1. Brett Kimmorley previously played for five other clubs: Newcastle Knights, Hunter Mariners, Melbourne Storm, Northern Eagles and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
20 Facts About Brett Kimmorley
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Brett Kimmorley retired at the end of the 2010 NRL season.
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Brett Kimmorley played early football in the backyard with his brother, Craig, and then for the Lakes United Seagulls and Valentine-Eleebana Red Devils.
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Brett Kimmorley was educated at Belmont High School, where he represented 1994 Australian Schoolboys.
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Brett Kimmorley made his first grade debut for the Newcastle Knights against Manly on 21 July 1995 at Energy Australia Stadium.
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In place of the injured Andrew Johns, Brett Kimmorley got his first try in his second ever game.
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Brett Kimmorley was the Mariners' only player selected to represent Australia in the three-test series against Great Britain at the end of the season.
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Brett Kimmorley moved to newly formed entity the Melbourne Storm on a three-year deal.
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Brett Kimmorley played every game for the Storm in the 1998 season.
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Melbourne claimed their maiden premiership, with Brett Kimmorley leading a spirited Storm comeback and setting up the match-winning try with a chip-kick to earn the Clive Churchill medal for best on-ground.
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Brett Kimmorley was selected for the Australian team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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In 2000, Brett Kimmorley made his State of Origin debut for New South Wales, helping the Blues to a clean sweep, and keeping Johns on the bench for Games II and III.
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Brett Kimmorley had an unhappy season 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-Sutherland Sharks.
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Brett Kimmorley was pivotal to Australia's whitewashing with last-minute field goals to secure the first two games in the three game series.
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Brett Kimmorley was plagued with several injuries which caused him to miss the annual State of Origin series fixtures, although he was selected in the Australian team to go and compete in the end of season 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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The start of 2005 looked extremely promising for the club, with Cronulla and Brett Kimmorley winning the first 6 games in a row to be on top of the NRL Ladder.
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Brett Kimmorley was 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.
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Brett Kimmorley agreed to move to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on a two-year deal from the 2009 season.
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Brett Kimmorley was head coach of the Wests Tigers Under 20s in 2015, making the second week of the finals.
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In 2022, following the termination of Michael Maguire at the Wests Tigers, Brett Kimmorley was named as interim coach for the rest of the season.