Greg Inglis

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Greg Inglis

Personal information
Full name	Greg Inglis
Date of birth	15 January 1987 (1987-01-15) (age 21)
Place of birth	Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Nickname(s)	G.I.
School(s)	Wavell State High School Macksville High School
Club information
Position(s)	Five-Eighth / Centre / Wing / Full-Back
Current club	Melbourne Storm
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Bowraville Tigers
Youth representative teams
2004	Australian Schoolboys
Other clubs
Years	Club
	Norths Devils
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2005 – present	Melbourne Storm	62 (180)
Representative teams**
2006 – present 2006 – present	Queensland Australia	7 (20) 7 (28)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of May 5, 2008. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 2 July, 2008.

Greg Inglis (born 15 January 1987) is an indigenous Australian rugby league player for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition. Inglis is a versatile player, playing in several positions during his career. He originally played in either the centres or at fullback when Billy Slater was unavailable. In 2007 he began playing as a five-eighth for the club and has not changed positions since round one. Inglis' representative matches for Queensland and Australia have been as a winger or centre.

[edit] Melbourne Storm

Inglis burst onto the NRL scene in Melbourne's Round 10, 2005 match against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, scoring a try on debut, further cementing his reputation by scoring two tries in Round 17 against the Canterbury Bulldogs.

In 2007, Inglis was switched primarily to five-eighth; his form at five-eighth was not as prominent as it had been in the three-quarters or at full-back, scoring fewer tries, but he developed through the season into a quality five-eighth.

Inglis was instrumental in Melbourne's 2007 Grand Final victory over Manly. Still at five-eighth, but at times playing a full-back's role in attack, he scored two tries, set up a third, and was awarded the prestigous Clive Churchill Medal for Man of the Match.

In 2007, Greg Inglis was selected as a Centre in the Storm's "team of the decade" to celebrate their ten year anniversary.

[edit] Queensland and Australia

Season 2006 saw Inglis move primarily to the Fullbacks role as his counterpart Billy Slater was suspended, where his form saw him in the starting line up in the Queensland State of Origin team. A few early errors were soon forgotten when Inglis scored two tries, and saving one. Unfortunately for Inglis, this was not enough for Queensland to win the match.

His selection in the Queensland squad (along with Israel Folau) caused some controversy. Inglis was born and raised in Kempsey, New South Wales, and played his first senior football in NSW (in the Arive Alive Cup). League statistician David Middleton believed that Inglis should be playing for NSW.^[1] The matter was resolved when the ARL gave Inglis the green light to play for Queensland because it ruled his first senior football was at Wavell High. Inglis had always wanted to play for Queensland. ^[2]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Melbourne Storm

[edit] Queensland

[edit] Australia

[edit] Honours

Individual

• 2005 Dally M Rookie of the Year Nominee
• 2006 Dally M Fullback of the Year Nominee
• 2007 Clive Churchill Medal

Melbourne Storm

• 2006 Minor Premiers
• 2006 Grand Final Runner-Up
• 2007 Minor Premiers
• 2007 Premiers

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Melbourne Storm profile
• NRL profile
• Greg Inglis at the State of Origin official website.
• Greg Inglis at the Former Origin Greats website.