Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Brad John Izzard
- Nickname(s)
- Whiz
- Born
- Sunday, 6th May, 1962
- Current Age
- 62 years and 32 days
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Craig Izzard
- Grant Izzard
Biography
Burly centre burst on to the representative scene as reserve in the first State of Origin match of the 1982 series. Izzard was selected on the wing in the next two matches but injury ruled him out of Kangaroo tour contention. While Izzard did not quite reach similar heights in rep football he continued to give the Penrith club great service during a career that had its share of ups and downs. Fitness problems marred his relationships with coaches John Peard, Tim Sheens and Ron Willey, but his efforts under Phil Gould in 1990-91 were instrumental in Penrith's premiership success. In 1991 he was again selected as a reserve for NSW and his second half performance in the grand final win over Canberra was exceptional. Izzard scored the try that brought Penrith back into the game, with the Panthers going on to win the match. A serious neck injury hampered his efforts in 1992 and he was forced to retire on medical grounds the following year. In 2006, to mark the club’s 40th season, he was named in the Panthers’ ‘best ever’ team.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) | 208 | 73 | - | - | 283 | 110 | 94 | 4 | 52.88% | List | ||||
Midweek Cup | 12 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
State of Origin | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | ||||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Finals | 7 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14% | List | ||||
Challenge Cup AU | 8 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 62.50% | List | ||||
World Club Challenge | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
NSW | 1982, 1991 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00% | List | |||
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NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Penrith | NSWRFL 1982 | 19 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 26.32% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRFL 1983 | 21 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.10% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1984 | 23 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 52.17% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1985 | 21 | 11 | - | - | 44 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 57.14% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1986 | 20 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 45.00% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1987 | 17 | 4 | - | - | 16 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 23.53% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1988 | 22 | 9 | - | - | 36 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 63.64% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1989 | 14 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 64.29% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1990 | 20 | 6 | - | - | 24 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 70.00% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1991 | 19 | 5 | - | - | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 84.21% | List | |||
Penrith | NSWRL 1992 | 12 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 58.33% | List | |||
NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
Penrith | 1982-92 | 208 | 73 | - | - | 283 | 110 | 94 | 4 | 52.88% | List |
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Paul Carter, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Stroud, Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Steven Russo
Sources:
David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present), Match Video
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