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 .

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.

References

External links

2001 Super League Team-by-team guide

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooker, Justin 1977 births Living people Australian rugby league players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Sydney Roosters players Western Suburbs Magpies players Bradford Bulls players Wakefield Trinity players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Rugby league centres Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league wingers Place of birth missing (living people)