Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Neville Kenneth Glover
- Nickname(s)
- Nifty
- Born
- Friday, 22nd July, 1955
- Current Age
- 68 years and 277 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
Dashing P’matta flankman's career produced one of the games cruelest myths - that the pass he dropped in the 1976 grand final against Manly cost the Eels the premiership. The real reasons for P’matta's 13-10 loss are much more complex and an insult to Glover who was a capable finisher who later made two Test appearances against NZ in 1978. The Seven Hills junior was a NSW rep against Great Britain in 1979 but his career faded after leaving the Eels following another grand final loss (in reserve grade) in 1981. In 2001 Glover was named in the club’s ‘team of the century’.
- 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 | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 134 | 59 | - | - | 181 | 82 | 46 | 6 | 61.19% | List | ||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 8 | 8 | - | - | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | 9 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44.44% | List | ||||
| Craven Mild Cup | 14 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1978 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 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 Seconds | 1978 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1978-79 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1980 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1978-1980 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1975 | 13 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 53.85% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1976 | 19 | 10 | - | - | 30 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 68.42% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1977 | 12 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1978 | 25 | 13 | - | - | 39 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1979 | 23 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 65.22% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1980 | 20 | 12 | - | - | 36 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 55.00% | List | |||
| Parramatta | NSWRFL 1981 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1982 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1983 | 11 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Parramatta | 1975-81 | 121 | 55 | - | - | 165 | 77 | 38 | 6 | 63.64% | List | |||
| Penrith | 1982-83 | 13 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 38.46% | List | |||
| Overall | 1975-1983 | 134 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 82 | 46 | 6 | 61.19% | List | |||
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Paul Carter, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Greg Stroud, AJ Lucantonio
Your Say
20/10/2011
Nifty, The Legend, how quick they are to dismiss the extraordinary achievements.
Thankyou for the memories and the 'Goose Step'
14/01/2012
You are a Hugh legend in our family....Go Niffy we love you heaps. Pauly x
02/10/2012
Christine: will always remember nifty as a great person thank you
22/03/2014
So proud to know this man ! He is a legend in our eyes . Toongabbie !
22/03/2014
Thankyou for my introduction to NRL in 1976 ,exciting! You are admired by your piers and appreciated by your friends x
25/09/2014
Neville was a great player and not only that is a great mate and always will be. I remember how he felt after that loss, but what do you expect when he had only touched the ball once prior to the poor pass.
06/02/2016
A man who loves his sport and good times.
02/10/2017
have thought the same for years ????
Neville was an extremely talented player for parramatta
and totally underestimated ????
01/04/2019
I remember Neville very well and the 1975 Grand Final, I have watch this game three times and it was the first pass to him all game and what a poor pass it was, I felt so much for him the following week, but Nev I still love ya mate and you know who I am...
26/06/2020
Just met u Neville ! Wow a childhood hero to me , an eels legend ! Thank u for your time tonight at the Doylo .
02/10/2022
Even now in 2022 , still a legend ! Well done on an amazing career on and off the field . Still making a difference x
13/01/2024
Had a brief stint with Dapto after leaving Penrith.
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