Grant Rovelli

Grant Rovelli
Personal information
Born (1983-09-03) 3 September 1983
Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–2008 NZ Warriors 68 15 0 0 60
2009–2010 North Queensland 26 1 0 0 4
Total 94 16 0 0 64
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003 Italy 1 0 0 0 0
As of 16 July 2010
Source: RLP

Grant Rovelli (born 3 September 1983, in Mackay, Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league player. From 2006 to 2010 he played in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the New Zealand Warriors and the North Queensland Cowboys. He is of Italian descent and has represented Italy's national rugby league team.[2] His usual position is halfback.

Early career

After playing for the Cowboys as a junior, Rovelli signed with the Sydney Roosters and moved to Sydney. In Sydney he played for the Sydney Roosters Premier League team for three years, including the 2004 Grand Final winning side and the side that lost the 2005 Grand Final.

New Zealand Warriors

The New Zealand Warriors signed Rovelli before the 2006 season. Head Coach Ivan Cleary had previously met Rovelli during his time at the Roosters. He made his National Rugby League debut in Round One 2006 when he started off the bench. However, later in the season he managed to secure the role of halfback and by the season's end he was a finalist for the Dally M Rookie of the Year award. Rovelli won the Vodafone Young Player of the Year award in the club's annual awards night. His final two seasons with the club were marked by indifferent form that saw him move in and out of the first grade side.

North Queensland Cowboys

On 3 December 2008 it was announced that the Warriors had released Rovelli from his final year of his contract so he could join the North Queensland Cowboys. He signed for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[3] Rovelli also played for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup.[4]

After the end of his Cowboys contract, he captained the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup and in 2011 was part of the Queensland Residents side that defeated the New South Wales Residents 32–6.[5][6][7] In 2012 he was named the captain of the Queensland Residents side.[8]

At the end of the 2012 season Rovelli was selected to play for Italy against Fiji.[9]

Rovelli has since retired from Rugby League.

References

  1. 1 2 "Players: Grant Rovelli". www.mackaycutters.com.au. Mackay Cutters. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Damir Govorcin (30 July 2006). "Curtain-raiser proposal for rugby league minnows". The Catholic Weekly (Australia). Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Rovelli Heading Home to Link up with North Queensland for 2009 NRL season warriors.co.nz, 3 December 2008
  4. ↑ Round 1 Queensland Intrust Super Cup Preview rleague.com, 18 March 2011
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Daniel (18 March 2011). "Mackay Cutters season ready to launch". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  6. ↑ QLD Residents 32 NSW Residents 6 Match Report rleague.com, 7 July 2011
  7. ↑ 2011 Queensland Residents Team qrl.com.au, 20 June 2011
  8. ↑ Queensland Residents team named nrl.com, 25 June 2012
  9. ↑ dailymercury.com.au (19 September 2012). "Rovelli for Italy". Daily Mercury. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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