Greg Inglis

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Greg Inglis
Personal information
Full name Greg Inglis
Date of birth 15 January 1987 (1987-01-15) (age 21)
Place of birth Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School(s) Wavell State High School
Macksville High School
Club information
Position(s) Five-Eighth / Centre / Wing / Full-Back
Current club Melbourne Storm
Youth clubs
Years Club
Bowraville Tigers
Youth representative teams
2004 Australian Schoolboys
Other clubs
Years Club
Norths Devils
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2005 - Melbourne Storm 56 (148)
Representative teams**
2006 -
2006 -		 Queensland
Australia		 4 (20)
6 (28)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of May 5, 2008.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of May 5, 2008.

Greg Inglis (b. 15 January 1987) is an Australian rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. 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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[edit] Melbourne Storm

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 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 prestigous 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.

[edit] Queensland and Australia

Season 2006 saw Inglis move primarily to the Fullbacks role as his counter-pary 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, 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 Arive Alive Cup). League statistician David Middleton confirmed that Inglis should be playing for NSW.[1]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Melbourne Storm

Season Matches Tries Goals Points
2005 13 7 0 28
2006 19 18 2 76
2007 20 9 0 36
Total 52 34 2 140

[edit] Queensland

Series Matches Tries Goals Points
2006 1 2 0 8
2007 3 3 0 12
Total 4 5 0 20

[edit] Australia

Year Matches Tries Goals Points
2006 5 4 0 16
2007 1 3 0 12
Total 6 7 0 28

[edit] Honours

Individual

Melbourne Storm

  • 2006 Minor Premiers
  • 2006 Grand Final Runner-Up
  • 2007 Minor Premiers
  • 2007 Premiers

[edit] References

  1. ^ Inglis should be wearing Blue jersey By John Coomber, May 20, 2008, FOX Sports News

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