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Jordan Grant (rugby League)
Jordan Grant (born 15 August 1994) is a Serbian international professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League, NRL. Early life Grant was born in Penrith, New South Wales, and is of Serbians, Serbian descent. He was educated at St Dominic's College, Penrith. Grant played junior rugby league for the St Clair Comets, before signing with Penrith Panthers. Playing career Early career Grant was a part of the Penrith Panthers junior development system. He then played in the NRL Under-20s for the Parramatta Eels in 2013, and the Wests Tigers in 2014. In 2016, Grant was named player of the year for the Tigers' New South Wales Cup team. He represented in their 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifying, 2017 World Cup qualifying fixtures in October 2016. In 2018, Grant moved to Queensland, playing for the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup, living with teammates Nicho Hynes and Aaron Booth (rugby league), Aaron Booth. After a ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a city in New South Wales, Australia, located in Greater Western Sydney, 55 kilometres (31 mi) west of the Sydney central business district on the banks of the Nepean River, on the outskirts of the Cumberland Plain. Its elevation is 32 metres (105 ft). Penrith is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Penrith. The Geographical Names Board of New South Wales acknowledges Penrith as one of only four cities within the Greater Sydney metropolitan area. History Indigenous settlement Prior to the arrival of the Europeans, the Penrith area was home to the Mulgoa tribe of the Darug people. They lived in makeshift huts called ''gunyahs'', hunted native animals such as kangaroos, fished in the Nepean River, and gathered local fruits and vegetables such as yams. They lived under an elaborate system of law which had its origins in the Dreamtime. Most of the Mulgoa were killed by smallpox or ''galgala'' shortly after the arriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
