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Greg Brentnall

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Wednesday, 5th December, 1956
Current Age
69 years and 222 days
Place Of Birth
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Uncle
Harold Brentnall

Competitions Won

The Ashes
1982
Test Series
1980 New Zealand vs Australia, 1981 Australia vs France, 1982 Australia vs New Zealand, 1982/83 France vs Australia, 1983 New Zealand vs Australia
Interstate Series
1980, 1981
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1975, 1980, 1981, 1982
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL)
1980

Honours & Awards

Dally M Fullback Of The Year
1981, 1982
Rothmans Medal
1982

Biography

Wagga (Turvey Park) fullback played for Country in 1975-76 before signing with the Bulldogs. With a grounding in Australian Rules, Brentnall possessed a massive kick in general play but his early Sydney career was punctuated by injury. It took several seasons for him to produce his best with the 1980 season proving the turning point in his career. A strong player, safe under pressure and with a good turn of pace in attack, Brentnall broke into Test football that year with two Test appearances against NZ and capped a memorable season with the Bulldogs’ grand final win over Easts. It was Brentnall's towering punt that resulted in Steve Gearin's fabulous try in that match. While C’bury faltered in the early 1980s, Brentnall won the Rothmans Medal in 1982 before touring with the Kangaroos. After an injury-plagued year in 1983, he retired from football at age 26, taking up the position of RL development officer in the Riverina area. In 1998, Brentnall joined former team-mate Chris Anderson as assistant coach of the Melbourne Storm.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -13-134---4---12-1-13--100.00%List
Other International Matches -1-1--------------10.00%List
The Ashes 13-3----------1-3--100.00%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales Country FirstsNTF-1-1-------------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-23-237---7---21-1-211191.30%List
Test Series 612-122---2---6-1-12--100.00%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
State of Origin -4-41---1---3---13-25.00%List
Interstate Series 22131---1---3---3--100.00%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 451641--5---16---42-66.67%List
NSW City vs Country 461741--5---16---52-71.43%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) 11026108243--27-2286---5945454.63%List
NRL Finals -62811--2---7---53-62.50%List
Preseason Cup -7292---2---6---45-44.44%List
Midweek Cup -7-73---33--15---34-42.86%List
Challenge Cup AU --11-------------1-0.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 15410164444--48322156-1-9861559.76%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1980-83 13-134---4---12-1-13--100.00%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1980 1-1--------------10.00%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NSW Country Firsts1975-76, 1983 4-4-1--1---4---13-25.00%List
Riverina1976 2-21---13--9---11-50.00%List
NSW1980, 1982-83 4-41---1---3---13-25.00%List
NSW City Seconds1980 1-1------------1--100.00%List
NSW Firsts1980-81 2131---1---3---3--100.00%List
NSW City Firsts1980-82 2134---4---12---3--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
CanterburyCanterbury19771977 NSWRFL 112------------2--100.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19781978 NSWRFL 12-121---1---3---65150.00%List
CanterburyCanterbury19791979 NSWRFL 22-224---4---12---139-59.09%List
CanterburyCanterbury19801980 NSWRFL 211225---5---15---166-72.73%List
CanterburyCanterbury19811981 NSWRFL 14-141---1---3---68-42.86%List
CanterburyCanterbury19821982 NSWRFL Winfield Cup 24-2413---13-1140---1011341.67%List
CanterburyCanterbury19831983 NSWRFL Winfield Cup 8412-3--3-1113---66-50.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST4ST3PT4PTTG1FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Canterbury1977-83 1026108243--27-2286---5945454.63%List

Your Say

  • Paul Carter
    7 Jan 2010 7:37pm

    In an illustrious career which first came to prominence after playing in Country Firsts surprise 19-9 win over City Firsts in 1975. Brentnall was Canterbury's first ever Rothmans Medal winner in 1982. He also scored the first ever try in State of Origin match in 1980. Brentnall is also the only player to get a 10 in a losing side in Rugby League Week, which he got during Canterbury's 25-20 loss to Manly at Brookvale Oval in 1982. He also is still the only Canterbury player to ever get a 10 in Rugby League Week as well.

  • Anonymous
    19 Mar 2024 6:30pm

    I Wayne Johnstone a former Wagga boy believe that Greg Brentnall is I believe the only football player who has represented his state in rugby league and Aussie rules . I also knew as a lad in Wagga in the 1950’s that Turvey park only had an Aussie rules side in the south west league.Back in those days in Wagga if you did not play any sport no one wanted to know you.Also I was coached in tennis by the same man who coached Tony Roach Bill Williams.One of the greatest highlights of my life was meeting Ken Rosewall,Jack Kramer and Frank Sedgman at the Wagga lawn Tennis club while me and my three mates were puting up the net on the lawn courts.Back then jack Kramer and his team of players were putting exhibition matches around Australia and promoting the professional game as we now have today.I have so many stories of my life in the Riverina.I will never forget the most brutal Rugby League matches I have seen at the Wagga cricket Ground Geg Hawick was captain of the wagga kangaroos,Brian Hambley was the wagga magpies captain the magpies were getting thrashed that’s when Brian Hambly charged through the kangaroos ranks broke collarbones and knocked out other players the ref sent him from the field.I have so many stories about the Riverina the breeding ground for sports men and women.

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