Brett Rodwell

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Brett Rodwell
Personal information
Born (1970-05-23) 23 May 1970 (age 53)
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–97 Illawarra Steelers 156 60 8 0 256
1998–99 South Sydney 46 10 0 0 40
Total 202 70 8 0 296
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1991–95 NSW Country 3 0 0 0 0
1995 New South Wales 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]

Brett Rodwell (born 23 May 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition for the Illawarra Steelers and South Sydney Rabbitohs. He primarily played in the centres.

Playing career[edit]

In 1989, Rodwell was named the Steelers' rookie of the year.

Rodwell was selected to represent New South Wales in game II of the 1995 State of Origin series, scoring one try.[2]

Rodwell played with Illawarra up until the end of the 1997 season before joining South Sydney.

Rodwell played 2 seasons at Souths including the club's final game against Parramatta in 1999 before they were controversially excluded from the competition. This in turn was Rodwell's final game in first grade and he retired after the conclusion of the season.[3]

In 2006, Rodwell was named as a reserve in the Steelers 25th anniversary celebrations Team of Steel.[4]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "Brett Rodwell – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
  2. ^ "State Of Origin – Game 2, 1995". Rugby League Tables. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
  3. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League Player Report – Brett Rodwell". ssralmanac.com.
  4. ^ "Star studded team of steel announced". Rleague.com. 22 June 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2007.

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