Playing Career
Biography
Member of a famous footballing family in England, Joe Grainey immigrated to Australia after several seasons with Leigh (1961-64). In 1974 he captained Mullimbimby to a grand final win in the Group 18 competition before retiring to the northern NSW town in 1976.
- 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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| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | - | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 47.37% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| Preseason Cup | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | List | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 21 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 47.62% | List | |||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1964 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1965 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 2 | 41.67% | List | ||||
| Newtown | NSWRFL 1966 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | |||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newtown | 1964-66 | 19 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 47.37% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann
Your Say
11 Sep 2020 2:33pm
THINK HE MAY HAVE PLAYED IN A WINNING GRAND FINAL FOR GUYRA IN 1969
22 Oct 2020 7:10pm
Joe Grainey was a sensational rugby league player for the Newtown jets who made 19 appearances and 2 tries, with a total of 6 points and he coached the Mullumbimby giants to a grand final win and Joe was also in two team of the century’s one for Guyra and one for Mullumbimby.
23 Jan 2022 2:14pm
Played for Guyra in Group 5, including in the 1969 premiership team.
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