Greg Inglis
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| Personal information | ||||||
| Full name | Greg Inglis | |||||
| Nickname | G.I. | |||||
| Born | 15 January 1987 | |||||
| Kempsey, Australia | ||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | |||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Five-eighth, Centre, Wing, Fullback | |||||
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2005– | Melbourne Storm | 74 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 205 |
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| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2006–2008 | Queensland | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2006– | Australia | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| As of 3 November 2008 | ||||||
| Source: NRL Stats and Rugby League Project | ||||||
Greg Inglis (born 15 January 1987) is an indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League. Inglis is a versatile player, playing in several positions during his career. He originally played in either the centres or at fullback when Billy Slater was unavailable. In 2007 he began playing as a five-eighth for the club and has not changed positions since round one. Inglis' representative matches for Queensland and Australia have been as a winger or centre.
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While attending Wavell State High School, Inglis played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2004.[1]
After playing for Brisbane's Norths Devils, Inglis burst onto the NRL scene in Melbourne's Round 10, 2005 match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring a try on debut, further cementing his reputation by scoring two tries in Round 17 against the Canterbury Bulldogs.
In 2007, Inglis was switched primarily to five-eighth; his form at five-eighth was not as prominent as it had been in the three-quarters or at full-back, scoring fewer tries, but he developed through the season into a quality five-eighth.
Inglis was instrumental in Melbourne's 2007 NRL Grand Final victory over Manly. Still at five-eighth, but at times playing a full-back's role in attack, he scored two tries, set up a third, and was awarded the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal for Man of the Match.
In 2007, Greg Inglis was selected as a Centre in the Storm's "team of the decade" to celebrate their ten year anniversary.
In 2008, Greg Inglis scored the winning try in the corner in the last minute to win the match 16-14 in the semi final against the Brisbane Broncos.
He played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final against Manly.[2]
Season 2006 saw Inglis move primarily to the Fullbacks role as his counterpart Billy Slater was suspended, where his form saw him in the starting line up in the Queensland State of Origin team. A few early errors were soon forgotten when Inglis scored two tries, and saving one. Unfortunately for Inglis, this was not enough for Queensland to win the match.
His selection in the Queensland squad (along with Israel Folau) caused some controversy. Inglis was born and raised in Kempsey, New South Wales, and played his first senior football in NSW (in the Arrive Alive Cup). League statistician David Middleton believed that Inglis should be playing for NSW.[3] The matter was resolved when the ARL gave Inglis the green light to play for Queensland because it ruled his first senior football was at Wavell High. Inglis had always wanted to play for Queensland. [4]
In August 2008, Inglis was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[5][6] and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad.[7] In the final, he managed to bring Australia back within two points with a try, until Joel Monaghan's infringment and subsequent penalty try ruled out any possible comeback.
| Season | Appearance | Interchange | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
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| 2005 | 9 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| 2006 | 19 | - | 18 | 2 | - | 76 |
| 2007 | 20 | - | 7 | - | - | 28 |
| 2008 | 20 | 1 | 17 | - | 1 | 69 |
| Series | Matches | Tries | Goals | Points |
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| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 |
| Year | Matches | Tries | Goals | Points |
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| 2006 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | 6 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Individual
- 2005 Dally M Rookie of the Year Nominee
- 2006 Dally M Fullback of the Year Nominee
- 2007 Clive Churchill Medal
- 2007 Melbourne Storm Team of the Decade (Centre)
- 2008 Dally M Rep Player of the Year
- 2008 Dally M Five-eighth of the Year
- 2008 Indigenous Team of the Century (Centre)
Melbourne Storm
- 2006 Minor Premiers
- 2006 Grand Final Runner-Up
- 2007 Minor Premiers
- 2007 Premiers
- 2008 Minor Premiers
In August, 2008, Inglis was named at centre in the Indigenous Team of the Century.[8]
| Preceded by Shaun Berrigan (Brisbane Broncos) |
Clive Churchill Medallist 2007 |
Succeeded by Brent Kite (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles) |
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved on 2008-10-10.
- ^ "Grand final: As it happened". Fox Sports (2008-10-05). Retrieved on 2008-10-05.
- ^ Inglis should be wearing Blue jersey By John Coomber, May 20, 2008, FOX Sports News
- ^ [1] By Steve Ricketts
- ^ Liam FitzGibbon (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad", "Fox Sports News (Australia)". Retrieved on 2 August 2008.
- ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune (2008-08-01). Retrieved on 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Manly six win Australia call-up". BBC (2008-10-07). Retrieved on 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Modern stars join greats in Indigenous Team of Century", ABC News (2008-08-09). Retrieved on 10 August 2008.
- Melbourne Storm profile
- NRL profile
- Greg Inglis at the State of Origin official website.
- Greg Inglis at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Players to watch - Greg Inglis (Australia)
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