Greg Alexander

Gregory Peter Stephen Alexander (born 4 March 1965), also known by the nickname of "Brandy", is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, who has since become a radio, television commentator and rugby league journalist. Originally a goal-kicking half-back, in his career he played for and captained the Penrith Panthers and the Auckland Warriors clubs and also represented his country and state on several occasions. Alexander's position for the majority of his career was at half-back, however early in his career – particularly in representative sides – he was moved to fullback. It was this ability to play different positions with great success that saw Alexander make both the 1986 and the 1990 Kangaroo Tours.

Greg Alexander
Personal information
Full nameGregory Peter Stephen Alexander
Born (1965-03-04) 4 March 1965
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
PositionHalfback, Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–94 Penrith Panthers 197 105 335 11 1090
1995–96 Auckland Warriors 37 11 8 0 60
1997–99 Penrith Panthers 31 8 8 3 51
Total 265 124 351 14 1201
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–91 City NSW 4 2 0 0 8
1988 Prime Minister's XIII 1 1 0 0 4
1989–91 New South Wales 6 0 2 0 4
1989–90 Australia 6 4 10 0 36
1997 New South Wales (SL) 1 1 0 0 4
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Alexander played a test on the 1990 Tour against France on the wing, scoring a try and capping it off with a memorable gymnastics style backflip in celebration. This was also his last test appearance. Greg suffers from Duypetrens Contracture, in March 2023 he had his little finger of his right hand amputated.

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