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| Born | (1967-05-17)17 May 1967 (age 57) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greg Florimo (born 17 May 1967) is an Australian former professionalrugby league footballer and current rugby league administrator known for his lifelong association with theNorth Sydney Bears both as a player and CEO.
Florimo began playing as a junior in the North Sydney district forWilloughby at age seven before playing forMcMahons Point,Crows Nest and North Sydney Brothers. He also played for theLane Cove Rugby Club Juniors.[3] His secondary education was at North Sydney Boys High School.[4]
He played 285 first-grade games for theNorth Sydney Bears over 13 seasons, starting his career in the centres before moving to five-eighth. He made his début for the Bears in 1986 and retired in 1998. In first grade he scored 73 tries, 3 goals and 1 field goal. He famously called the North Sydney fans ontoNorth Sydney Oval in 1997 after the game when Norths defeated traditional rivalsManly 41–8.
Florimo's final game for Norths was in the 23–2 minor semi-final defeat by theBulldogs. In total Florimo played 285 games for Norths which is more appearances than any other player at the club.[5][6]
ForNSW he played fourState of Origin games between 1988 and 1995. He played four Tests forAustralia between 1994 and 1995.[7] He played in theSuper League for English clubsWigan Warriors in 1999 andHalifax in 2000.
Greg Florimo kicked two field goals in his senior rugby league career. The first came in a 19–10 win for North Sydney overCronulla-Sutherland in Round 11 of the1991 season. The second came in the second test of the1995 Trans-Tasman Test series againstNew Zealand at theSydney Football Stadium in which Australia won 20–10 and wrapped up the series 2–0.
He was one of only two players ever to score a 10/10 performance in a match byRugby League Week. In August 2006 Florimo was named at centre in the North Sydney Bears'Team of the Century. He is the brother-in-law of fellow formerNorth Sydney Bears playerGary Larson.
Florimo is also associated with the North Sydney Rugby League Referee's association, refereeing mini and mod footy on Saturday mornings.
Florimo was at one stage theNorth Sydney Bears CEO, and is advocating a return for the club to theNRL.[8] Florimo's son, Jay, was a member of theWyong Roos squad in theNSW Cup competition (NSW Cup was formerly known as Reserve Grade).[9]
On 25 January 2019, Florimo was announced as a Wellbeing, Education and Community Manager at the club.[10]
