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Bert Gray

Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Alfred Bert Gray
Born
Friday, 1st August, 1890
Died
Sunday, 17th December, 1967 (Aged 77 years and 138 days)
Place Of Birth
Glebe, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Arthur Gray
Frank Gray

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1920
Interstate Series
1913, 1915, 1919, 1920
City Cup
1913

Biography

Nimble, light-weight forward played first grade soccer before changing ‘football’ codes to play with Glebe rugby league club. Gray went on to represent Australia in the Ashes-winning series against England in 1920 and was also a 1921-22 Kangaroo. He was chosen in the First Test at Leeds but suffered a bad knee injury in the 6-5 loss, which limited him to just five matches on tour. Rated by legendary halfback Duncan Thompson as the greatest forward of ‘all time’ for his weight (10st 6lb to 11st), he was a member of the Glebe team beaten by Norths in the 1922 final. Gray later put his judgement to the test as a graded referee and a NSW and Australian selector.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Additional Notes

Served in Europe with the 5th Pioneer Battalion during WWI. By the end of the war, he had been promoted to sergeant and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his efforts.

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 5 - 5 1-1 1     - - 5 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List
The Ashes 1 4 - 4 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 11 - 11 6-6 -     - - 18 - - - 10 1 - 90.91% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 8 - 8 2-2 1     - - 8 - - - 5 3 - 62.50% List
Tour Matches MetropolisMTR - 2 - 2 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Test Series 1 4 - 4 1-1 -     - - 3 - - - 2 2 - 50.00% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 4 7 - 7 3-3 -     - - 9 - - - 7 - - 100.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 102 - 102 33-33 -     1 1 101 - - - 65 36 1 63.73% List
NRL Finals - 1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
City Cup 1 25 - 25 8-8 1 / 1 100.00% 1 1 28 - - - 14 10 1 56.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  147 - 147 50-50 3     2 2 160 - - - 95 50 2 64.63% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1920-21   5 - 5 1-1 1     - - 5 - - - 2 3 - 40.00% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NSW Firsts 1913, 1915, 1919-22   20 - 20 8-8 -     - - 24 - - - 19 1 - 95.00% List
Metropolis 1915, 1922-23   4 - 4 --- 1     - - 2 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1920   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Kangaroos 1922   1 - 1 --- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
GlebeGlebe 19121912 NSWRFL   4 - 41-1 -     - - 3 - - - 3 1 - 75.00% List
GlebeGlebe 19131913 NSWRFL   14 - 148-8 -     - - 24 - - - 8 6 - 57.14% List
GlebeGlebe 19141914 NSWRFL   13 - 136-6 -     - - 18 - - - 7 5 1 53.85% List
GlebeGlebe 19151915 NSWRFL   14 - 145-5 -     - - 15 - - - 12 2 - 85.71% List
GlebeGlebe 19191919 NSWRFL   5 - 53-3 -     - - 9 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
GlebeGlebe 19201920 NSWRFL   11 - 113-3 -     - - 9 - - - 6 5 - 54.55% List
GlebeGlebe 19211921 NSWRFL   8 - 82-2 -     1 1 8 - - - 6 2 - 75.00% List
GlebeGlebe 19221922 NSWRFL   14 - 143-3 -     - - 9 - - - 10 4 - 71.43% List
GlebeGlebe 19231923 NSWRFL   4 - 41-1 -     - - 3 - - - 1 3 - 25.00% List
GlebeGlebe 19241924 NSWRFL   7 - 7--- -     - - - - - - 4 3 - 57.14% List
GlebeGlebe 19251925 NSWRFL   1 - 1--- -     - - - - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
GlebeGlebe 19261926 NSWRFL   7 - 71-1 -     - - 3 - - - 3 4 - 42.86% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G   A GK % 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Glebe 1912-15, 1919-26   102 - 102 33-33 -     1 1 101 - - - 65 36 1 63.73% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Tony McCarron, Bill Bates