| John Grant | |
| Birth Date: | 1950 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Brisbane, Australia |
| Retired: | yes |
| Club1: | Souths (Brisbane) |
| Year1start: | 1971 |
| Year1end: | 78 |
| Club2: | Warrington |
| Year2start: | 1972 |
| Year2end: | 73 |
| Appearances2: | 10 |
| Tries2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 12 |
| Teama: | Queensland |
| Yearastart: | 1972 |
| Yearaend: | 73 |
| Appearancesa: | 7 |
| Triesa: | 0 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 0 |
| Teamb: | Australia |
| Yearbstart: | 1972 |
| Appearancesb: | 3 |
| Triesb: | 0 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 0 |
| Source: | [1] |
John Grant (born 19 March 1950) is an Australian businessman, rugby league football administrator and former chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission which controls rugby league in Australia. A former player of the 1970s, he was a Queensland interstate representative three-quarter back and a member of the Australian team which lost the 1972 World Cup to Great Britain in France.[1] Grant had been playing his club football for the Brisbane Rugby League's Souths club under Wayne Bennett.[2] Following the World Cup, Grant joined English club Warrington, playing for them during their table-topping 1972–73 season.[3] [4]
Grant had completed an engineering degree at the University of Queensland before taking up a scholarship with Brisbane City Council. He went on to head the information technology company Data3 and become chairman of the Australian Information Industry Association.[5] In 2011 Grant was named as the inaugural chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission.[6] The 2012 NRL season was the commission's first in control of the League.