Brett Docherty
Personal information
Born (1968-03-04) 4 March 1968
Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–91 Western Suburbs 25 0 18 0 36
1992 Illawarra Steelers 15 0 3 0 6
1993 Eastern Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0
Total 41 0 21 0 42
Source: [1]

Brett Docherty (born 4 March 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Illawarra Steelers and Eastern Suburbs.

Born in the New South Wales town of Hay, Docherty played three first-grade seasons at Western Suburbs, as a fullback and occasional goalkicker.[1]

In 1992 he joined Illawarra and had his biggest impact at the club before the season started, helping the Steelers to the Challenge Cup title. Playing as a winger, he scored the winning try in Illawarra's semi-final win over Cronulla, then kicked both of his side's penalties when they defeated the Brisbane Broncos 4-2 in the final.[2][3] He kept his spot on the wing when the NSWRL season began, before later returning to fullback, in what would be his only season at Illawarra.[1]

Docherty made a single first-grade appearance for Eastern Suburbs in 1993, before being signed by the Western Reds the following season as the Perth-based club looked to build its list for entry into the league in 1995.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. ↑ "Illawarra to play Brisbane in final". The Canberra Times. 11 March 1992. p. 39. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Docherty brings in $200,000 booty". The Canberra Times. 16 March 1992. p. 28. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Reds in world-wide hunt". The Canberra Times. 14 April 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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