Brett Rodwell (born 23 May 1970) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played in the Australian

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(NRL) competition for the

Illawarra Steelers The Illawarra Steelers are an Australian rugby league football club based in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales. The club competed in Australia's top-level rugby league competition from 1982 until 1998. On the 13th of December 1980, they ...

and

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney Rabbitohs are a professional Australian rugby league club based in Redfern, a suburb of inner-southern Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and are one of nine existing tea ...

. He primarily played in the centres.

Playing career

In 1989, Rodwell was named the Steelers' rookie of the year. Rodwell was selected to represent

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in game II of the

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, scoring one try. Rodwell played with Illawarra up until the end of the 1997 season before joining South Sydney. Rodwell played 2 seasons at Souths including the club's final game against Parramatta in 1999 before they were controversially excluded from the competition. This in turn was Rodwell's final game in first grade and he retired after the conclusion of the season. In 2006, Rodwell was named as a reserve in the Steelers 25th anniversary celebrations ''Team of Steel''.

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* 1970 births Living people Australian rugby league players New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players Illawarra Steelers players South Sydney Rabbitohs players Rugby league centres {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1970s-stub