Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 16th March, 1971
- Current Age
- 53 years and 64 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Awards & Accolades
Biography
Tim Brasher was still at school studying for his HSC when called into Balmain's first-grade team by coach Warren Ryan in 1989. That year, the former Australian Schoolboy rep was a centre in Balmain's grand final loss to Canberra in extra-time but 1992 can be considered Brasher's break-through year. Although playing much of the year on the wing, Brasher was the equal top try-scorer in the premiership with 16 tries and his great second half performance in the third and deciding State of Origin match saw him chosen in Australia's World Cup squad. Grabbing the vacant fullback position, he showed composure under extreme pressure in Australia's tight, 10-6 win over Great Britain in the final at Wembley. Despite Balmain's indifferent form, Brasher again represented NSW in 1993-94 but the emergence of Canberra's Brett Mullins relegated him to the reserve bench for his Test debut against France in 1994. Selected with the Kangaroos at year's end, Brasher had a steady tour and was a reserve back in the Third Test against Great Britain and the one-off Test in France. One of the first players signed by the ARL during the Super League war, Brasher made three Test appearances against NZ in 1995 before being chosen in Australia’s victorious World Cup team. Brasher was a try-scorer in Australia’s 16-8 win in the final and his form was consistent enough to retain his place in the Australian team against second rate Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Rest of the World teams in 1996-97. Outspoken and outwardly abrasive, he baulked at a new contract with Balmain at the height of uncertainty about the reunification of the game in 1998. Left without a club after Balmain closed the door on negotiations, Brasher signed with Souths after talks with Super League club C’bury stalled. His good form in a struggling Rabbitohs team saw him selected for NSW before recapturing a Test spot on the wing for the final two Tests against NZ at the end of the year. Following Souths’ exclusion from the NRL premiership in 2000, Brasher signed with the Nth Queensland North Queensland. His early good form saw him retain his place in the NSW State of Origin team but an off-season injury at the end of the year ruled him out of the entire 2001 season. Early in 2002 he was forced to retire but later began a career as a club owner in Canada and as a caddy for Terry Price on the lucrative pro tour.
- 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 % | ||||
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NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership | 244 | 100 | 105 | - | 610 | 95 | 145 | 4 | 38.93% | List | ||||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Finals | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | 7 | 2 | 6 | - | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | List | ||||
City vs Country | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 21 | 3 | 9 | - | 30 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61.90% | List | ||||
Tour Matches | Australia | 18 | 10 | 17 | - | 74 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
World Cup | 6 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | ||||
Test Series | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
The Ashes | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1992, 1994-96, 1998 | 16 | 7 | - | - | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.75% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1992-1997 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Australia | 1992, 1995 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW | 1992-98, 2000 | 21 | 3 | 9 | - | 30 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 61.90% | List | |||
NSW City | 1992-97 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
Overall | 1992-2000 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 55.56% | List | |||
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NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Balmain | NSWRL 1989 | 20 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |||
Balmain | NSWRL 1990 | 24 | 12 | 32 | / | 52 | 61.54% | - | 112 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 62.50% | List |
Balmain | NSWRL 1991 | 22 | 8 | 13 | / | 23 | 56.52% | - | 58 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 36.36% | List |
Balmain | NSWRL 1992 | 21 | 16 | 21 | / | 26 | 80.77% | - | 106 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 42.86% | List |
Balmain | NSWRL 1993 | 21 | 8 | 5 | / | 8 | 62.50% | - | 42 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 23.81% | List |
Balmain | NSWRL 1994 | 21 | 12 | 20 | / | 34 | 58.82% | - | 88 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 19.05% | List |
Sydney Tigers | ARL 1995 | 18 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
Sydney Tigers | ARL 1996 | 19 | 4 | 6 | / | 13 | 46.15% | - | 28 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 52.63% | List |
Balmain | ARL 1997 | 19 | 4 | 8 | / | 18 | 44.44% | - | 32 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 47.37% | List |
South Sydney | NRL 1998 | 23 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 21.74% | List | |||
South Sydney | NRL 1999 | 17 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 35.29% | List | |||
North Qld | NRL 2000 | 16 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 31.25% | List | |||
North Qld | NRL 2002 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
NSWRL/ARL/NRL Premiership - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Balmain | 1989-97 | 185 | 82 | 105 | / | 174 | 60.34% | - | 538 | 78 | 103 | 4 | 42.16% | List |
South Sydney | 1998-99 | 40 | 14 | - | - | 56 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 27.50% | List | |||
North Qld | 2000, 2002 | 19 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 31.58% | List | |||
Overall | 1989-2002 | 244 | 100 | 105 | / | 174 | 60.34% | 0 | 610 | 95 | 145 | 4 | 38.93% | List |
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, AJ Lucantonio, Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Max Turner, Steven Russo, Bill Bates
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video
Your Say
30/12/2013
One of the quickest fullbacks that has ever played the game and no wonder you managed to get a lot of tries. What a player.
29/09/2017
is it true that he played for wests magpies in his junior years?
10/12/2018
Exploded onto the ball and was safe as houses. His support play and speed made him one of the best players of his era.
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