Brendan Elliot

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Brendan Elliot
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Personal information
Full nameBrendan Elliot
Born (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Wing, Fullback, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2014–16 Sydney Roosters 1490036
2016–17 Newcastle Knights 23100040
2018 Gold Coast Titans 30000
2019–20 Manly Sea Eagles 262008
2021 Leigh Centurions 1130012
2022–23 North Qld Cowboys 60000
Total83240096
Source: [1]
As of 7 April 2023

Brendan Elliot (born 1 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger.

Contents

He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights, Gold Coast Titans, Manly Sea Eagles and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Leigh Centurions in the Super League. He has also played as a fullback and centre.

Background

Elliot was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Runaway Bay Seagulls. He also played rugby union while attending The Southport School, [2] before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

Early years

From 2012 to 2014, Elliot played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team. [3]

2014

On 3 May, Elliot played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team. [4] In round 17 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, [5] scoring a try on debut. [6] On 2 September, he was named at centre in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year. [7]

2015

On 27 July, Elliot re-signed with the Sydney Roosters on a two-year contract. [8]

Elliot playing for Wyong Roos in 2015 Brendanelliot.jpg
Elliot playing for Wyong Roos in 2015

2016

On 8 June, Elliot joined the Newcastle Knights effective immediately on a contract until the end of 2017, after being released from the final two years of his Sydney Roosters contract. [9] He made his Newcastle debut in round 14 against the New Zealand Warriors, [10] scoring a try. [11]

2017

After 23 games for the Newcastle club, Elliot left the club at the conclusion of the 2017 season due to not being offered a new contract. [12] In October, he signed a one-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2018. [13]

2018

Elliot made his Gold Coast debut in round 8 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing at centre. [14] In July, it was announced that he would depart the Titans mid-season to take up a contract with the Leigh Centurions in the Championship until the end of 2018. [15] However the Gold Coast outfit refused to release him due to injuries and lack of depth of outside backs at the club. [16] He then went on to sign with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2019 season.

2019

Elliot made his debut for Manly-Warringah against the Wests Tigers in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season at Leichhardt Oval. He scored his first try for the club in Round 10 against Cronulla at Shark Park which ended in a 24-14 victory. [17] [18]

Elliot made a total of 18 appearances for Manly as the club finished sixth on the table at the end of the 2019 regular season. Elliot played in both finals matches for the club, scoring a try in week one of the finals series against Cronulla-Sutherland. In the second week of the finals, Manly were eliminated by South Sydney after losing 34-26 at ANZ Stadium. [19] [20] [21]

2020

Elliott made eight appearances for Manly-Warringah in the 2020 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals. In September, Elliott was released by the Manly club. [22]

2021

On 16 February, it was reported that he had signed for Leigh in the Super League. [23]

2022

On 25 January, through the club website it was announced that he had signed with the North Queensland Cowboys, returning to the National Rugby League. [24]

2023

Elliott was limited to only three appearances with North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season. On 20 September, it was announced that Elliott would be leaving North Queensland after not being offered a new contract. Elliott was one of nine players who were released. [25]

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