Brenko Lee

Brenko Lee (born 10 October 1995) is a Queensland rugby league footballer who plays as a centre and on the wing for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

Brenko Lee
Personal information
Born (1995-10-10) 10 October 1995
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–16 Canberra Raiders 15 12 0 0 48
2017 Canterbury Bulldogs 18 3 0 0 12
2018–19 Gold Coast Titans 20 5 0 0 20
2020– Melbourne Storm 14 4 0 0 16
Total 67 24 0 0 96
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0
2020 Queensland 1 0 0 0 0
As of 13 November 2020
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Canberra Raiders, Canterbury Bulldogs and the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.

Early life

Lee was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of Tongan and Indigenous descent. Lee is the cousin of Newcastle Knights player Edrick Lee, current NBA basketball player Patty Mills.

He attended school at Marsden State High School, Logan City and played his junior rugby league for the Logan Brothers, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Playing career

Early career

From 2013 to 2015, Lee played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[2][3] On 20 April 2013, he played for the Queensland under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[4][5] On 5 December 2013, he re-signed with the Canberra Raiders on a three-year contract.[6][7][8]

2014

On 3 May, Lee again played for the Queensland Under-20s team against the New South Wales under-20s team.[9] In Round 15 of the 2014 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on the wing in the Raiders' 22–14 loss at Canberra Stadium.[10][11][12] In the next round, against the Wests Tigers, he scored his first and second tries in the NRL, in Canberra's 19–18 loss at Leichhardt Oval.[13][14] After Round 21, after the Raiders' 54–18 loss to New Zealand Warriors at Canberra Stadium, his year was over as he struggled with a hamstring injury.[15][16] He finished his debut year in the NRL having played in 4 matches and scoring 3 tries.[17]

Lee playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties

2015

On 2 May, Lee played for the Junior Kangaroos against Junior Kiwis.[18] On 11 September, he was named in the 58-man Tonga squad to play the Cook Islands on 17 October.[19]

2017

In October 2016, Lee signed a two-year contract with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs starting in 2017.[20][21]

On 3 March 2017, Lee made his debut for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs against the Melbourne Storm at Belmore Sports Ground.

He made his international debut for Mate Ma'a Tonga in the 2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests against Fiji Bati.

In December 2017, Lee signed a one-year contract with the Gold Coast for the 2018 NRL season.

2018

Lee made 14 appearances for the Gold Coast in 2018 and scored 3 tries as the club struggled on the field finishing 14th at the end of the season.[22]

2019

Lee was limited to 6 appearances for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror season winning 4 games all year and finished last on the table claiming the wooden spoon.[23][24]

On 5 December 2019, after failing to be re-signed by the Gold Coast, it was revealed that Lee had signed on with Queensland Cup outfit, the Easts Tigers, for the 2020 season.[25]

2020

Lee signed with the Melbourne Storm and he featured in the 2020 NRL Nines hosted at Perth, Australia. In round 4 of the 2020 season, Lee made his Melbourne Storm debut against the Rabbitohs at AAMI Stadium. Lee played centre in the Storm's 2020 NRL Grand Final over the Penrith Panthers in a 26-20 win.

After a stellar season he was rewarded with selection in the Queensland Maroons squad for the 2020 State of Origin series.

References
  1. "Brenko Lee – Career Stats & Summary". Rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  2. "L". Nyc Database. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. "NYC Team List: Raiders v Rabbitohs". Raiders. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. "Under 20's Origin squads named". NRL.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "Holden U/20s State of Origin: Queensland U/20s v NSW U/20s – NRL Game Development – South East Queensland – FOX SPORTS PULSE". SportingPulse. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. "Lee re-signs with the Raiders until end of 2016 | NRL". Zero Tackle. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. "Brenko Lee Re-signs with the Raiders Until End of 2016". Raiders.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  8. "Canberra Raiders' Brenko Lee puts aside homesick blues". Canberra Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  9. "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  10. "NRL 2014 – Round 15". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  11. "Late Mail : Raiders v Bulldogs". Raiders.com.au. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  12. "Canterbury Bulldogs prove too strong for the struggling Canberra Raiders". Dailytelegaph.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  13. "NRL 2014 – Round 16". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  14. "Wests Tigers edge out Canberra Raiders in spiteful Campbelltown clash". Canberra Times. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  15. Jon Tuxworth (14 July 2014). "Raiders unlikely to lobby NRL for salary cap relief". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  16. "Canberra Raiders hit new low with 54–18 loss to New Zealand Warriors at GIO Stadium". Dailytelegaph.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  17. "Custom Match List". Rugby League Project. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  18. "Representative Round team lists". NRL.com. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  19. "Tonga Squad Announced". Rugby League Week. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  20. Bulldogs.com.au (21 August 2016). "Bulldogs announce six new faces for 2017". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  21. "Brenko Lee seeks opportunity with Bulldogs move". Zero Tackle. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  22. "Gold Coast Titans 2018 season review". NRL.com.
  23. "Melbourne Storm defeat Gold Coast Titans after scare". News.com.au.
  24. "Brenko Lee 2019". Rugby League Project.
  25. "Tigers boost squad with nrl experienced signing". www.qrl.com.au.
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