Brett 'Noddy' Kimmorley (born September 15, 1976 in Belmont, NSW) is an Australian rugby league player. He currently plays for and captains the Cronulla Sharks in the National Rugby League competition in Australia; he has also represented his country and state on several occasions. He currently plays at halfback. As an experienced captain and play-maker, Brett Kimmorley directs play both on and off field for the Cronulla Sharks. is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the 1976 Gregorian calendar. ... Belmont (33°02′S 151°39′E) is a suburb within the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia. ... Rugby league football (often shortened to rugby league) is a full-contact team sport played with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball by two teams of thirteen on a rectangular grass field. ... The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ... The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... A typical rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field plus four substitutes on the bench. ...

Biography

Early career

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1995

Brett Kimmorley made his first grade debut for the Newcastle Knights against Manly on July 21, 1995 at Energy Australia Stadium (then known as marathon stadium). Although limited opportunities at his favoured half-back position with the Knights (because of Andrew Johns) caused him to move on. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. ... July 21 is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the rugby league player. ...

1996/7

After limited opportunities during two years with the Newcastle Knights, Kimmorley opted to sign for newly formed Super League club the Hunter Mariners who were also based out of Newcastle for the 1997 season. Throughout 1997 the Mariners only managed to make a disappointing seven wins for the entire season and with the shutting down of Super League in 1998 the Mariners were subsequently disbanded. The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Newcastle, New South Wales. ... Super League (Australia) was a rugby league football administrative body that conducted professional competition in Australasia for one season in 1997. ... The Hunter Mariners were a rugby league team, based in Newcastle who participated in the single Australasian Super League season in 1997. ...

1998-2000

In 1998 with the newly formed National Rugby League starting up and the Mariners being disbanded, Kimmorley was yet again on the move. He subsequently decided to move to newly formed entity the Melbourne Storm on a three-year deal. His most memorable season for the Storm came in 1999 when the Storm won their maiden Premiership against the St George Illawarra Dragons, where he won the Clive Churchill medal for best on-ground, leading a spirited Storm comeback against the superstar dragons outfit. In the crowd watching that day was Brett's extended family including Laura James. The National Rugby League (NRL) is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. ... The Melbourne Storm are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The St. ...

2001

After enjoying a premiership victory with the Melbourne Storm under coach Chris Anderson in 1999, Brett Kimmorley left Victoria for the Northern Eagles in season 2001. He had an unhappy season, however, and when the merged entity split at the end of the season, he decided to follow his former Melbourne Storm coach Chris Anderson to the Cronulla Sharks for 2002. Chris Anderson may mean: Chris Anderson (Microsoft) is an architect at Microsoft Chris Anderson (Wired) is the Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine Chris Anderson (YDA) is a Young Democrats of America activist from Chattanooga, Tennessee Chris Anderson (Rugby League) is a former Rugby League winger and also coach for... The Northern Eagles were a short-lived Rugby League team, formed during the rationalisation of the National Rugby League by the merger of the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and the North Sydney Bears, in 2000. ... The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Cronulla in the Sutherland Shire, south of Sydney. ...

2002-present

In his first season with his new club he somewhat flourished and led the Sharks to the preliminary final and although they lost (to eventual runners-up New Zealand Warriors), Kimmorley remained impressive. The New Zealand Warriors (formerly Auckland Warriors) are a rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand who compete in the Australasian based National Rugby League competition. ...

With the new season in 2003 looking promising, Kimmorley was awarded the captaincy of the team over David Peachey (Former Fullback of Cronulla) and was rewarded with a new five-year deal. At the end of 2003, in the Ashes tour against Great Britain, Kimmorley was pivotal to Australia's whitewashing with last-minute field goals to secure the first two games in the three game series. David Peachey David Peachey (born January 21, 1974 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league fullback, currently playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs of the National Rugby League (NRL). ... The Ashes is the name given to the trophy awarded to the winner of rugby league test series between Great Britain and Australia. ...

2004 was a somewhat disappointing season for Kimmorley, who failed to take his club to the finals for a second consecutive season. He was also plagued with several injuries which caused him to miss the annual State of Origin fixtures, although he still gained a position on the end of season Tri-Nations tour to Britain and had several impressive performances which were key to the team's success. Players are selected to play for the state in which they played their first senior football, hence the name state of origin. Prior to 1980 players were selected for interstate matches on the basis of where they were playing their club football at the time. ... The Rugby League Tri-Nations (also known as the Gillette Tri-Nations for sponsorship reasons) is a rugby league tournament involving the top three nations in the sport: Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. ...

The start of 2005 looked extremely promising for the club, with Cronulla and Kimmorley winning the first 6 games in a row to be on top of the NRL Ladder. However after Kimmorley's selection for New South Wales Rugby League team in the first State of Origin match, in which he threw the fateful intercept ball to hand Queensland a victory, his confidence was seemingly shattered and his club form suffered badly. Only Cronulla's excellent first half of the season and favourable results prevented them from falling out of finals contention. The New South Wales Rugby League team represent New South Wales annually in the Rugby League State of Origin competition. ... The logo of the Queensland State of Origin team The Queensland State of Origin team is arguably Queenslands most prestigious sporting team, and play in the annual 3 match State of Origin series. ...

2006 was an unhappy one for Kimmorley, failing to regain his spot at halfback for both representative teams (New South Wales and Australia) the Sharks struggled to maintain their strong start to the season, plummeting from 2nd place on the ladder to lose 10 games in a row and finish 12th on the ladder.

In 2007 Kimmorley's chance for success has improved mainly from the signing of new coach Ricky Stuart a former representative halfback himself. Kimmorley has started the season well, looking to bring the Sharks their first premiership.

Kimmorley has been selected as halfback for the 2007 New South Wales State of Origin team for games 2 and 3, after Jarrod Mullen was dropped due to injury and a poor kicking game and poor defence in the first game of the series.

Representative career

Kimmorley has represented Country NSW four times and New South Wales seven times as well as playing 15 times for his country including the 2000 World Cup.

Playing statistics

• Played 180 career first grade games with five clubs
• Has scored over 600 points including 69 career tries

External links

• Brett Kimmorley's Official Profile
• State of Origin Offical website Rugby League Player Stats