Neville Glover

Neville Glover
OAM
Personal information
Full nameNeville Kenneth Glover
Born(1955-07-22)22 July 1955
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died2 April 2026(2026-04-02) (aged 70)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1975–1981 Parramatta Eels 121 54 0 0 152
1983 Penrith Panthers 11 4 0 0 16
Total 132 58 0 0 168
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978 Australia 2 2 0 0 6
1978 New South Wales 1 0 0 0 0
1980 City NSW 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Neville Kenneth Glover OAM[2] (22 July 1955 – 2 April 2026) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A New South Wales interstate and Australia international representative wing, he played his club football in the NSWRL Premiership with the Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers.

Playing career

A Seven Hills junior, Glover made his debut for Parramatta in 1975.[3] The following year Parramatta reached the grand final which was played against Manly-Warringah. With ten minutes of the match remaining and 15 metres out from a wide-open try line Glover dropped the ball over the line after Parramatta started a sweeping move from one side of the field to the other. Speaking in 2008 about the game, Glover said "Mate I'm at a prosecutors' conference today and the dropped ball thing has already been mentioned twice, I wouldn't say it gets brought up daily but certainly once a week it gets a mention".[4] Glover dropped the pass which could have given the Eels the match-winning try.[5][6]

In 1978, Glover made his Australian test debut in Brisbane against a touring New Zealand side in the second of a three-test series.[7] He scored the first of his two tries of the match after being on the field for only two minutes.[8] He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 511.[9] During the 1979 Great Britain Lions tour Glover represented New South Wales in the match they hosted against Great Britain.[10]

Following a grand final loss in reserve grade, Glover left Parramatta. He played one more season with Penrith in 1983.[11]

Post playing

After playing, Glover went into coaching and later became a police officer. Glover became the senior sergeant in charge of all Hunter Region police prosecutors.[12]

Glover died after a short illness on 2 April 2026, at the age of 70.[13]

Accolades

In 2002, a team of the greatest Parramatta players, known as the Parramatta Legends, was selected based on a public vote of fans. Glover was selected on the wing.[14]

He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000, and the Medal of the Order of Australia ‌in ⁠2018 for services to rugby league and the community.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Neville Glover at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ↑ "Mr Neville Kenneth Glover". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 24 September 2022 – via Australian Government.
  3. ↑ "Player numbers 1947 – present". parraeels.com.au. Parramatta Eels. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Top 10 finals blunders". Daily Telegraph. News Limited. 2010. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  5. ↑ O'Neill, Matthew (14 September 2007). "Eels vs Bulldogs Classic – Triple Mortimer Magic". rleague.com. Rleague.com PTY LTD. Archived from the original on 26 June 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Stephen (28 September 2001). "Not a Neville Nobody". Manning River Times. Australia: Fairfax. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  7. ↑ "Kiwis routed in rugby Test". The Age. Australia. 17 July 1978. p. 29. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  8. ↑ Pearce, Col (16 July 1978). "Fulton puts in a big claim". The Sun-Herald. Australia. p. 69. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  9. ↑ ARL Annual Report 2005
  10. ↑ "Neville Glover". yesterdayshero.com.au. Australia: SmartPack International. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  11. 1 2 Prashant Saxena, Karan. "Former rugby league great Glover dies aged 70". Reuters. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Walshaw, Nick (18 September 2008). "Famous footy fumbles still haunt". Daily Telegraph. Australia: News Limited. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  13. ↑ "Vale: Neville Glover OAM". Parramatta Eels. 3 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "THROWBACK Hall of Fame". Parramatta Eels. 31 August 2017.
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