Brent Kite

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Brent Kite
fullname = Brent Kite
nickname = Kitey, Kramer

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position = Prop / Second-row
currentclub = leagueicon|Manly Sea Eagles|size=16 Manly Sea Eagles
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|7
placeofbirth = Queanbeyan, New South Wales
countryofbirth = Australia
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club1 = leagueicon|St George Illawarra Dragons|size=16 St George Illawarra
year1start = 2002
year1end = 2004
appearances1 = 67
tries1 = 9
goals1 = 0
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 36
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year2end = present
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tries2 = 10
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 40
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yearBend = 2006
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triesB = 0
goalsB = 0
fieldgoalsB = 0
pointsB = 0
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yearCend = 2007
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updated = October 5, 2008
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Brent Kite (born 7 March 1981 in Queanbeyan, New South Wales) of Tongan origin, is a professional rugby league player currently playing in the NRL with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. He was named the Clive Churchill Medallist for his performance in the Grand Final in 2008, in which he helped steer his team to a 40 - 0 thumping [ [http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqmatchreport/sea-eagles-thump-storm-to-win-top-prize/2008/10/05/1223145162110.html Sydney Morning Herald] 'Manly Hand Storm record thumping'] of the Melbourne Storm, scoring one try. Kite will be part of the Australia squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656211.stm|title=Manly six win Australia call-up|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07]

NRL

Early career

Kite played junior football with the Queanbeyan Blues.cite web|url=http://www.arrivealive.com.au/content.php/1413.html|title=Manly Sea Eagles - Brent Kite|publisher=Arrive Alive|accessdate=2008-08-04] He represented the Australian Schoolboys side their tour of New Zealand in 1998.cite web|url=http://www.sportinggallery.com.au/page.aspx?page=2535|title=Brent Kite|publisher=Queanbeyan City Council|accessdate=2008-08-04]

He spent three years with the Canberra Raiders lower grades sides following his graduation from Erindale College.cite web|url=http://www.sportinggallery.com.au/page.aspx?page=2535|title=Brent Kite|publisher=Queanbeyan City Council|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://www.sfxsports.com.au/clients/show?id=27c0f1ad1eaf46094fe1e407650302b1&key=category|title=SFX Sports: Show Client|publisher=SFX Sports|accessdate=2008-08-04]

t George Illawarra Dragons

Kite made his first grade debut for the St George Illawarra Dragons against the Cronulla Sharks at Aussie Stadium on March 17, 2002.cite web|url=http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/dragonshistory/history_players_jk.htm|title=History of St George Illawarra Dragons|publisher=History of St George|accessdate=2008-08-04]

Kite moved from the second-row into the front-row following injuries at St George in early 2004.cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/05/03/1083436546405.html|title=Country boy and family man is high as a Kite|publisher=League Unlimited|date=2004-05-04|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://www.sfxsports.com.au/clients/show?id=27c0f1ad1eaf46094fe1e407650302b1&key=category|title=SFX Sports: Show Client|publisher=SFX Sports|accessdate=2008-08-04]

Kite left the Dragons at the end of the 2004 NRL season with both parties citing salary cap constraints as the reason for his move to the Manly Sea Eagles.cite web|url=http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/sportrlnews/rlnews707.html|title=Manly confirm Kite signing|publisher=League Unlimited|date=2004-06-23|accessdate=2008-08-04]

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Kite moved to the Brookvale Oval for the 2005 NRL season, with Manly beating off the likes of Canberra for his signature.cite web|url=http://www.sfxsports.com.au/clients/show?id=27c0f1ad1eaf46094fe1e407650302b1&key=category|title=SFX Sports: Show Client|publisher=SFX Sports|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/sportrlnews/rlnews707.html|title=Manly confirm Kite signing|publisher=League Unlimited|date=2004-06-23|accessdate=2008-08-04]

Kite played in the 2007 NRL Grand Final defeat to the Melbourne Storm.cite web|url=http://www.leagueunlimited.com/article.php?newsid=14879|title=MELBOURNE STORM - 2007 NRL PREMIERS|publisher=League Unlimited|date=2007-09-30|accessdate=2008-08-04]

Kite played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final for Manly, again against Melbourne. His powerhouse display which included a try in the 59th minute helped Manly to decimate the defending premiers 40-0. For his effort, Kite was awarded the Clive Churchill Medal as man-of-the-match.cite web|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24449388-23214,00.html|title=Grand final: As it happened|publisher=Fox Sports|date=2008-10-05|accessdate=2008-10-05]

Kite has a contract with the Manly Sea Eagles until the end of the 2011 season.cite web|url=http://www.talkinsport.com.au/article-print-282.html|title=Brent Kite and Anthony Watmough sign long term contracts|publisher=talkin' sport|date=2007-06-22|accessdate=2008-08-04]

Representative career

Tonga

Kite played at international level for Tonga at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/tonga.stm|title=The Teams: Tonga|publisher=BBC|date=2000-01-01|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/2322220/Tonga-deserve-IRB's-help.html|title=Tonga deserve IRB's help|publisher=Telegraph|date=2007-09-29|accessdate=2008-08-04]

He has been named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-08-05|accessdate=2008-08-06]

Country Origin

After showing good form in early 2004, Kite was selected for the Country Origin side.cite web|url=http://www.showroom.com.au/dragons/dragonshistory/history_players_jk.htm|title=History of St George Illawarra Dragons|publisher=History of St George|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://queanbeyan.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/state-of-origin-debut-leaves-brent-high-as-a-kite/679581.aspx|title=State of Origin debut leaves Brent high as a Kite|publisher=The Queanbeyan Age|date=2004-06-07|accessdate=2008-08-04]

New South Wales

Kite has also represented New South Wales in State of Origin, playing all three games in 2004, before getting a recall in 2006, where he played the first two games. Kite played all three games of the 2007 series.cite web|url=http://www.arrivealive.com.au/content.php/1413.html|title=Manly Sea Eagles - Brent Kite|publisher=Arrive Alive|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://queanbeyan.yourguide.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/state-of-origin-debut-leaves-brent-high-as-a-kite/679581.aspx|title=State of Origin debut leaves Brent high as a Kite|publisher=The Queanbeyan Age|date=2004-06-07|accessdate=2008-08-04]

He was controversially not selected for any game of the 2008 series.cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2008/05/14/2003411843|title=Kangaroos prop Brent Kite misses selection for Blues|publisher=Taipei Times|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/4552560a1823.html|title=Cowboys crushed as coach heads for last supper|publisher=stuff|date=2008-05-18|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3558637,00.html|title=Wallace gets NSW nod|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-05-13|accessdate=2008-08-04] cite web|url=http://www.leaguehq.com.au/news/lhqmatchreport/just-one-string-for-kite/2008/06/23/1214073033286.html|title=Just one string for Kite|publisher=LeagueHQ|date=2008-06-23|accessdate=2008-08-04]

Australia

Kite has also played at international level for Australia, where he played in the 2006 Tri-Nations series off the bench.cite web|url=http://www.rlhalloffame.org.uk/tri06.htm|title=Gillette Rugby League Tri-Nations 2006|publisher=Tri-Nations 2006|date=2008-07-15|accessdate=2008-08-04] He played again in the 2007 ANZAC test.

Kite was selected for the Centenary Test against New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground.cite web|url=http://www.thefanatics.com/sports.news.view.php?id=37473754|title=Manly's Brent Kite gets second wind|publisher=Fanatics|date=2008-04-19|accessdate=2008-08-04]

In August 2008, Kite was named in the Australia train-on squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, [cite news|author=Liam FitzGibbon|publisher="Fox Sports News (Australia)"|title=Surprises in Kangaroos squad|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html|accessdate=2008-08-02|date=2008-08-01] cite web|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php|title=Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad|publisher=International Herald Tribune|date=2008-08-01|accessdate=2008-08-02] and in October 2008 he was selected in the final 24-man Australia squad.cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7656211.stm|title=Manly six win Australia call-up|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-07|accessdate=2008-10-07]

References

External links

* [http://www.manlyseaeagles.com.au/players.asp?playerid=127 Manly Sea Eagles profile]
* [http://www.nrl.com.au/Players/tabid/10299/default.aspx?playerid=476 NRL profile]
* [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Brent_Kite.html Rugby League Project stats]
* [http://www.stateoforigin.com.au/SOOgame/PlayerDetails.aspx?Pid=183 State of Origin Official website Rugby League Player Stats]
* [http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/sport/nrl/player/0,26796,100310-108,00.html Daily Telegraph profile]

Tonga squad 2000 Rugby League World Cup