Brian McGreal
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FullnameBrian Thomas McGreal
Born19 July 1935
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died14 July 2007 (aged 71)
Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia
PositionProp
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| Full name | Brian Thomas McGreal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 July 1935 Balmain, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 July 2007 (aged 71) Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian McGreal (1935−2007) (known as Sharkey) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1960s.[1]
Born in Balmain, New South Wales and raised near Henson Park, 'Sharkey' McGreal was a Newtown Jets junior who went on to play 3 seasons of first grade with Newtown (1960–62). A tough uncompromising prop forward, McGreal was a crowd favourite at Henson Park and had a long association with the Newtown Blue Bags.[2][3]
Brian McGreal died on 14 July 2007, at age 71.[4]
