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]

Glenn Grief
Personal information
Born (1973-08-15) 15 August 1973 (age 51)
Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–95 Western Suburbs 48 5 0 0 20
1996–01 Newcastle Knights 96 12 1 0 50
2002 South Sydney 1 0 0 0 0
Total 145 17 1 0 70
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 NSW City 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Background

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Grief was born in Fairfield, New South Wales

Playing career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Glenn Grief – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Glenn Grief – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL DEBUT NUMBERS". Newcastle Knights. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Glenn Grief". ssralmanac.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.