Justin Brooker
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Full name | Justin Brooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | 8 August 1977||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin 'Brash' Brooker (born 8 August 1977) is an Indigenous Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs Magpies, the Bradford Bulls, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, as a centre.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Brooker played in the Campbelltown League with the Minto Cobras, then a move to the country in the Group 6 League where he won titles in U'16 and First grade. Brooker had recently turned 21 when he made his début with the Sydney City Roosters, scoring two tries on debut. He was again named at fullback for the next two weeks.
In 1999, Brooker joined the Western Suburbs Magpies. He played mostly at centre. Despite a poor season from the Western Suburbs club, he scored nine tries, including two doubles and was named Supporters player of the year. He was the last player to score for Western Suburbs before they merged with Balmain Tigers in 2000.
Brooker left Australia and played in the Super League for the Bradford Bulls and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats before returning to Australia to play for the South Sydney Rabbitohs. In September 2002 it was announced that Brooker retired from football to pursue another career.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Justin Brooker – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ David Middleton, ed. (2013). 2013 Official Rugby League Annual. Alexandria NSW: National Rugby League. p. 197.
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(help) - ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.
External links
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Bradford Bulls players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Liverpool, New South Wales
- Rugby league wingers
- South Sydney Rabbitohs players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Wakefield Trinity players
- Western Suburbs Magpies players