Brad 'Whiz' Izzard

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Brad John Izzard
Nickname(s)
Whiz
Born
Sunday, 6th May, 1962
Current Age
61 years and 327 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Known Family Links

Brother
Craig Izzard
Grant Izzard

Biography

Burly centre burst on to the representative scene as reserve in the first State of Origin match of the 1982 series. Izzard was selected on the wing in the next two matches but injury ruled him out of Kangaroo tour contention. While Izzard did not quite reach similar heights in rep football he continued to give the Penrith club great service during a career that had its share of ups and downs. Fitness problems marred his relationships with coaches John Peard, Tim Sheens and Ron Willey, but his efforts under Phil Gould in 1990-91 were instrumental in Penrith's premiership success. In 1991 he was again selected as a reserve for NSW and his second half performance in the grand final win over Canberra was exceptional. Izzard scored the try that brought Penrith back into the game, with the Panthers going on to win the match. A serious neck injury hampered his efforts in 1992 and he was forced to retire on medical grounds the following year. In 2006, to mark the club’s 40th season, he was named in the Panthers’ ‘best ever’ team.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 208 73 -   - 283 110 94 4 52.88% List
State of Origin 4 2 -   - 6 1 3 0 25.00% List
NRL Finals 7 5 -   - 20 4 3 0 57.14% List
National Panasonic Cup 6 4 -   - 16 3 3 0 50.00% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 6 4 -   - 16 4 2 0 66.67% List
World Club Challenge 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW 1982, 1991 4 2 -   - 6 1 3 0 25.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Penrith NSWRFL 1982 19 9 -   - 27 5 13 1 26.32% List
Penrith NSWRFL 1983 21 5 -   - 20 8 13 0 38.10% List
Penrith NSWRL 1984 23 11 -   - 44 12 10 1 52.17% List
Penrith NSWRL 1985 21 11 -   - 44 12 9 0 57.14% List
Penrith NSWRL 1986 20 9 -   - 36 9 10 1 45.00% List
Penrith NSWRL 1987 17 4 -   - 16 4 13 0 23.53% List
Penrith NSWRL 1988 22 9 -   - 36 14 8 0 63.64% List
Penrith NSWRL 1989 14 3 -   - 12 9 5 0 64.29% List
Penrith NSWRL 1990 20 6 -   - 24 14 6 0 70.00% List
Penrith NSWRL 1991 19 5 -   - 20 16 2 1 84.21% List
Penrith NSWRL 1992 12 1 -   - 4 7 5 0 58.33% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Penrith 1982-92 208 73 -   - 283 110 94 4 52.88% List

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Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Stroud, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Steven Russo

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93