- Brett Firman
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Brett Firman
fullname = Brett Firman
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position = Five-Eight/Halfback
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|5|31
placeofbirth =Temora, New South Wales
countryofbirth =Australia
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club1 =
year1start = 2003
year1end = 2004
appearances1 = 22
tries1 = 7
goals1 = 11
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 50
club2 =
year2start = 2005
year2end =
appearances2 = 4
tries2 = 1
goals2 = 0
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points2 = 4
club3 =
year3start = 2005
year3end = 2006
appearances3 = 18
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points3 = 12
club4 =
year4start = 2007
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updated = 7th June 2008
source =Brett Firman is an
Australian professionalrugby league player. He has played at both halfback and five-eighth.Biography
Early career
While attending Port Macquarie St. Josephs College, Firman played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000. [cite web |title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League |url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424 |accessdate=2008-10-10 | publisher="SportingPulse"]
Firman began his career with the Port Macquarie sharks, after being discovered by the
Cronulla Sharks he then went on to winning a Premier League Grand Final in2002 for Cronulla before moving to theSt George Illawarra Dragons .2003-2004
He quickly became a first-grade regular for the
St George Illawarra Dragons and was in the running for the2003 Dally M Rookie of the Year award before the awards were cancelled due to industrial action from theRugby League Players' Association . Firman continued with the Dragons in2004 , but broke his leg playing Premier League in round 3 after being dropped in favour ofMathew Head . Head impressed many observers, and it became obvious at the end of the season that the Dragons would have to choose between the two players as they could not afford both under the NRL salary cap. The Dragons chose to re-sign Head, despite Firman still having a year on his contract with the club.2005
Firman moved to the
Sydney Roosters for2005 , with coachRicky Stuart hoping for him to form a combination withBrett Finch in order to replace retiring greatBrad Fittler . The Roosters had a bad start to the year, and Firman was soon dropped to Premier League and was seemingly unwanted by the club. He was released mid-season to join with the Cowboys, where he partnered 2005 Dally M medal winnerJohnathon Thurston in the halves. The Cowboys reached the finals for the second successive year after finishing in 5th position, and despite being beaten 50-6 by theWests Tigers in the first week, they beatMelbourne Storm in the second week, and then theParramatta Eels in the preliminary final, with Firman scoring an important try, putting the club in their first ever Grand Final, against the Tigers.2006-2007
Firman trialled with the
Penrith Panthers over the 2006 offseason after gaining an early release from theNorth Queensland Cowboys , he was finally awarded a fulltime contract to play with the Panthers for the 2007 NRL season after the club's second trial match against the Gold Coast Titans on March 3. As of the 2nd November he has been Released by The Penrith Panthers.he has stated in the press he has had a long ambition to play for one of the best teams in super league HULL FC and wishes to play in front of the best fans in the world
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