Hec Brisbane
{{Short description|New Zealand rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Hector William Brisbane
|fullname =
|nickname = Hec
|image = File:Portrait photograph of Hec Brisbane.png
|image_size = 150
|caption =
|country =
|position = {{rlp|CE|SO}}
|birth_date = 19 November 1904
|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1963|3|26|1904|11|19}}
|death_place = Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
|height = {{convert|5|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}}
|weight = {{convert|11|st|9|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|club1 = Marist Old Boys
|year1start = 1923
|year1end = 34
|appearances1 = 155
|tries1 = 61
|goals1 = 3
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 189
|teamA = Auckland
|yearAstart = 1923
|yearAend = 33
|appearancesA = 14
|triesA = 9
|goalsA = 1
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 29
|teamB = New Zealand
|yearBstart = 1924
|yearBend = 32
|appearancesB = 50 (10)
|triesB = 21 (5)
|goalsB = 6 (0)
|fieldgoalsB = 0 (0)
|pointsB = 75 (15)
|teamC = Auckland Province
|yearCstart = 1924
|yearCend =
|appearancesC = 1
|triesC = 1
|goalsC = 0
|fieldgoalsC = 0
|pointsC = 3
|teamD = North Island
|yearDstart = 1928
|yearDend = 32
|appearancesD = 5
|triesD = 7
|goalsD = 0
|fieldgoalsD = 0
|pointsD = 21
|teamE = New Zealand XIII
|yearEstart = 1928
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|appearancesE = 1
|triesE = 1
|goalsE = 0
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|pointsE = 3
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Hector Brisbane (1904–1963) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who represented New Zealand.
Playing career
File:NZ RL team photo 1928.pngBrisbane played for the Marist Old Boys in the Auckland Rugby League competition debuting in 1923. He had previously played for Ellerslie United as a junior.
In 1924, Brisbane represented Auckland City against the touring Great Britain Lions. He then made his debut for New Zealand, becoming Kiwi number 153.thumb
File:New Zealand rugby league team 1930.pngthumbHe was a part of the 1926–27 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, which was marred by the strike action by six of the forwards including Marist teammate Arthur Singe.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&q=hec+brisbane+rugby+league&pg=PA85|title=100 Years: Māori Rugby League, 1908-2008|first1=John Oliver|last1=Coffey|first2=Bernie|last2=Wood|date=8 October 2017|publisher=Huia Publishers|access-date=8 October 2017|via=Google Books|page=85|isbn=9781869693312}} File:New Zealand Team for 1926-27 England Tour.pngFile:NZ v England 1928.pngFile:Marist 1927.png
File:NZ v England, 1932.pngDuring the 1932 New Zealand rugby league season, Brisbane captained New Zealand to a 0–3 series defeat by Great Britain on the 1932 Great Britain Lions tour. In the third test, Brisbane scored two tries but New Zealand lost 18–20.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/new-zealand-vs-england-1932/game-3/new-zealand-vs-england/summary.html|title=New Zealand vs England 1932 Series - Game 3 - Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=8 October 2017}}
At the end of the 1934 season Brisbane had decided to retire and Marist played a benefit match in his honour against Newton Rangers.
Personal life and death
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Hec Brisbane was the son of Julia and William Brisbane. He had an older sister Hazel Evelyn (b. 1902), a younger brother Albert (b. 1906), and a younger sister Zena (b. 1913).
Hec married Christina Slater Brisbane in 1940. She died in 1957.
Hec Brisbane died on 26 March 1963, and was buried at Waikaraka Cemetery in Onehunga. His second wife Helena died in 1967. His mother Julia died in 1968, aged 87.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
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