Greg Allen (born 27 October 1947 – 2009) was an Australian professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

footballer who played in the 1970s for the

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugby league ...

in the

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competition, as a .

Early career

Before signing on to the Cronulla-Sutherland club Allen was a strongly built

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hailing from the country town of Warren in north western New South Wales.

Career playing statistics

Point scoring summary

Matches played

References

External links

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Greg Allen at Sharks Forever site
1947 births 2009 deaths Australian rugby league players Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players Date of death missing Rugby league players from Warren, New South Wales Rugby league props {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1940s-stub