21 Facts About Brett Dallas

Brett Dallas was born on 18 October 1974 and is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1990s and 2000s.

Brett Dallas was notable for his great speed, winning the Sydney rugby league sprint in 1993.

Brett Dallas was in the Canterbury squad which won the 1995 premiership but missed the grand final due to a knee injury suffered a week earlier.

Brett Dallas left North Sydney to join Wigan when the Bears merged with local rivals Manly-Warringah to form the short-lived Northern Eagles.

Brett Dallas made 10 appearances for Queensland in State of Origin.

Brett Dallas made his international debut for Australia against New Zealand in 1995, scoring two tries.

In March 1993, Brett Dallas confirmed his standing as one of the fastest players in the Sydney premiership when he won the A$15,000 Rugby League Sprint race at the NSW Athletic League's Botany Bay Gift.

Over 75 metres, Brett Dallas defeated South Sydney winger John Minto and the man at the time considered the fastest player in the game, Parramatta flyer Lee Oudenryn.

Humble in victory, Brett Dallas confessed that the shorter distance helped him and he felt either Minto and Oudenryn would have won had the race been held over 100 metres.

Brett Dallas made his Wigan debut against Salford in a pre-season friendly.

Brett Dallas was out of action for 10 weeks in 2000 after sustaining a broken jaw sustained in an away victory against Bradford Bulls.

Brett Dallas finished the season with a total of 20 tries behind only fellow Aussie Steve Renouf and Kris Radlinski.

Brett Dallas played for the Wigan Warriors on the wing in their 2001 Super League Grand Final loss against the Bradford Bulls.

Brett Dallas again missed the end of the 2002 Super League season with a knee injury requiring a full reconstruction operation in Australia.

Brett Dallas returned to the club in 2003 but again succumbed to a hamstring injury, and was linked with Australian club Cronulla Sharks.

However, Brett Dallas was determined to win back his place in the Wigan side and declined the deal.

Brett Dallas's decision was fully justified, as he returned to form in the latter half of the season and played for the Wigan Warriors on the wing in the 2003 Super League Grand Final which was lost to the Bradford Bulls.

Brett Dallas played his final game in Wigan colours on 15 September 2006 against Hull FC after 14 years in rugby league which included a Rugby League Challenge Cup win with the Wigan Warriors in 2002.

Brett Dallas wanted to score a try in his final game for Wigan but was unable to do, so instead took the final conversion kick at goal.

On 8 January 2021, Brett Dallas was ordered to appear in court charged with multiple offences including aggravated possession of ice, supplying ice, producing marijuana, possessing ketamine as well as weapons charges.

Brett Dallas had already been in police custody for six months.