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Greg Inglis (born 15 January 1987 in Kempsey, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative outside back, he has played his whole NRL career to date with Melbourne, with whom he won the 2007 and 2009 premierships. In November 2009, he won the highly coveted Golden Boot Award as the world's greatest player - presented to him by Rugby League World magazine, becoming the third concecutive Storm player to win it, after Cameron Smith (2007) and Billy Slater (2008).[1] Inglis is a versatile back, having played 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. Inglis' representative matches for Queensland and Australia have been as a winger or centre.
[edit] Playing career[edit] Early yearsInglis signed his first professional contract at age 14 with the Melbourne Storm when he was playing in New South Wales. While in Grade 11 at Brisbane's Wavell State High School, Inglis played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2004 and was already attracting media attention as an NRL star of the future.[2] He played his first under 18's game for the Brisbane Wombats in 2004.[3] Before the end of the 2004 season the Storm had added Inglis to their full-time playing roster for the following year.[4] [edit] 2005Inglis played for Melbourne during 2005's pre-season in a trial match against the Brisbane Broncos, scoring a try in the Storm's win.[5] While playing for Brisbane's Norths Devils in 2005 Inglis scored 12 tries in five games[6] and had already become the subject of a custody battle between Queensland and New South Wales over which state he would play State of Origin for. Inglis made his NRL Premiership debut at eighteen years of age as a replacement to injured winger Jake Webster in Melbourne's match against the Parramatta Eels, scoring a try.
At the 2005 Dally M Awards Inglis was nominated for the Rookie of the Year, but lost to Parramatta's Tim Smith. The Storm went on to reach the fnals that season and in a playoff match against Brisbane, Inglis got his first experience in finals football. With the game still in the balance Billy Slater was helped from the field with an ankle injury and Inglis replaced him. After being on the field for five minutes he crossed the Broncos' line untouched to score the match-winning try.[8] [edit] 2006Season 2006 saw Inglis continue to play primarily in the fullback role as his counterpart Billy Slater was suspended. His form saw him selected in the starting line up in the Queensland State of Origin team. His selection in the Queensland squad (along with teammate Israel Folau) caused some controversy. Inglis was born and raised in Bowraville, New South Wales, and played his first senior football in NSW (in the Arrive Alive Cup). League statistician David Middleton believed that Inglis should be playing for NSW.[9] The matter was resolved when the ARL gave Inglis the green light to play for Queensland because it ruled that his first senior football was at Wavell High. However, later investigations revealed that Inglis played his first senior game for Newcastle's Hunter Sports High School, at the age of 16, and is therefore technically not eligible to play for Queensland. [10] However, Inglis went on to begin his State of Origin career with the Maroons. A few early errors were soon forgotten when Inglis scored two tries, and saved one. Unfortunately for Inglis, this was not enough for Queensland to win the match. [edit] 2007In 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. With the coming of Brett Finch Inglis has now moved back to a center three quarter. Inglis was instrumental in Melbourne's 2007 NRL 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 prestigious 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] 2008In August 2008, Inglis was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[11][12] For 2008, Greg Inglis topped the Melbourne club's try-scorers list for 2008, with 17. In the finals he scored the winning try in the corner in the last minute to win the semi final match 16-14 against the Brisbane Broncos, abruptly ending their season. He played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final against Manly.[13] Inglis was confirmed in the final 24-man Australia squad to compete in the World Cup at the end of the 2008 season.[14] Against England he scored a hat-trick of tries. In the final, he managed to bring Australia back within two points with a try, until Joel Monaghan's infringement and subsequent penalty try ruled out any possible comeback. [edit] 2009At the start of the 2009 season Inglis attracted a lot of attention due to how much weight he'd gained since the previous season, having bulked up to 110kg, making him one of the biggest centres in the game. He scored the first try of the season for 2009 against St George Illawarra as well as being one of the best on ground. He scored the match winning field goal to win the game for the Storm, 17-16. In doing so, he had not only ruined Wayne Bennett's last game in charge of the Brisbane Broncos but also his first game coaching the St George Illawarra Dragons, by scoring the match winning point.[15] He was selected for Australia in the one-off test match against New Zealand on 8 May 2009.[16] In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin match for 2009,[17] and was subsequently picked at centre for the opening State of Origin match.[18] Inglis received the Wally Lewis Medal for player of the series that year in recognition of his efforts during the 2009 State of Origin.[19] In August 2009, Inglis was charged with recklessly causing injury and the unlawful assault of his former girlfriend, and was indefinitely suspended from playing with the Melbourne Storm until the case is resolved.[20][21] Inglis was cleared to return to play with the Melbourne Storm by the club's board and the NRL on August 27, with Inglis expected to plead not guilty when he faces court in October.[22] At the 2009 Dally M Awards Inglis was named centre of the year and representative player of the year. He played in the 2009 NRL Grand Final against the Parramatta Eels, scoring a try from a Cooper Cronk bomb and kicking a final field goal in the Storm's win[23] Post-season he travelled with the Kangaroos to Europe to play in the 2009 Four Nations tournament. He was named player of the series in the Four nations final after Australia's 46-16 win over England.[24] Inglis also claimed the Golden Boot Award for the best rugby league player in the world. In December 2009 Inglis won his state's major sporting award by being named "Sport Star of the Year" at the Queensland Sports Awards, becoming the first footballer of any code to win it.[25] [edit] Statistics[edit] Point Scoring Summary[edit] Melbourne Storm
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[edit] AccoladesIn August, 2008, Inglis was named at centre in the Indigenous Team of the Century.[26]
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