Robert Ian "Bob" Grant - South Sydney Player Report

Halfback

FG Player - 550

Representative Qualification
NSW City

Date of Birth
5th June 1946

Previous Clubs
Balmain (1965)

Playing Career at South Sydney (1966-75)

South Sydney First Grade Debut
1966 PreSF v Balmain (19y 290d)
1966 Rd10  v Parramatta (Premiership - 20y 14d)

First Grade
                           Premiership :         ANZ & Aust Championship :                     Midweek Cup :                 Pre-Season Comp :                            Tour
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
1966     1   -  (1)  -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1967     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :                                 :   5   5   -   -   -      1    2 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1968     9   9   -   -   -      2    4 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :                                 :   1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   2   2   -   -   -      -    -
1969    24  24   -   2   -      2   10 :                                 :                                 :   6   6   -   -   -      1    2
1970    22  22   -   6   -      -   18 :                                 :                                 :   6   6   -   -   -      -    - :   1   1   -   -   -      -    -
1971    23  23   -   4   -      -   12 :                                 :                                 :   4   4   -   1   -      -    3
1972    19  19   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :                                 :   6   6   -   2   -      -    6
1973    12  12   -   3   -      -    9 :                                 :                                 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -
1974     8   8   -   2   -      -    6 :                                 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   6   6   -   -   -      -    -
1975    18  17  (1)  1   -      -    3 :                                 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
 
TOTAL  136 134  (2) 20   -      4   68 :   2   2   -   -   -      -    - :   3   3   -   -   -      -    - :  38  38   -   3   -      2   13 :   3   3   -   -   -      -    -

SS Cup  43  43   -   3   -      2   13 
SS FG  182 180  (2) 23   -      6   81 

Lower Grades
                        Reserve  Grade :                     Third Grade : 
Year     M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts : 
1966    20  20   -   3   -      -    9 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1967    20  20   -   3   -      4   17 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1968    16  16   -   4   -      5   22 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1969     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1970     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1971     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1972     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -
1973     1   1   -   -   -      -    - :   
1974     -   -   -   -   -      -    - :   
1975     4   4   -   -   -      -    - :   

TOTAL   61  61   -  10   -      9   48 :   -   -   -   -   -      -    -

South Sydney Senior(FG/RG/3G) Grade Career
                           Premiership :                             Cup :                     All Matches
         M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :   M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
CAREER 197 195  (2) 30   -     13  116 :  43  43   -   3   -      2   13 : 243 241  (2) 33   -     15  129

Captaincy Record at South Sydney

South Sydney First Grade Captaincy Debut
1970 Rd18  v St George

     First Grade                                           : Lower Grades
Year Premiership(  W- D-L      %) : Other(  W- D-L      %) : Reserve Grade(  W- D-L      %) : Third Grade(  W- D-L      %)
1966                              :                        :             3(  2- 0-1    67%) :
1968                              :                        :             5(  4- 0-1    80%) :
1970           2(  2- 0-0   100%) :     1(  1- 0-0   100%) :                                :
1973                              :                        :             1(  0- 0-1     0%) :
1974           6(  3- 0-3    50%) :     5(  3- 0-2    60%) :                                :
1975           7(  2- 0-5    29%) :     2(  1- 0-1    50%) :             4(  1- 0-3    25%) :

TOTAL         15(  7- 0-8    47%) :     8(  5- 0-3    63%) :            13(  7- 0-6    54%) :

SS FG         23( 12- 0-11   52%)

CAREER        36( 19- 0-17   53%)

Suspension Record at South Sydney

Year       Grade v        Wk CHARGE
never

Player Awards

Year  Award
1966 - South Sydney DRLFC All Grades Best & Fairest
1968 - South Sydney DRLFC First Grade Best & Fairest
1970 - Clive Churchill Medal(Grand Final Player of the Match)
1971 - Rugby League Week Player of the Year
1993 - South Sydney DRLFC Life Membership
2004 - South Sydney Dream Team

Representative Honours at South Sydney

Domestic                                   CvC / Interstate :                       Tourists :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Sydney City II       1970                                   :                                :  1   1   -   1   -      -    3
Sydney City          1971     1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :                                :
New South Wales      1971     1   1   -   1   -      -    3 :                                :

TOTAL                         3   3   -   3   -      -    9

International                                Internationals :                          Other
                              M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts :  M   S   R   T   G/A   FG  Pts
Australia            1970-71  2   2   -   -   -      -    - :  2   2   -   -   -      -    -

TOTAL                         4   4   -   -   -      -    -

ALL REPS                      7   7   -   3   -      -    9

Year Pos  Team                 Versus               Match         T  G/A  FG

1970 Half Sydney City II       v NSW Country II                   1  -     -
1970 Half Australia            v Great Britain      3rd Test      -  -     -

1971 Half Sydney City          v NSW Country        CvC           1  -     - (vc)
1971      New South Wales      (Queensland Tour Squad)
1971 Half New South Wales      v Queensland         2nd Match     1  -     -
1971      Australia            (New Zealand Tour Squad)
1971 Half Australia            v New Zealand XIII   Tour Match    -  -     -
1971 Half Australia            v New Zealand        Test          -  -     -
1971 Half Australia            v Auckland           Tour Match    -  -     -

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