Grant Rovelli

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Grant Rovelli

Personal information
Full name	Grant Rovelli
Date of birth	September 3, 1983 (1983-09-03) (age 24)
Place of birth	Mackay, Queensland, Australia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)
Weight	12 st 12 lbs (82 kg)
Nickname(s)	Rovs
Club information
Position(s)	Half-Back
Current club	New Zealand Warriors
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Souths, Mackay
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2003 - 05 2006 - 07	Sydney Roosters New Zealand Warriors	0 (0) 59 (60)
Representative teams
	Italy
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Grant Rovelli (born September 3, 1983 in Mackay, Queensland) is an Australian rugby league player for the New Zealand Warriors club in the National Rugby League competition.

His usual position of choice is at halfback.He can also play at five-eighth and hooker. He'd previously played in the Sydney Roosters Premier League team for three years, where in 2004 they'd won the Grand Final and also made it to the final game in 2005.

Rovelli was initially brought in as cover depth, and started off the bench in round 1 this year against the Melbourne Storm as an interchange hooker. But soon enough, with the halves not quite working Rovelli was then entrusted with the halfback duties. It didn't take him long to cement his spot in the starting 13 every week and even gained a contract extension. His talents soon had him ear marked as a finalist for the Dally M Rookie of the Year award and he also won the Vodafone Young Player of the Year award in the club's annual awards night. Rovelli was dropped for the first time during the Warriors 6 game losing streak but has returned and has since scored a double against the Tigers and the Knights.

Rovelli after ten rounds of the NRL in 2008 has been revealed as the inspiration for the foo fighters hit single "The Pretender" as his poor option taking and generally absent minded poor play has gained him a reputation as the worst regular first grader in the competition.

[edit] Career playing statistics

[edit] Point scoring summary

Games	Tries	Goals	F/G	Points
47	14	-	-	56

[edit] External links

• Official Grant Rovelli NRL profile

Sparkling Talent. A Fan's Site.

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