Jye Gray (born 4 March 2004) is an Australian professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

in the

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Background

Gray was born in

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and raised on the

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. He played his junior rugby league for the Parkwood Sharks and

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, and attended

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before being signed by the

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despite being pursued by the

Queensland Reds The Queensland Reds is the rugby union team based in Brisbane for the Australian state of Queensland that competes in the Southern Hemisphere's Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996, they were a representative team selected from the rugby union ...

Playing career

In 2021, Gray played for the

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in the

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and represented Queensland City under-17s, scoring twice in a 1–1 win over Queensland Country under-17s. In 2022, Gray moved to the

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, scoring eight tries in eight games for their Mal Meninga Cup side. At the end of the season, he was named Mal Meninga Cup Player of the Year. On 23 June 2022, he came off the bench for Queensland under-19s in their loss to New South Wales under-19s. On 28 June 2022, he signed with the

on a two-year contract. In 2023, Gray played for the Rabbitohs'

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and

Jersey Flegg Cup The Jersey Flegg Cup is a junior rugby league competition played in New South Wales, Australia, contested among teams made up of players aged 21 or under. The competition is administered by the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL), and is named ...

sides.

2024

Gray began the season playing for South Sydney's

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side, moving from five-eighth to fullback. In round 6 of the

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, Gray made his first grade debut, starting at fullback in South Sydney's 34–22 loss to the

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the Sutherland Shire of Southern Sydney, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. Cronulla compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugb ...

. In round 9, Gray was taken from the field during the clubs 42-12 loss against Penrith. It was later revealed Gray had suffered a foot injury and would be ruled out for two months. In round 16, Gray crossed for his first try against the

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 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 ...

. In round 27, Gray scored two tries for South Sydney in their 36-28 loss against arch-rivals the

Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...

2025

Gray started the

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as South Sydney's first choice fullback due to

Latrell Mitchell Latrell Mitchell (''né'' Goolagong; born 16 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has also represented both New South Wales rugby ...

being out injured. In the early rounds of the competition, Gray lead the Dally M leader board due to his good performances. Following the clubs round 15 loss to Canterbury, Gray was side lined with injury for an indefinite period.

References

External links

South Sydney Rabbitohs profileNRL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Jye 2004 births Living people 21st-century Australian sportsmen Australian rugby league players People educated at the Southport School Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Liverpool, New South Wales South Sydney Rabbitohs players