisbane Tigers, winning the club's best and fairest award.^[7] In 2023 Grant started at prop in the Tigers 22-18 grand final victory over the Burleigh Bears. ^[8]

Related Research Articles

The Brisbane Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. Since 1996, they have competed in the Queensland Cup, having competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1997, where they won eight premierships.

The Queensland Cup, currently known as the Hostplus Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the highest-level regional rugby league football competition in Queensland, Australia. It is run by the Queensland Rugby League (QRL) and is contested by fifteen teams, thirteen of which are based in Queensland, with one based in New South Wales and one in Central Province, Papua New Guinea.

George Jennings is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Richard Kennar is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger and centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

JJ CollinsnéFelise is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Dolphins as a prop in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Erevonu Tuicaumatalevu "Tui" Kamikamica is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Fiji at international level.

Kurt Capewell is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Corey Jensen is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Justin Olam is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays for Wests Tigers in the NRL and Papua New Guinea at international level.

Harry Grant is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a hooker for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.

Thomas Flegler is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop and lock for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He also represents Australia at international level.

Liam Martin is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level.

Thomas Dearden is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who captains and plays as a halfback for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Brian To'o is an Australian and Samoa international rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.

Nicholas Michael Hynes is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Braydon Trindall is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth or halfback for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Tyson Smoothy is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has previously played for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Joseph Chan is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Kane Bradley is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, centre for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Makenzie Weale is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

References

↑ "Jordan Grant - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
↑ "Melbourne Storm players share where they're from | NRL Multicultural Round". YouTube. Melbourne Storm. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
↑ "Graduates". 18th Man. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
↑ "2016 Intrust Super Premiership Player of the Year Award". weststigers.com.au. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
↑ Walter, Brad (21 July 2021). "How Mackay mates got Grant through lost season to Storm debut". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
↑ Kelly, Dan; Edwards, Colleen (23 December 2020). "New Tiger Grant aims to grasp Storm opportunity". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
↑ Tabet, Melissa (6 October 2022). "Grant claims Patron's Best and Fairest Award for 2022". Brisbane Tigers . Retrieved 24 October 2022.
↑ https://www.qrl.com.au/draw/qrl-premiership/2023/grand-final/game-1/ ^{[ bare URL ]}

External links

This Australian rugby league football biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "Jordan Grant - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.

[2] "Melbourne Storm players share where they're from | NRL Multicultural Round". YouTube. Melbourne Storm. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.

[3] "Graduates". 18th Man. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[4] "2016 Intrust Super Premiership Player of the Year Award". weststigers.com.au. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[5] Walter, Brad (21 July 2021). "How Mackay mates got Grant through lost season to Storm debut". qrl.com.au. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[6] Kelly, Dan; Edwards, Colleen (23 December 2020). "New Tiger Grant aims to grasp Storm opportunity". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[7] Tabet, Melissa (6 October 2022). "Grant claims Patron's Best and Fairest Award for 2022". Brisbane Tigers . Retrieved 24 October 2022.

[8] ttps://www.qrl.com.au/draw/qrl-premiership/2023/grand-final/game-1/ ^{[ bare URL ]}

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]