Alexander Brimson

Alexander "AJ" Brimson (born 9 September 1998) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and five-eighth for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League (NRL).

AJ Brimson
Personal information
Full nameAlexander James Brimson
Born (1998-09-09) 9 September 1998
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Playing information
PositionFullback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Gold Coast Titans 99 38 0 0 152
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Australia 9s 5 2 0 0 9
2020–23 Queensland 4 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 3 September 2023

He has played for Queensland in the State of Origin series and Australia 9s at international level. He made his debut in the NRL in 2018.

Background

Brimson was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and attended high school on the Gold Coast at famous Rugby League school Keebra Park State High before signing with the Gold Coast Titans.

He played his junior rugby league at Centenary Panthers. Brimson played predominantly touch football growing up making many rep teams. Brimson didn't make a Rugby League rep side until under 16's.

He was an apprentice carpenter before he played his NRL debut in 2018.

2018

Brimson made his NRL debut for the Gold Coast at five-eighth in round 10 of the 2018 NRL season against the Melbourne Storm.[2] In round 11 of the 2018 NRL season against the Newcastle Knights, Brimson scored his first NRL try in the Gold Coast's 33–26 win at Robina Stadium. Brimson made a total of 15 appearances for the Gold Coast in 2018 as the club finished 14th on the table.[3]

2019

Brimson made a total of 21 appearances and scored 4 tries for the Gold Coast in the 2019 NRL season as the club endured a horror year on and off the field. During the halfway mark of the season, head coach Garth Brennan was sacked by the club after a string of poor results. The Gold Coast managed to win only 4 games for the entire season and finished last claiming the Wooden Spoon.[4][5] On 7 October, Brimson earned his first representative jersey as he was named for the Australian side in the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s. Later that day, Brimson was named on the bench for the U23 Junior Australian side.

2020

Brimson had an injury plagued 2020, where he had suffered a stress fracture in his back during pre-season, which then developed into a full blown broken back, putting him out for half of the season.[6] He played nine games scoring seven tries in 2020, leading the Gold Coast to five straight wins to end the season, where his form granted him a spot in the Queensland Origin team.

On 4 November 2020, Brimson made his State of Origin debut at the Adelaide Oval, scoring a try in Queensland's 18–14 win in game 1 of the series. Despite being able to play out the game, Brimson suffered a foot injury in game 1, making him unavailable for the remainder of the series.[7]

2021

On 17 August, Brimson was ruled out for an indefinite period after suffering a hairline fracture to his jaw in the Gold Coast's round 22 loss against South Sydney.[8]

2022

In round 24 of the 2022 NRL season, Brimson scored two tries for the Gold Coast in their 36-26 victory against Newcastle. The win ensured that the Gold Coast would avoid the wooden spoon.[9] Brimson played a total of 22 matches throughout the year as the club finished 13th on the table.[10]

2023

On 2 May, it was announced that Brimson would be ruled out for at least six weeks with a hamstring injury that he suffered during the Gold Coast's victory over Manly.[11] Brimson played a total of 14 games for the Gold Coast in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 14th on the table.[12]

Statistics
Year Team Games Tries Points
2018 Gold Coast Titans 15 7 28
2019 21 4 16
2020 9 7 28
2021 18 7 28
2022 22 9 36
2023 21 3 12
Totals 99 36 144

*denotes season competing

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Round 10 NRL teams:Every team named". Fox Sports. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  3. "Gold Coast Titans 2018 season review". NRL. 18 October 2018.
  4. "The Titans are full of 'hot air'. Their latest blunder proves it". Adelaide Now. 11 September 2019.
  5. "Gold Coast Titans sack coach Garth Brennan". The Guardian. 14 July 2019.
  6. "Broken back could rule Brimson out for half a season". 8 May 2020.
  7. "Injury update: Brimson and Capewell". 5 November 2020.
  8. "Casualty Ward: Jaw injuries sideline Starling, Brimson; Big blow for Saifiti". www.nrl.com. 25 August 2021.
  9. "Gutsy 12-man Titans hold on to beat Knights and avoid wooden spoon". www.foxsports.com.au. 28 August 2022.
  10. "Titans' million-dollar man goes missing as Holbrook rues costly mistake: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 8 September 2022.
  11. "Casualty Ward: Trbojevic in doubt for Origin; Burns, Stone ruled out". www.nrl.com. 15 July 2023.
  12. "NRL 2023: Gold Coast Titans season review". www.sportingnews.com.


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