Ensiklopedia Dunia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brad Backer

Personal information

Born

19 July 1956 (age 68)
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Playing information

Position

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	Easts Tigers
	Wynnum Manly
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1979–82	Queensland	12	1	0	0	3

Source: RLP

Brad Backer (born 19 July 1956) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. Primarily a winger, he was a member of the inaugural Queensland State of Origin team and won two premierships with the Easts Tigers.

Playing career

A Maryborough junior, Backer played for Western Suburbs Bundaberg before moving to Brisbane to join the Easts Tigers.^[1]

In 1978, he started on the wing in Easts' 14–10 BRL Grand Final win over the Fortitude Valley Diehards. In 1979, he was selected for Queensland in the interstate series. In 1980, he started on the wing for Queensland in the inaugural State of Origin game. He represented Queensland the following two years in State of Origin, scoring a try in their 1981 win over New South Wales.

In 1983, Backer won his second BRL premiership for Easts, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Grand Final. He later joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls.

References

^ "Backer won't be back to barrack". The Chronicle. 18 August 2006.

External links

Queensland Representatives at qrl.com.au

v t e Eastern Suburbs Tigers squad - 1978 BRL premiers
1. Rodger Kuhn 2. Brad Backer 3. Frank Roddy 4. Mark Payne 5. John Callus 6. Greg Holben 7. Wayne Lindenberg 8. Bruce McLeod 9. John Lang 10. Rod Morris 11. Des Morris (Ca./Co.) 12. John Abbott 13. Alan Currie

v t e Eastern Suburbs Tigers squad - 1983 BRL premiers
1. Gavin Payne 2. Steve Stacey 3. Brett Tengdahl 4. Ray Kelly 5. Brad Backer 6. Wayne Lindenberg 7. Larry Brigginshaw (c) 8. Cavill Heugh 9. Max Sahl 10. Shane McNally 11. Gavin Jones 12. Trevor Paterson 13. Brett Le Man Coach: John Lang

v t e Queensland Maroons Inaugural State of Origin team
1. Colin Scott 2. Kerry Boustead 3. Mal Meninga 4. Chris Close 5. Brad Backer 6. Alan Smith 7. Greg Oliphant 8. Wally Lewis 9. Rod Reddy 10. Rohan Hancock 11. Arthur Beetson (c) 12. John Lang 13. Rod Morris 14. Norm Carr 15. Bruce Astill Coach: John McDonald

This rugby league football biography relating to an Australian born in the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Categories:

Hidden categories: