Alan Brady

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Alan Brady (1909-1969) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. A New South Wales representative three-quarter back, he played in the NSWRFL Premiership for Sydney's the Western Suburbs and Canterbury-Bankstown clubs, with both of whom he won premiership titles.^[2]

Alan Brady

Personal information
Full name	Alan Joseph Brady
Born	(1909-09-14)14 September 1909 Woollahra, New South Wales
Died	28 October 1969(1969-10-28) (aged 60) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Wing, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1929–35 Western Suburbs 95 71 0 0 223 1936–40 Canterbury-Bankstown 39 15 0 0 45 Total 134 86 0 0 268 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1930–35 New South Wales 8 4 0 0 12 1930–34 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0 1930 Metropolis 1 1 0 0 3
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1940 Canterbury-Bankstown 16 9 0 7 56
Source: [1]

Playing career

In 1929, his first professional season, Brady was the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership's top try-scorer with 11 tries. A year later, Brady was the star of the first rugby league grand final ever played in Australia, scoring 3 tries in the match^[3] that gave the Magpies their first premiership success.^[2] Four years later, he was a member of the club's second grand final win when they defeated the Roosters 15–12. He scored 71 tries in his time with the Magpies, at the time a club record, later eclipsed by Peter Dimond.^[4]

Joining the recently formed Canterbury-Bankstown DRLFC in 1936, Brady captain-coached the club to victory in the 1938 NSWRFL season's premiership final, giving him the rare achievement of playing in the first premiership victory for two different clubs. He was coach of the Canterbury side that lost the 1940 NSWRFL season's premiership final.^[4]

Coaching career

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jerry Brien 1939	Coach Canterbury-Bankstown 1940	Succeeded by Ron Bailey 1941

References

1. "Alan Brady – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project.
2. "Player Profile Alan Brady". Yesterday's Hero. Archived from the original on 9 September 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
3. Collis, Ian; Whiticker, Alan (2007). 100 Years of Rugby League. Chatswood, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-74110-463-9.
4. Whiticker, Alan; Hudson, Glen (2005). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players – Wests Tigers. Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 1-920910-61-1.

External links

• Bulldogs profile