Eric Raymond Grothe (born 15 March 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

Grothe was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and played for junior clubs Mounties and Eagle Vale.

Grothe sat out the entire 2001 NRL season due to the knee injury he suffered the previous year.

At the end of the 2005 NRL season, Grothe finished as Parramatta's top try scorer as the club won the minor premiership.

At the end of the season Grothe played for the Kangaroos, becoming, along with his father, Eric, Snr., the 8th father-son combination to represent Australia.

[1] Grothe continued to showcase his musical talents as a regular member of the cover band on Channel Nine's The NRL Footy Show.

[citation needed] He also had an original band called Shinobi with his brother Daniel and mates Darren Stapleton and Wayne Langfield.