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David Brooks is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A one-club man, Brooks played his first-grade career primarily with the Balmain Tigers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership, with a couple of short stints in England in the off-season with Hull FC and later with Chorley Borough. Brooks primarily played in the second-row.

Occupation: rugby league player
Citizenship: Australia
Born: May 24, 1962

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David Brooks (born 24 May 1962) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A one-club man, Brooks played his entire first-grade career with the Balmain Tigers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. Brooks primarily played in the . Playing career While attending McCarthy Catholic High School in Tamworth, Brooks played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1979. Brooks made his first grade debut for Balmain in round 1 of the 1983 season against South Sydney at Leichhardt Oval. Brooks ended his debut season as the club's top point scorer. Brooks was selected to represent New South Wales as a second-rower for Game III of the 1985 State of Origin series. Over the next few seasons, Balmain would feature regularly in the finals and in 1988 the club reached their first grand final since 1969. Brooks played at second-row in the club's 24-12 grand final loss against Canterbury-Bankstown at the Sydney Football Stadium.

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“The message of the summoned life is that you don’t need to panic if you don’t yet know what you want to do with your life. But you probably want to throw yourselves into circumstances where the summons will come.”
— Commencement address (14 May 2011)
“...list of different spheres of her life: reflection, creativity, community, intimacy, and service.”
— The Social Animal (2011), p. 342
“Trumpism is a giant effort to narrow the circle of concern to people just like us.”
— "I’m Normally a Mild Guy. Here’s What’s Pushed Me Over the Edge", May 29, 2025, The New York Times

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