Aaron Gray (rugby league)

Aaron Gray
Personal information
Born (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–17 South Sydney 42 17 0 0 68
2018– Cronulla Sharks 1 0 0 0 0
Total 43 17 0 0 68
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 NSW City 1 4 0 0 16
As of 31 January 2018
Source: [1]

Aaron Gray (born 7 April 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He plays as a centre and wing.

Background

Gray was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

Playing career

Early career

From 2012 to 2014, Gray played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs' NYC team.[2][3] On 3 May 2014, he played for the New South Wales under-20s team against the Queensland under-20s team, after coming in as a late inclusion for an injured player.[4]

Gray playing for the North Sydney Bears

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Gray played for the Rabbitohs in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[5]

In 2015, Gray graduated on to the Rabbitohs' New South Wales Cup team, North Sydney Bears. Gray played 12 games for Norths and scored 7 tries before making his NRL Debut.[6][7] In Round 8 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Rabbitohs against the Canberra Raiders, playing in the Rabbitohs' 22-30 loss.[8][9] In Round 9, he scored his first two tries for the Rabbitohs against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[10] On 3 August, he re-signed with the Rabbitohs on a 2-year contract.[11] He finished off the 2015 season having played in 12 games and scoring seven tries.[12]

2016

The Rabbitohs' loss of centre Dylan Walker to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles caused a reshuffle among the club's back-line, handing Gray a more secure spot on the wing. He began the season, scoring a try in Round 1.[13] In Round 2, he scored his first career hat-trick against the Newcastle Knights in the Rabbitohs' 48-6 win at ANZ Stadium.[14] On 8 May, he played for NSW City against NSW Country in the annual City vs Country Origin match. Despite being named in the centres, an injury to City winger David Nofoaluma moved Gray to the wing, where he scored four tries in the match.[15] During the second half of the season, the Rabbitohs shifted Gray to the position of centre, where he scored four tries overall, including a double in Round 26 against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He finished the 2016 season with 21 appearances and 9 tries.[16]

2017

Gray was named in the Rabbitohs squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[17]

On July 13 Gray signed a two-year contract with the Cronulla Sharks starting in 2018.[18]

2018

Gray made his debut for Cronulla in Round 2 against The St George Illawarra Dragons[19]. In June 2018, Gray was selected to play for NSW residents against the QLD residents side. NSW residents won the match 36-20.[20] Gray only managed to make 1 appearance for Cronulla in 2018 and spent the entire season playing for Newtown in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW. On 23 September, Gray played for Newtown in their 18-12 grand final loss to Canterbury.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Aaron Gray - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Aaron Gray". Nycdatabase.org. Archived from the original on 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  3. ↑ "Two From Two for Rabbitohs NYC". Rabbitohs.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Rep Wrap". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. ↑ "2015 Auckland Nines squad lists". NRL. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  6. ↑ http://www.ssralmanac.com/mobile/pastplayers_bears.htm
  7. ↑ "VB NSW CUP TEAMS ROUND 1". NSWRL.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  8. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 8". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
  9. ↑ "Late Mail: Rd 8, 2015". Rabbitohs.com.au. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  10. ↑ "NRL 2015 - Round 9". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2015-05-29.
  11. ↑ "Young gun Gray re-signs with Souths | NRL". Zero Tackle. 3 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  13. ↑ "NRL 2016 - Round 1". Rugby League Project. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  14. ↑ Dominic Bossi. "Aaron Gray seals hat-trick for South Sydney Rabbitohs after pre-season overdose". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  15. ↑ "Updated: Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  16. ↑ "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
  17. ↑ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Cronulla Sharks sign Aaron Gray". Zero Tackle. 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
  19. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/13/cronulla-sharks-v-st-george-illawarra-dragons-round-2-preview/
  20. ↑ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/06/24/final-team--intrust-super-nsw-residents/
  21. ↑ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/09/23/woolford-stars-as-bulldogs-claim-isp-premiership/
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