Greg Florimo

On 25 January 2019, Florimo was announced as a Wellbeing, Education and Community Manager at the club.

Florimo’s final game for Norths was in the 23–2 minor semi-final defeat by Canterbury. In total Florimo played 285 games for Norths which is more appearances than any other player at the club.

He was one of only two players ever to score a 10/10 performance in a match by Rugby 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 former North Sydney Bears player Gary Larson.

Greg Florimo kicked two field goals in his senior rugby league career. The first came in a 19-10 win for North Sydney over Cronulla-Sutherland in Round 11 of the 1991 season. The second came in the second test of the 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series against New Zealand at the Sydney Football Stadium in which Australia won 20-10 and wrapped up the series 2-0.

For NSW he played four State of Origin games between 1988 and 1995. He played four Tests for Australia between 1994 and 1995. He played in the Super League for English clubs Wigan Warriors in 1999 and Halifax in 2000.

He played 285 first-grade games for the North Sydney Bears over 13 seasons, starting his career in the centres before moving to 5/8. 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 onto Bear Park in 1997 after the game when Norths defeated traditional rivals Manly by 41 points.

Greg Florimo (born 17 May 1967) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and current rugby league administrator known for his lifelong association with the North Sydney Bears both as a player and CEO.