Grant Garvey
Australian rugby league footballer
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Grant Garvey (born 17 September 1996) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Newtown Jets in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. His position was hooker. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League.
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| Born | 17 September 1996 La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Craig Garvey (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Garvey is of Indigenous Australian descent[2] and played his junior rugby league for La Perouse United and South Eastern Seagulls. He was then signed by the Sydney Roosters.
Garvey is the younger brother of Sydney Roosters player Craig Garvey.[2]
Playing career
Early career
From 2014 to 2016, Garvey played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[3][4] On 8 July 2015, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team.[5]
2016
On 13 July, Garvey played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team for a second year in a row.[6][7] In Round 22 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Penrith Panthers.[8][9] He captained the 2016 Sydney Roosters Holden Cup Premiership winning side.
2017
In 2017, Garvey made no first grade appearances for the Sydney Roosters. Garvey instead played the season with the clubs feeder side Wyong.
2018
In 2018, Garvey played for Queensland Cup side the Tweed Heads Seagulls.
2019
2024
In 2024, Garvey travelled to America to play with the Southwest Florida Copperheads in the USARL.[11]