South Sydney Rabbitohs centre Greg Inglis was medically forced into an immediate retirement from his playing days in the NRL earlier in the week, in the news many neutral fans of the league dreaded.
Inglis notched up 263 NRL games, scoring 149 tries, 32 Origin appearances for Queensland (18 tries) and 39 Tests for Australia (32 tries), breaking countless records on the way. To commemorate an incredible career, here are five of the great man's most influential performances.
3. 2009 Preliminary Final - Melbourne 40 d. Brisbane 10
It may have been a weaker Brisbane side that was forced to push Tonie Carroll to five-eighth and Darren Lockyer to halfback (Alex Glenn was originally named in the no.7 jumper!) but it was a dominant display by Melbourne that led them to their fourth consecutive Grand Final. Inglis scored a hat-trick - the first a display of sheer speed and strength to touch down, the second a result of a scrum base play and the third an 80-metre intercept.
