Bryan Norrie

Bryan Norrie

Norrie while playing for the Sharks in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1983-10-14) 14 October 1983 (age 41) Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Position	Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2004–05 St. George Illawarra 7 0 0 0 0 2006–07 Penrith Panthers 28 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Cronulla Sharks 25 0 0 0 0 2010–14 Melbourne Storm 120 8 0 0 32 Total 180 8 0 0 32
Source: [1] [2]

Bryan Norrie (born 14 October 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played for National Rugby League clubs the Melbourne Storm, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, St George Illawarra Dragons and Penrith Panthers. His usual position was prop.

Early life

Born in Forbes, New South Wales. Norrie was educated at Yanco Agricultural High School, and represented the 2001 Australian Schoolboys in three test matches against Great Britain.

Norrie also represented his school in the Buckley Shield, Riverina Cup, Nutrigrain Cup, and University Shield. In 2000 and 2001 he was selected for Open boys Riverina and Southern teams. In 2001 Norrie was selected in the state schoolboys side.

Professional playing career

Norrie made his NRL debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons in 2004. The Penrith Panthers contracted Norrie for 2 years between 2006 and 2007, prior to his 2-year tenure with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 2008-09.

Melbourne Storm signed Norrie in early 2010 and he later became a member of the Storm leadership group.^{[ citation needed ]} He played in Storm's 2012 NRL Grand Final victory against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and their 2013 World Club Challenge victory over Leeds.

On 10 October 2014, Norrie announced his retirement from rugby league after receiving medical advice as a result of a neck injury. ^{[3] [4]}

Later years

Norrie became an Australian Apprenticeships Ambassador for the Australian Government. ^[5]

After retiring from the NRL, Norrie took up a role at the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks as part of the teams welfare and education department. ^[6] In 2016 he joined the NRL as a match review officer. ^[7]

Statistics

Year	Team	Games	Tries	Pts
2004	St. George Illawarra Dragons	3
2005		4
2006	Penrith Panthers	16
2007		12
2008	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	14
2009		11
2010	Melbourne Storm	21	2	8
2011		24	2	8
2012		25	2	8
2013		25	1	4
2014		25	1	4
	Totals	180	8	32

References

1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Bryan Norrie – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
2. "League Central" . Retrieved 29 May 2017.
3. "Melbourne Storm prop Bryan Norrie retires". ABC News. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
4. "Storm prop Bryan Norrie retires". National Rugby League. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
5. Anonymous (17 April 2013). "Premiership hero ready for life after football: Bryan Norrie". Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
6. "Where are they now: Norrie". Melbourne Storm. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
7. "NRL Bunker launched" . Retrieved 29 May 2017.

External links

• Cronulla Sharks profile
• NRL profile ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}