Bulldogs History Database
Greg Eastwood
| Player # | 714 |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Beastwood |
| Position | Lock, Second Row, Front Row |
| Height | 183cm |
| Weight | 108kg |
| DOB | 10th Mar 1987 |
| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Junior Club | Manurewa Marlins NZ |
| Debut | 2009: Round 2 vs Penrith |
| Other Clubs | Brisbane |
| Rep | NZ(28) |
Greg Eastwood signed for the Brisbane Broncos as a schoolboy, and previously played for the Manurewa Marlins in South Auckland, New Zealand.
Greg was a member of the 2008 World Cup winning New Zealand team, who beat Australia in the 2008 World Cup Final at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.
In the 2007 ANZAC Test Greg made his international debut for New Zealand from the bench.
In 2009 Greg was set to join UK side Leeds, however his visa was denied. The Bulldogs signed Greg on a three year deal with the opportunity for Greg to link up with Leeds at the end of 2009 should his visa be accepted.
Just three days after signing with the blue-and-whites, Greg was called up for the injured Michael Hodgson, making his debut for the club off the bench where he managed a four pointer in the 51st minute.
At the end of the 2009 season, Greg followed his initial desire to move to England where he played for Leeds in 2010, managing just 12 games in a season hampered by injury.
The man known as Beastwood became homesick and after lengthy negotiations between the Bulldogs and Leeds, a decision was made in favour of a return to the blue-and-whites for the 2011 season.
Greg re-commenced playing in the NRL in the 2011 for the Bulldogs playing in 15 games that season.
He played in the 2012 NRL Grand final loss to the Melbourne Storm.
On 1st August 2015, Greg was named in the team of the decade as part of the clubs 80th Year celebrations.
He was named in the New Zealand Maori squad for a match
against the New Zealand Residents on 15 October 2016.
In December 2017, Greg was on the way to pre season training when he claimed he suddenly felt faint and dizzy. After visiting a hospital and seeing a specialist it was revealed that Greg was suffering from an irregular heartbeat, he almost retired from rugby league but returned to the field in 2018.
On 27 August 2018, Greg was one the players announced by Canterbury to be leaving at seasons end after his contract would not be renewed for the 2019 season.
On 23 September 2018, Greg was part of the Canterbury side which won the Intrust Super Premiership NSW defeating Newtown 18-12. The following week, he played in Canterbury's 42-18 victory over Redcliffe in the NRL State Championship.
Do you have more information on Greg Eastwood you'd like to send us?
