Brett Kearney
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brett Kearney | |||||
| Nickname | BK | |||||
| Born | 29 September 1983 Sydney, New South Wales Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2003–05 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2006–09 | Cronulla Sharks | 49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| 2010–14 | Bradford Bulls | 112 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
| 2015 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 189 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2008 | Country Origin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 15 September 2014 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Brett Kearney (born 29 September 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer formerly with the Bradford Bulls in the Super League, now currently playing for the Collegians in the Illawarra Rugby League competition. A utility back, he has represented Country Origin and previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Cronulla.
Biography
Early career
Brett Kearney's Junior Club was the Kincumber Colts, on the Central Coast. Kearney was recruited to play with North Sydney Bears in the Harold Matthews Cup and S.G. Ball Cup before he moved on to South Sydney in 2003.
2003-2005
Kearney made his First Grade Debut in Round 1, Souths v Canterbury Bulldogs at Telstra Stadium, on 15 March 2003.
2006-2014
Signing with the Cronulla Sharks, Kearney had limited opportunity in 2006, with the exception of injuries. In 2007, with a positional change to fullback, Kearney was a regular in the first grade side until he suffered injury during the season. At fullback, "BK" has made inroads in attack scoring several tries. He scored a superb hat trick in the 2007 game against St. George Illawarra Dragons showing his ability in attack. In 2008 Brett Kearney was selected to play in the annual City vs Country match.
In 2009 Brett Kearney suffered a season-ending injury in round 1.
In 2010 Brett joined Super League club Bradford Bulls. After featuring for the at stand-off at the start of his Bulls career he was shifted to his natural position of full back midway through the 2010 season. After Mick Potter took over, Kearney featured almost exclusively as a full back in 2011.
In 2011 Kearney signed a new 3 Year Deal with the Bulls.
Return to Australia
In 2015, following five seasons in the Super League, Kearney returned to Australia after being linked to Illawarra Coal League team, the Collegians.[1]
Year Breakdown with the Bradford Bulls:
| Season | Appearance | Tries | Goals | F/G | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Bradford Bulls | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 2011 Bradford Bulls | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2012 Bradford Bulls | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2013 Bradford Bulls | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2014 Bradford Bulls | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Total | 112 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 236 |
(For 2014 Super League season highlights, stats and results click on 2014 Super League season results)