Justin Brooker

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Justin Brooker
Personal information
Full nameJustin Brooker
Born (1977-08-08) 8 August 1977 (age 46)
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
Position Wing, Centre, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998 Eastern Suburbs 32008
1999 Western Suburbs 2290036
2000 Bradford Bulls 21110044
2001 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats 2590036
2002 South Sydney 71004
Total783200128
Source: [1]

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]

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Playing career

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]

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References

  1. "Justin Brooker – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  3. David Middleton, ed. (2013). 2013 Official Rugby League Annual. Alexandria NSW: National Rugby League. p. 197.{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters.

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