in 1982 of four tries in a game. He played in the second and third Tests of that year's domestic Ashes series against Great Britain. The third test victory at the Sydney Cricket Ground would prove to be his last Test appearance. He finished his Test career with the phenomenal record of scoring a try in every Test he played. 1985 UK stint In 1985 Grothe had a season with English club Leeds where he scored 14 tries in 16 games, including a hat-trick on début against Leigh on New Year's Day - then only the third player to score three tries on début for the club. In the Australian season he suffered from knee problems that prevented his selection for the mid-season tour of New Zealand, but he was superb in Parramatta's end-of-season surge until they lost 0-26 to Canterbury in the Preliminary Final. His chronic knee-ligament problems would plague the rest of his career, 1986 4th premiership In 1986 Grothe played in Parramatta's tryless grand final win made his final State of Origin appearance in game III. However injury restricted him to playing less than half the season, and while he was originally selected for the 1986 Kangaroo touring squad, and indeed he was involved in pre-tour promotional photo sessions with the team, Grothe was controversially ruled out with a knee injury before the team left for the tour and he was replaced by young Penrith Panthers halfback Greg Alexander. The 1986 Kangaroos, coached by Don Furner, and captained by Queensland captain Wally Lewis, emulated the deeds of the 1982 Invincibles by remaining undefeated on tour, earning themselves the nickname of "The Unbeatables". Teammates Peter Sterling and Brett Kenny, were surprisingly the only players selected from the 1986 NSWRL premiers. 1987–1990 After being selected for City Origin during the 1987 season, his knee injury recurred and he did not play at all in the second half of the season. When he returned in 1988 it was clear he had lost considerable pace even before injury also ended that season. 1989 saw Grothe initially used from the reserves bench and then briefly playing in the unfamiliar position of centre. He was selected again that year for City Firsts but injured in a match at Brookvale Oval when he had come on as replacement for the injured Peter Sterling. After efforts at treating his knee failed, Grothe retired on 13