Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Wednesday, 5th June, 1946
- Current Age
- 79 years and 299 days
Honours & Awards
Based only on data available in the RLP database. This information should be used as a guide only.
- Interstate Series
- 1971
- City vs Country Firsts
- 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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| Representative Career - International | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests (Senior International Matches) | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Representative Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Interstate Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Club Career - Australia | Comp Wins | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Overall | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
| First Class | 188 | 25 | - | 6 | 87 | 133 | 66 | 1 | 70.74% | List | |||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
| Overall | 1970-1971 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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 | ||||
| Overall | 1965-1975 | 141 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 68 | 91 | 49 | 1 | 64.54% | List | ||||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Max Turner, Tony McCarron, Alan Katzmann, Wests Archives, Derek Farrar, Bill Bates, AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello
Your Say
9 Aug 2012 12:17pm
In 1971 Grant was the Rugby League Week player of the year.
24 Jul 2023 3:53pm
What happened to Bobby Grant in 1967?
7 Feb 2026 3:41pm
He played for Glebe youth club! Then Codox in thr Balmain juniors
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