Tim Glasby (born 27 April 1989) is a former Australian professional

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footballer. He played for the

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, with whom he won the

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and

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in the

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(NRL). He also represented

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. His positions were and .

Early life

Glasby was born in

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, Australia, but grew up in

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and was educated at

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. He played junior rugby league for local clubs, North Rockhampton Knights and Rockhampton Brothers. He was then signed by the

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Playing career

Early years

From 2008 to 2009, Glasby played for the Penrith Panthers'

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team. He later joined the

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in the

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. In 2010, he won the Rookie of the Year award, while winning the Capras' Player of the Year three years in a row from 2010 to 2012. He captained the side in 2012. On 6 June 2012, he signed a 2-year contract with the

starting in 2013.

2013

In round 16 of the

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, Glasby made his NRL debut for the Storm against the

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. He went on to play one more NRL match for the Storm in his debut season.

2014

On 21 July, Glasby signed a two-year contract with North Queensland starting in 2015, however he was granted a release from the contract in October on compassionate grounds, re-signing with the Storm on a new two-year contract until the end of 2016. He played 13 NRL matches for the Storm in 2014, as he began to establish himself in the top side.

2016

In April, Glasby re-signed with the Melbourne club on a two-year contract until the end of 2018. Glasby was part of the Melbourne side which convincingly won the 2016 Minor Premiership but lost the

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to Cronulla-Sutherland at

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2017

After losing Game I of the 2017 State of Origin series, defeated 28-4 by

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, the

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omitted players

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and

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all due to form, opening up a position on the interchange bench for Glasby to make his

debut in Game II. This led to controversy after Sydney newspaper

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published an article with the headline "Why did Queensland select this NRL nobody?". The article received backlash, being called "disrespectful" and in "poor taste". In October, Glasby played off the interchange bench for the Storm in their

win over the

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2018

In May, Glasby signed a three-year contract with the

starting in 2019. In the

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, Glasby played 24 games as Melbourne reached their third consecutive grand final but were defeated by the

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21–6 at

. This was Glasby's last game for Melbourne.

2019

Glasby played 21 games for Newcastle in the

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as the club finished a disappointing 11th on the table.

2020

After playing 7 games for Newcastle in the

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, Glasby was unable to continue playing after recovering from repeated

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and ongoing symptoms. In September, he was medically retired due to the on-going concussion issues. He said, "When I was playing Queensland Cup there was nothing... you would get a knock and you might tell someone afterwards, or you might have a beer and get on with it... I had no issues for a long time then I got a knock to the head and it started getting worse. That’s just my situation. I’ve erred on the side of caution this time and I hope by doing that I’ll limit any damage that may come long term."

Post career

In November 2020, it was announced that Glasby would be returning to the

in 2021 as Recruitment Officer and Pathways Manager.

Honours

Club *

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Minor Premiership winners *

Winners *

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Minor Premiership winners *

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Winners

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profileMelbourne Storm profile
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