24 Facts About Brett Finch

Brett John Finch was born on 20 August 1981 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.

Brett Finch was educated at Erindale College, where he represented 1998 Australian Schoolboys.

Brett Finch was a Hunter Mariners junior, playing for Valentine Devils.

At the Canberra Raiders Brett Finch won the club's Rookie of the Year award in 1999.

Brett Finch debuted earlier in that year against the Melbourne Storm in round 14 as a 17-year-old.

FC Brett Finch played from the interchange bench in Sydney's victory.

In 2004, whilst playing for the Sydney Roosters, Brett Finch threw a bottle back into the crowd after he was pelted by a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs fan.

Brett Finch played for the Sydney Roosters at half back in their 2004 NRL grand final loss to cross-Sydney rivals, Canterbury-Bankstown.

Brett Finch played three State of Origin games for New South Wales after crossing from Canberra.

However Brett Finch had a disastrous Game II, and was dropped for the decider which New South Wales lost.

The Sydney Roosters and Brett Finch agreed on an early termination of his contract, allowing the Parramatta Eels to sign Brett Finch on a two-year deal from the Roosters, commencing from the 2007 season.

On 8 April 2009, Parramatta CEO, Denis Fitzgerald, confirmed that Brett Finch would be released from his contract with Parramatta.

On 14 April 2009, Brett Finch signed a one-year contract with the Melbourne Storm, his fourth club in eleven NRL seasons.

Brett Finch got his revenge beating his old team, Parramatta, in the 2009 NRL Grand Final, setting up two tries.

In July 2010, Brett Finch signed with then Super League champions, Wigan.

Brett Finch did not make his debut for Wigan until 25 March 2011 in the home defeat by Warrington in round 7 of the super league, where Brett Finch scored Wigan's only try.

Brett Finch missed the start of the season due to a thigh injury which saw him miss 6 games for the Wigan, including fiveSuper League games and the 2011 World Club Challenge defeat by St George Illawarra.

Brett Finch joined the team as a back-up to halves pairing Cooper Cronk and Gareth Widdop.

Brett Finch departed Channel 9 at the end of 2016, citing mental health issues.

In 2018, Brett Finch married his partner of 5 years Elli Johnston, who in 2019 gave birth to the couple's only daughter, Mackenzie.

On 24 October 2019, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Brett Finch checked himself into a mental health facility after an incident on an interstate flight.

Concerns were raised after Brett Finch was seen asleep with a bloody nose on a flight from Sydney to the Gold Coast.

On 14 December 2021, Brett Finch was arrested and charged with five counts of sharing child abuse material.

On 23 November 2022, Brett Finch avoided a custodial sentence and was handed a two-year community sentence.