Gray made his first grade debut for Western Suburbs in Round 1 1934 against Balmain at Leichhardt Oval.
The change in form was attributed to the fact that Western Suburbs lost players such as Frank McMillan and Alan Ridley who were away on tour with the Australian team when the club finished last but returned for the start of the 1934 season.
Gray played in the 1934 grand final victory over Eastern Suburbs at the Sydney Sports Ground.
The final had been delayed for over a week due to heavy rain and Wests went into the match as underdogs with Easts boasting players such as future immortal David Brown, Viv Thicknesse, Ray Stehr, Andy Norval and Cliff Pearce.
[2][3][4] Gray returned to play with Western Suburbs for a season as captain-coach in 1940 before retiring.