Jerry Brien

Coaching Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Enoch Cyril Brien
Born
Thursday, 8th December, 1904
Died
Friday, 11th September, 1981 (Aged 76 years and 277 days)
Place Of Birth
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Halfback Jerry Brien looked set for a great career when he was plucked from Wests' reserve grade to play for NSW in 1925. He represented NSW again in 1928 and was selected for the Second Test against the visiting England team but injured his shoulder in a subsequent club match and was replaced by Eric Weissel. Brien never again got the opportunity to represent his country. After a season with St George he retired as a player but later coached C’bury in 1939 and became an Australian selector. In 1948 Brien became embroiled in the infamous selection controversy surrounding the dumping of incumbent Australian captain-coach Len Smith from that year's Kangaroo Tour.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Coaching Career Statistics

All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.

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Competitions

Competition   Games W L D Win %  
NRL 54 28 26 0 51.85% List
NRL Finals 3 1 2 0 33.33% List
City Cup 2 1 1 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season Games W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs NSWRFL 1937 8 3 5 0 37.50% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1939 15 10 5 0 66.67% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1942 17 12 5 0 70.59% List
Canterbury NSWRFL 1943 14 3 11 0 21.43% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years Games W L D Win %  
Western Suburbs 1937 8 3 5 0 37.50% List
Canterbury 1939, 1942-43 46 25 21 0 54.35% List
Overall1937-1943 54 28 26 0 51.85% List

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Max Turner