15 Facts About Brett Kenny

Brett "Bert" Edward Kenny was born on 16 March 1961 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.

Brett Kenny was a centre and five-eighth for the Australian national team and New South Wales Blues representative sides, and the Parramatta Eels.

Brett Kenny played in 17 Tests, made 17 State of Origin appearances and won 4 premierships with Parramatta.

Brett Kenny is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.

The image of Brett Kenny, hands stuffed into the pockets of his tracktop and calmly wandering about the pitch after the pre-match presentations, has become an enduring legacy of his grace under pressure.

Brett Kenny played with Parramatta for another seven years up until the end of the 1993 season.

The club failed to reach the finals from 1986 on-wards whilst Brett Kenny remained at Parramatta.

Brett Kenny held the Parramatta club record for the most first grade games from 1993 till 2010 when Nathan Hindmarsh passed his total, and held the record for most tries for the club, which was only surpassed by Luke Burt during the 2011 NRL season.

Brett Kenny's 21 tries in the 1983 season stands third behind Semi Radradra's 24 and Steve Ella's 23 for most tries in a season.

Brett Kenny holds the record feat of being the only player to have scored two tries in three grand finals, from 1981 to 1983.

Brett Kenny made a cameo appearance in the 2006 film, Footy Legends.

Also in 2006, Brett Kenny coached the Penrith Panthers Jersey Flegg side which won the premiership, defeating Newcastle in the grand final, but was terminated from his position afterwards.

In February 2008, Brett Kenny was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.

In 2010, Brett Kenny became the coach of the Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup competition, taking over from Rip Taylor.

In May 2010, Brett Kenny spoke to the Daily Telegraph and talked about coaching Wentworthville and since retiring as a player he had been struggling financially.