Brett Docherty

Brett Docherty (born 4 March 1968) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies, Illawarra Steelers and Eastern Suburbs.

Brett Docherty
Personal information
Born (1968-03-04) 4 March 1968
Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1989–91 Western Suburbs 25 0 18 0 36
1992 Illawarra Steelers 15 0 3 0 6
1993 Eastern Suburbs 1 0 0 0 0
Total 41 0 21 0 42
Source: [1]

Born in the New South Wales town of Hay, Docherty played three first-grade seasons at Western Suburbs, as a fullback and occasional goalkicker.[1]

In 1992 he joined Illawarra and had his biggest impact at the club before the season started, helping the Steelers to the Challenge Cup title. Playing as a winger, he scored the winning try in Illawarra's semi-final win over Cronulla, then kicked both of his side's penalties when they defeated the Brisbane Broncos 4-2 in the final.[2][3] He kept his spot on the wing when the NSWRL season began, before later returning to fullback, in what would be his only season at Illawarra.[1]

Docherty made a single first-grade appearance for Eastern Suburbs in 1993, before being signed by the Western Reds the following season as the Perth-based club looked to build its list for entry into the league in 1995.[4]

References
  1. Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
  2. "Illawarra to play Brisbane in final". The Canberra Times. 11 March 1992. p. 39. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Docherty brings in $200,000 booty". The Canberra Times. 16 March 1992. p. 28. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Reds in world-wide hunt". The Canberra Times. 14 April 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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