Ray Brown (born 12 April 1957) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative forward, he played club football in the

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premiership for Western Suburbs in 1979 and then spent seven seasons at the

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between 1980 and 1986.

Playing career

Originally from

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, he represented

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in 1978, and was awarded the Country Rugby League's ''Player of the Year''. His club at the time was Griffith Waratahs. The following year Brown played one season for Western Suburbs and moved on to Manly-Warringah in 1980. Brown was also selected to represent

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as hooker for game II of the 1983 State of Origin series and was on the reserve bench for games I and III. As an Australian Kangaroo, Brown played in five Tests; four in 1982 (

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twice,

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and

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) and one in 1983 against

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. He is listed on the ''Australian Players Register'' as Kangaroo No. 541. Brown was named at hooker for the Western Suburbs ''Team of the Seventies''.

References

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