Greg Alexander played as a fullback, particularly in representative matches for New South Wales and Australia.
20 Facts About Greg Alexander
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Greg Alexander was the captain of Penrith's 1991 NSWRL Grand Final winning team.
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Greg Alexander began his career at a schoolboy level where he quickly established himself as a star player for his side.
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Greg Alexander attended St Dominic's College, Penrith until year 11 then went on to complete year 11 and year 12 at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield he played for the Australian Schoolboys rugby league team in 1983.
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Greg Alexander was later signed on as a junior to his local club side the Penrith Panthers.
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Greg Alexander made his first-grade debut for the Panthers in the 1984 season as a half-back.
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Greg Alexander continued playing with the Panthers for the next several years and become known for his unique ability to score and set up tries, his excellent attacking kicking and his solid defence.
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Greg Alexander would go on to play in 10 matches on tour with the Kangaroos, scoring 10 tries and kicking 5 goals.
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Greg Alexander finished ahead of other noted try scorers including Andrew Ettingshausen, Ricky Walford and Phil Blake.
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Greg Alexander was the leading point scorer for the Kangaroos on tour, playing 17 games, scoring 14 tries and kicking 50 goals for a total of 156 points.
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Greg Alexander had performed the backflip several times at training while in England and had wanted to do it after scoring a try in a game, saying he almost did almost done so after scoring against 1989 World Club Champions, Widnes.
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On 21 June 1992, his younger brother and fellow Panthers teammate Ben Greg Alexander was killed in a car accident.
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Greg Alexander spent most of the first half of his first season for the Warriors at halfback and began to recapture some of his previous form.
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Greg Alexander eventually returned to Penrith in 1997 after his stint in New Zealand and stayed on until his retirement in 1999.
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In total, Greg Alexander played 228 games for the Panthers, scored 100 tries, kicked 343 goals and 14 field goals, tallying 1,100 career points for the club.
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On 28 August 2023, Greg Alexander was informed by the NSWRL board that his contract would not be renewed as advisor to the New South Wales coaching staff.
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Greg Alexander is the brother-in-law of fellow former Penrith, NSW and Australian teammate Mark Geyer, and of former Penrith, Western Reds and Newcastle second rower, Peter Shiels, both of whom married his sisters.
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Greg Alexander is the brother-in-law of former St George Illawarra Dragons hooker Cameron King, who is the younger brother of his wife Tanya.
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Greg Alexander is uncle to Penrith Panthers second rower Mavrik Geyer.
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Greg Alexander has appeared in several road safety awareness campaigns with his former Penrith teammate Brad Fittler.