Jon Grieve is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s. He played for

Manly-Warringah The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League seaso ...

and the

Western Reds The Western Reds were a rugby league football club based in Perth, Western Australia. Founded in 1992 as the Western Reds, they entered into the Australian Rugby League competition in 1995 before defecting to the rival Super League (Australia), ...

in the NSWRL/ARL and Super League competitions. He also played for

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in England.

Playing career

Grieve made his first grade debut for Manly in round 18 of the

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against Western Suburbs at

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. After having only played one match in the top grade, Grieve played in both finals games for Manly in the 1991 season against

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and

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. Grieve played a further two years at Manly before signing with English side Widnes. In 1995, Grieve signed for the newly admitted Western Reds team where he played for three years including the 1997 Super League season when the club was renamed Perth Reds.

References

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