Brendan Elliot

Brendan Elliot
Personal information
Born (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Centre, Wing, Fullback

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–16 Sydney Roosters 14 9 0 0 36
2016–17 Newcastle Knights 23 10 0 0 40
2018– Gold Coast Titans 3 0 0 0 0
Total 40 19 0 0 76
As of 22 February 2018
Source: [1]

Brendan Elliot (born 1 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League. He positions are centre, wing and fullback. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights.

Background

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Elliot played his junior rugby league for the Runaway Bay Seagulls. He also played rugby union while attending The Southport School,[2] before being signed by the Sydney Roosters.

Playing career

Early years

From 2012 to 2014, Elliot played for the Sydney Roosters' NYC team.[3]

2014

On 3 May, Elliot played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[4] In round 17 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Roosters against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks,[5] scoring a try on debut.[6] On 2 September, he was named at centre in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.[7]

2015

On 27 July, Elliot re-signed with the Roosters on a 2-year contract.[8]

2016

On 8 June, Elliot joined the Newcastle Knights effective immediately on a contract until the end of 2017, after being released from the final two years of his Roosters contract.[9] He made his Knights debut in round 14 against the New Zealand Warriors,[10] scoring a try.[11]

2017

After 23 games for the Knights, Elliot left the club at the conclusion of the 2017 season due to not being offered a new contract.[12] In October, he signed a 1-year contract with the Gold Coast Titans starting in 2018.[13]

2018

Elliot made his Titans debut in round 8 against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, playing at centre.[14] In July, it was announced that he would depart the Titans mid-season to take up a contract with the Leigh Centurions in the Championship until the end of 2018.[15] However the Titans refused to release him due to injuries and lack of depth of outside backs at the club.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "Brendan Elliot - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  2. ↑ "Volvo QRFSU Open Schoolboy Trials kickoff on Thursday". Redsrugby.com.au. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. ↑ "E". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  4. ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Late Mail: RTS ruled out". Roosters. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  6. ↑ "NRL 2014 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  7. ↑ "Holden Cup Team Of The Year Announced". Rugby League Week. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tupou and Elliot re-sign with Roosters | NRL". Zero Tackle. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  9. ↑ "Knights sign young duo". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  10. ↑ "Updated team lists: Knights v Warriors". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  11. ↑ "Fusitu'a scores four as Warriors trounce Knights". NRL.com. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  12. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Brendan Elliot signs with Gold Coast Titans - Zero Tackle". 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  14. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 2018 - Round 8 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Centurions sign ex-Titan Elliot - Zero Tackle". 11 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Titans won't release Elliot to England - Zero Tackle". 19 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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