Grant Garvey
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| Born | 17 September 1996 La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 29 January 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Grant Garvey (born 17 September 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Newtown Jets in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. His position is hooker. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Garvey is of Indigenous Australian descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for La Perouse United and South Eastern Seagulls. He was then signed by the Sydney Roosters.
Garvey is the younger brother of Sydney Roosters player Craig Garvey.[2]
Playing career
Early career
From 2014 to 2016, Garvey played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[3][4] On 8 July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[5]
2016
On 13 July Garvey played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team for a second year in a row.[6][7] In Round 22 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Penrith Panthers.[8][9] He captained the 2016 Sydney Roosters Holden Cup Premiership winning side.
References
- ^ "Grant Garvey - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Sibling rivalry to spur on the Garveys". NRL.com. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "G". Nyc Database. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Tim Costello and Josh Robertson (12 April 2016). "LeagueUnlimited Holden Cup NYC Under 20's Teams - 2016 Round 7". League Unlimited. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "PAY'S SAY: NSW Under-20s side". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ Posted: 7 July 2016 by Triple M NRL (7 July 2016). "TEAM LISTS: NSW And QLD Under-20s Origin Teams | NRL". Triple M. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ NRL. "Queensland Under 20s team". QRL. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Updated team lists: Panthers v Roosters". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "NRL Late Mail | Round 22". Roosters. Retrieved 9 August 2016.