Adrian Brunker (born 23 September 1970) is an Australian former professional
rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played at representative level for
Queensland, and at club level for
Newcastle Knights,
Gold Coast Seagulls,
St George Dragons and
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (
Heritage No. 1140), as a , or .
Playing career
Brunker made his first grade debut for Newcastle in round 4 1990 against Penrith in a 6–6 draw. Brunker went on to play for Newcastle in the club's first finals appearance in 1992.
In 1994, Brunker joined the Gold Coast and spent 2 years at the club as they finished near the bottom of the table in both seasons.
In 1996, Brunker joined St George and played in the
1996 ARL Grand Final
The 1996 ARL premiership (also known as the 1996 Optus Cup due to sponsorship from Optus) was the 89th season of professional rugby league football in Australia, and the second to be administered by the Australian Rugby League (ARL). Twenty t ...
against
Manly-Warringah which St George lost 20–8. Brunker played in St. George's final game before they formed a joint venture with the
Illawarra Steelers to become
St. George Illawarra
The St. George Illawarra Dragons is an Australian professional rugby league football club, representing both the Illawarra and St George regions of New South Wales. The club has competed in the National Rugby League since 1999 after a joint-ve ...
. A semi-final loss to
Canterbury-Bankstown at
Kogarah Oval.
In 1999, Brunker joined English side Wakefield Trinity and played one season with them before retiring.
References
External links
Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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1970 births
Australian rugby league players
Gold Coast Chargers players
Living people
Newcastle Knights players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league wingers
St. George Dragons players
Wakefield Trinity players