Brett Kearney

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Brett Kearney
Personal information


Full name	Brett Kearney
Nickname	BK
Born	(1983-09-29) 29 September 1983 Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Playing information
Position	Fullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2003–2005	South Sydney	28	5	0	0	20
2006–2009	Cronulla	49	20	0	0	80
2010–	Bradford Bulls	90	51	0	0	204
	Total	167	76	0	0	304
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2008	Country Origin	1	0	0	0	0
As of 5 February 2014
Source: RLP

Brett Kearney (born 29 September 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer with the Bradford Bulls in the Super League. 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-present

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.

Year Breakdown with the Bradford Bulls:

Season	Appearance	Tries	Points
2010 Bradford Bulls	25	14	56
2011 Bradford Bulls	21	7	28
2012 Bradford Bulls	22	15	60
2013 Bradford Bulls	22	15	60
2014 Bradford Bulls	0	0	0
Total	90	51	204

References

External links

v t e Bradford Bulls – current squad

1 Kearney 2 Kear 3 Purtell 4 Blythe 5 Foster 6 Sammut 7 Gale 8 Scruton 9 Diskin 10 Carvell 11 Olbison 12 Ferguson 13 Walker 14 Manokafoa 15 Sidlow 16 Addy 17 Gaskell 18 Donaldson 19 O'Brien 20 George 21 Henry 22 Wood 23 Roberts 24 Mellor 25 Conroy Brook Saltonstall Coach: Cummins

Persondata
Name	Kearney, Brett
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby league footballer
Date of birth	29 September 1983
Place of birth	Sydney
Date of death
Place of death

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