Brendan Elliot

Brendan Elliot (born 1 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a centre, wing and fullback for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL. Nicknamed Brendan The Brave, because of the fearless way he plays the game.

Brendan Elliot
Personal information
Born (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre, 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
2019–20 Manly Sea Eagles 25 2 0 0 8
Total 65 21 0 0 84
As of 24 September 2019
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, Newcastle Knights and the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Background

Elliot was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

He 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] He then went on to sign with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles for the 2019 season.

2019

Elliot made his debut for Manly-Warringah against the Wests Tigers in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season at Leichhardt Oval. He scored his first try for the club in Round 10 against Cronulla at Shark Park which ended in a 24-14 victory.[17][18]

Elliot made a total of 18 appearances for Manly as the club finished sixth on the table at the end of the 2019 regular season. Elliot played in both finals matches for the club, scoring a try in week one of the finals series against Cronulla-Sutherland. In the second week of the finals, Manly were eliminated by South Sydney after losing 34-26 at ANZ Stadium.[19][20][21]

2020

Elliott made eight appearances for Manly-Warringah in the 2020 NRL season as the club missed out on the finals. In September, Elliott was released by the Manly club.[22]

References
  1. "Brendan Elliot - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  2. "Volvo QRFSU Open Schoolboy Trials kickoff on Thursday". Redsrugby.com.au. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  3. "E". Nyc Database. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "Late Mail: RTS ruled out". Roosters. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  6. "NRL 2014 - Round 17". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  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. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  9. "Knights sign young duo". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. "Updated team lists: Knights v Warriors". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. "Fusitu'a scores four as Warriors trounce Knights". NRL.com. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  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.
  17. "Brendan Elliot's minute of madness bombs a certain try". Sporting News.
  18. "Manly Sea Eagles beat Scott Morrison's Cronulla Sharks, Newcastle Knights smash St George Illawarra". ABC.
  19. "South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Manly Sea Eagles 34-26 in NRL semi-final". ABC.
  20. "Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller". NRL.
  21. "Under-strength Sea Eagles send Sharks packing". NRL.
  22. "Bunnies lock in two rising stars; Manly farewell three players". www.foxsports.com.au.
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