Bob Grant (born 5 June 1946) is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. A New South Wales interstate and Australian international representative , he played most of his club football for the

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, with whom he won three premierships.

Club career

He featured in the talented South Sydney sides of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He played in the premiership victories of

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. Grant starred with two tries in Souths' convincing 23–12 victory over Manly in the 1970 Grand Final. In all he played 135 club games for South Sydney between 1966 and 1975. Grant was voted Rugby League Week Player of the Year for his performances during the 1971 premiership season. In 2004 he was named by Souths in their ''South Sydney Dream Team'',South Sydney Dream Team
from the official South Sydney website. consisting of 17 players and a coach representing the club from

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Representative career

Grant made two Test appearances for the Australian national representative side in 1970 and 1971 and represented in one game for

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. From 1964 to 1969

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's Billy Smith held a virtual monopoly on the Australian representative half-back spot, then from 1970

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began to emerge. Undoubtedly Bob Grant's representative opportunities suffered due to these fine players being his peers.

Sources

* Andrews, Malcolm (2006) ''The ABC of Rugby League'', Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney * Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) ''The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players'', Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney

Footnotes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grant, Bob 1946 births Living people Australian rugby league players Balmain Tigers players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Australia national rugby league team players Clive Churchill Medal winners South Sydney Rabbitohs captains Rugby league halfbacks Place of birth missing (living people)