Alexander Brimson
Alexander "AJ" Brimson (born 9 September 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, five-eighth and halfback for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL.
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| Full name | Alexander James Brimson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1998 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Five-eighth, Halfback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Brimson was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and attended high school on the Gold Coast at famous Rugby League school Keebra Park State High before signing with the Gold Coast Titans.
He played his junior rugby league at Centenary Panthers. Brimson played predominantly touch football growing up making many rep teams. Brimson didn't make a Rugby League rep side until under 16's.
He was an apprentice carpenter before played his NRL debut in 2018
2018
Brimson made his NRL debut for the Gold Coast in round 10 of the 2018 NRL season against the Melbourne Storm.[2] In round 11 of the 2018 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights, Brimson scored his first NRL try in the Gold Coast's 33-26 win at Robina Stadium. Brimson made a total of 15 appearances for the Gold Coast in 2018 as the club finished 14th on the table.[3]
2019
Brimson made a total of 21 appearances and scored 4 tries for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field. During the halfway mark of the season, head coach Garth Brennan was sacked by the club after a string of poor results. The Gold Coast managed to win only 4 games for the entire season and finished last claiming the Wooden Spoon.[4][5] On 7 October, Brimson earned his first representative jersey as he was named for the Australian side in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. Later that day, Brimson was named on the bench for the U23 Junior Australian side.
2020 Brimson had a injury plagued 2020, where he had fractured his back, he played 9 games scoring 7 tries in 2020, where his form granted him a spot in the Queensland Origin team .
On 4 November 2020, Brimson made his State of Origin debut, scoring a try in Queensland's 18-14 win in game 1 of the series.
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Round 10 NRL teams:Every team named". Fox Sports. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- "Gold Coast Titans 2018 season review". NRL.
- "The Titans are full of 'hot air'. Their latest blunder proves it". Adelaide Now.
- "Gold Coast Titans sack coach Garth Brennan". The Guardian.