Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Gregory Peter Stephen Alexander
- Nickname(s)
- Brandy
- Born
- Thursday, 4th March, 1965
- Current Age
- 59 years and 54 days
- Place Of Birth
- Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
- Dally M Rookie Of The Year
- 1984
- Dally M Halfback Of The Year
- 1985, 1989, 1991
- Dally M Player Of The Year
- 1985
Known Family Links
- Brother-in-law
- Peter Shiels
- Matt Geyer
- Brother
- Ben Alexander
- Father-in-law
- John King
- Brother-in-law
- Mark Geyer
- Cameron King
Biography
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership | 265 | 111 | 351 | 14 | 1160 | 146 | 110 | 9 | 55.09% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Finals | 8 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
National Panasonic Cup | 7 | 7 | 3 | - | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 28 | 27 | 55 | - | 218 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 92.86% | List | |||
City vs Country | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 6 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
Test Series | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
Tooheys Challenge Cup | 5 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
World Cup | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1989-90 | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | 36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1989-1990 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW City | 1988-91 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
NSW | 1989-91 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
NSW (SL) | 1997 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
Overall | 1988-1997 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||
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NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1984 | 23 | 10 | - | - | 40 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 52.17% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1985 | 26 | 13 | 69 | 2 | 192 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1986 | 22 | 11 | 69 | / | 102 | 67.65% | 1 | 183 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 45.45% | List |
Penrith | NSWRL 1987 | 17 | 5 | 18 | / | 34 | 52.94% | 1 | 57 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 35.29% | List |
Penrith | NSWRL 1988 | 16 | 6 | 5 | / | 8 | 62.50% | 3 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 68.75% | List |
Penrith | NSWRL 1989 | 18 | 15 | - | 1 | 61 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 72.22% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1990 | 18 | 13 | 59 | / | 90 | 65.56% | - | 170 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 72.22% | List |
Penrith | NSWRL 1991 | 18 | 9 | 50 | / | 74 | 67.57% | 3 | 139 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 83.33% | List |
Penrith | NSWRL 1992 | 9 | 2 | 10 | / | 13 | 76.92% | - | 28 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33.33% | List |
Penrith | NSWRL 1993 | 17 | 5 | 34 | / | 63 | 53.97% | - | 88 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 41.18% | List |
Penrith | NSWRL 1994 | 13 | 3 | 21 | / | 42 | 50.00% | - | 54 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 46.15% | List |
Auckland | ARL 1995 | 21 | 8 | 4 | / | 6 | 66.67% | - | 40 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61.90% | List |
Auckland | ARL 1996 | 16 | 3 | 4 | / | 5 | 80.00% | - | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List |
Penrith | Super League 1997 | 6 | 2 | 4 | / | 7 | 57.14% | 2 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List |
Penrith | NRL 1998 | 14 | 3 | 4 | / | 7 | 57.14% | - | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 42.86% | List |
Penrith | NRL 1999 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 36.36% | List | |||
NSWRL/ARL/Super League/NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Penrith | 1984-94, 1997-99 | 228 | 100 | 343 | 14 | 1100 | 125 | 94 | 9 | 54.82% | List | |||
Warriors | 1995-96 | 37 | 11 | 8 | / | 11 | 72.73% | - | 60 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 56.76% | List |
Overall | 1984-1999 | 265 | 111 | 351 | 14 | 1,160 | 146 | 110 | 9 | 55.09% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Steven Russo, Bill Bates
Sources:
ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, Official NRL Website, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995
Your Say
23/06/2011
Alexander is the only player to be Dally M Rookie of the Year one year then Dally M Player of the year the next year.He won the Dally M Rookie of the Year in 1984 then Dally M Player of the Year in 1985.He was also chosen as Halfback in Penriths Greatest Team in 2006.He also was chosen as Penrith Greatest Clubman in 2008 and he was also one of the Selectors for the Australian Rugby League Team of the Century that was unveiled in 2008 after being Selected in a Secret ballot in Sydney in December 2007.
03/10/2021
Brandy was a truly talented player.Never gave up on a play.Was a true champion for Penrith,put them on the map and gave them some hope.Played in the greatest era of Rugby League,with so many quality opponents each week.Rising to the top of the class in 91,has never looked back !!
11/04/2022
the greatest halfback I have seen
19/01/2023
Better than fittler anyday? Anytime
11/08/2023
Scored in my opinion one of the greatest individual trys in 1993. Great player!
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