Justin Brooker

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 (Heritage № 1170) and the South Sydney Rabbitohs, as a centre.[2]

Justin Brooker
Personal information
Full nameJustin Brooker
Born (1977-08-08) 8 August 1977
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
PositionWing, Centre, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1998 Eastern Suburbs 3 2 0 0 8
1999 Western Suburbs 22 9 0 0 36
2000 Bradford Bulls 21 11 0 0 44
2001 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 25 9 0 0 36
2002 South Sydney 7 1 0 0 4
Total 78 32 0 0 128
Source: [1]

Playing career

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 Magpies, he scored 9 tries, including 2 doubles and was named Supporters player of the year. He was the last player to score for the Magpies 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. Brooker retired for religious reason and returned to the Picton Magpies in the Group 6 Rugby League competition. With a year remaining on his Contract at South Sydney Rabbitohs In September 2002 it was announced that Brooker retired from football to pursue another career.[3][4]

References
  1. "Justin Brooker - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. David Middleton (editor) (2013). "2013 Official Rugby League Annual". Alexandria NSW, 2015: NewsLifeMedia for the National Rugby League: 197. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link) CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.

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