| Neville Glover | |
| Fullname: | Neville Kenneth Glover |
| Birth Date: | 22 July 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Retired: | yes |
| Club1: | Parramatta Eels |
| Year1start: | 1975 |
| Year1end: | 81 |
| Appearances1: | 121 |
| Tries1: | 54 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 152 |
| Club2: | Penrith Panthers |
| Year2start: | 1983 |
| Appearances2: | 11 |
| Tries2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 16 |
| Teama: | Australia |
| Yearastart: | 1978 |
| Appearancesa: | 2 |
| Triesa: | 2 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 6 |
| Teamb: | New South Wales |
| Yearbstart: | 1978 |
| Appearancesb: | 1 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| Teamc: | City NSW |
| Yearcstart: | 1980 |
| Appearancesc: | 1 |
| Triesc: | 0 |
| Goalsc: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsc: | 0 |
| Pointsc: | 0 |
| Source: | [1] |
| Updated: | 4 June 2019 |
Neville Kenneth Glover [2] (born 22 July 1955) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A New South Wales interstate and Australia international representative, he played his club football in the NSWRL Premiership with the Parramatta Eels and Penrith Panthers.
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 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] Glover also represented New South Wales in 1979 against Great Britain.[10]
Following a grand final loss in reserve grade, Glover left Parramatta. He played one more season with Penrith in 1983.
In 2002, a team of the greatest Parramatta players, known as the Parramatta Legends, were selected based on a public vote of fans. Glover was selected on the wing.[11]
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]