Bob Grant

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 5th June, 1946
Current Age
78 years and 185 days

Honours & Awards

Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.

Interstate Series
1971
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1968, 1970, 1971
Preseason Cup
1966, 1969, 1972
Clive Churchill Medal
1970
RLW Player of the Year
1971

Biography

Former Balmain junior played halfback in four straight grand finals (1968-71) with the Rabbitohs, the highlight being his brilliant two-try effort to defeat Manly in 1970. Among a galaxy of great players at Souths, Grant's role was often underrated and his sporadic Test career started with selection in the third and deciding Test against Great Britain in 1970. He toured NZ the following year, playing in the one Test on tour (the 24-3 loss at Carlaw Park), and was named RLW's Player of the Year. Grant also gained selection in Australia's 1972 World Cup squad but his Test career was usurped by the emergence of Tom Raudonikis.
- ALAN WHITICKER

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   Comp Wins App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
The Ashes - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Tour Matches Australia - 4 - -   - - 1 3 0 25.00% List
Test Series - 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
Interstate Series 1 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country Firsts - 1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) 3 141 20 -   4 68 91 49 1 64.54% List
NSWRFL Finals - 9 2 -   - 6 7 2 0 77.78% List
Preseason Cup 3 38 3 -   2 13 30 8 0 78.95% List
Midweek Cup - 3 - -   - - 2 1 0 66.67% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1970-71   2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW City Seconds 1970   1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Firsts 1971   1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1971   1 1 -   - 3 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1970-1971   3 3 0   0 9 3 0 0 100.00% List


Club Career

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year

Team Season   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain NSWRFL 1965   5 - -   - - 3 2 0 60.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1966   1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1968   9 - -   2 4 6 3 0 66.67% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1969   24 2 -   2 10 19 5 0 79.17% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1970   22 6 -   - 18 17 4 1 77.27% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1971   23 4 -   - 12 18 5 0 78.26% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1972   19 2 -   - 6 12 7 0 63.16% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1973   12 3 -   - 9 6 6 0 50.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1974   8 2 -   - 6 4 4 0 50.00% List
South Sydney NSWRFL 1975   18 1 -   - 3 5 13 0 27.78% List

NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team

Team Years   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Balmain 1965   5 - -   - - 3 2 0 60.00% List
South Sydney 1966, 1968-75   136 20 -   4 68 88 47 1 64.71% List
Overall1965-1975   141 20 0   4 68 91 49 1 64.54% List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    09/08/2012

    In 1971 Grant was the Rugby League Week player of the year.

  • Stephen Stuart
    24/07/2023

    What happened to Bobby Grant in 1967?

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