Brian Hetherington

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Thursday, 14th January, 1954
Current Age
70 years and 74 days

Biography

1972 Australian Schoolboy rep had a long career as a centre in Dapto, representing Country and I’warra against Great Britain in 1977 before joining Newtown in the late 1970s. Hetherington played in the club’s 1981 grand final loss to P’matta (scoring a try) but joined the newly formed I’warra Steelers the following year. In 1984 he became the club's first State of Origin player when he was chosen as a reserve and was named I’warra player of the year in that season. Hetherington played in one further match for NSW, in 1986, before his retirement at the end of the 1988 season.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing 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   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Tour Matches Illawarra Firsts 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
City vs Country Firsts 3 - -   - - 1 2 0 33.33% List
Tour Matches New South Wales Firsts 1 2 -   - 6 1 0 0 100.00% List
NRL 231 39 -   - 140 71 155 5 30.74% List
National Panasonic Cup 2 9 -   - 29 1 1 0 50.00% List
NRL Finals 4 1 -   - 3 2 2 0 50.00% List
State of Origin 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
Yorkshire Cup 3 - -   - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
UK Second Division 23 11 -   - 44 17 6 0 73.91% List
Regal Trophy 5 3 -   - 12 4 1 0 80.00% List
Challenge Cup 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Illawarra Firsts 1975 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Country Seconds 1975 1 - -   - - 0 1 0 0.00% List
NSW Firsts 1977 1 2 -   - 6 1 0 0 100.00% List
NSW Country Firsts 1977, 1984 2 - -   - - 0 2 0 0.00% List
NSW 1984, 1986 2 - -   - - 1 1 0 50.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1986 1 - -   - - 1 0 0 100.00% List
Overall1975-1986 8 2 0   0 6 4 4 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown NSWRFL 1978 22 2 -   - 6 2 19 1 9.09% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1979 22 4 -   - 12 6 16 0 27.27% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1980 20 4 -   - 12 9 10 1 45.00% List
Newtown NSWRFL 1981 23 4 -   - 12 14 7 2 60.87% List
Illawarra NSWRFL 1982 24 2 -   - 6 6 18 0 25.00% List
Illawarra NSWRFL 1983 20 4 -   - 16 5 15 0 25.00% List
Illawarra NSWRL 1984 20 4 -   - 16 9 11 0 45.00% List
Illawarra NSWRL 1985 22 5 -   - 20 5 17 0 22.73% List
Illawarra NSWRL 1986 22 4 -   - 16 6 16 0 27.27% List
Illawarra NSWRL 1987 18 - -   - - 5 13 0 27.78% List
Illawarra NSWRL 1988 18 6 -   - 24 4 13 1 22.22% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Newtown 1978-81 87 14 -   - 42 31 52 4 35.63% List
Illawarra 1982-88 144 25 -   - 98 40 103 1 27.78% List
Overall1978-1988 231 39 0   0 140 71 155 5 30.74% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Halifax 1989/90 32 14 -   - 56 22 9 1 68.75% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Halifax 1989 32 14 -   - 56 22 9 1 68.75% List

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

Sources: NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91