Brad Backer
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Brad Backer is an Australia
n former rugby league
footballer of the 1980s.
, in which he played in the 1978 Queensland Rugby League
State League Grand final, which Easts won over Fortitude Valley Diehards
. He also spent time with Wynnum-Manly.
Backer was one of the players in the inaugural Rugby League State of Origin
match in 1980
. He also played in the 1981 match
and game II of the 1982 series
, of which all were played on the wing. Backer scored one try in the 1981 contest.
Backer won another Brisbane rugby League premiership with Easts in 1983.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1980s.
Biography
Backer was originally from the Brisbane Rugby League club Easts TigersEasts Tigers
The Eastern Suburbs Tigers are a rugby league club based at Langlands Park, which is in the suburb of Coorparoo in Brisbane, Australia. They competed in the Brisbane Rugby League from 1934 to 1996. From 1996 they have competed in the Queensland Cup. Their jersey is traditionally an all gold jersey...
, in which he played in the 1978 Queensland Rugby League
Queensland Rugby League
The Queensland Rugby Football League is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League and selects the members of Queensland State of Origin teams....
State League Grand final, which Easts won over Fortitude Valley Diehards
Fortitude Valley Diehards
The Fortitude Valley Diehards were an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Brisbane suburb of Fortitude Valley.-History:...
. He also spent time with Wynnum-Manly.
Backer was one of the players in the inaugural Rugby League State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
match in 1980
1980 Rugby League State of Origin game
The 1980 State of Origin game between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues was the inaugural match under the newly configured rules by which a player would represent his "state of origin", i.e. the state in which he was born or in which he started playing registered first grade...
. He also played in the 1981 match
1981 Rugby League State of Origin game
The second ever Australian rugby league State of Origin fixture of 1981 featured a stunning comeback by the Maroons, an all-in-brawl, a 90-metre try by Eric Grothe, Sr...
and game II of the 1982 series
1982 Rugby League State of Origin series
The 1982 State of Origin series was the first annual full 3-match series, between New South Wales and Queensland to be played under "state of origin" selection rules. This year the Origin concept was fully embraced, with no matches using the previous seventy-four years' residential-based selection...
, of which all were played on the wing. Backer scored one try in the 1981 contest.
Backer won another Brisbane rugby League premiership with Easts in 1983.