Brett Finch: Wiki, Bio, Age, Height, Rugby, Wife, Sexual Abuse, Net Worth

Brett Finch: Wiki, Bio, Age, Family, Career, Rugby, education, Early Life, Jersey Number, Team, Wife, Address, Children: Brett John Finch is an Australian retired professional rugby league footballer who used to play in the 2000s and 2010s. He played in the National Rugby League for several Australian clubs and retired in 2013. He was previously involved in a controversy where he sent a series of sexually charged voice messages about young boys in a gay sex chat service. However, he pleaded guilty in court saying that it was an ill-thought-out attempt to obtain drugs and blamed his cocaine addiction. Luckily for him, the judge accepted his Drug addiction story and he avoided jail time. Keep reading this article to know more about his age, sex, sexuality, height, weight, family, career, awards, education, girlfriend, and other personal details.

Brett Finch

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Brett Finch Birthday, Age, Zodiac

Brett was born on the 20th of August, 1981. As such he is currently 41 years old and is retired. Born on the 20th of August, he belongs to the Leo Zodiac Sign Category, according to western Astronomy.

Brett Finch Birthplace, Parents, Education

Brett was born in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. His father, Robert Finch was also a Rugby Player. His father played from 1970 to the 1980s. Brett’s mother’s name or identity is not known and also there is no information as to whether him having any siblings or not. Finch might have done his schooling at a local school, though it is not known for sure. He pursued higher studies at Erindale College. While in college, Finch represented the team “Australian Schoolboys” in 1998. He also played for Valentine Devils while he was a junior at Hunter Mariners.

Brett Finch Canberra Raiders, Sydney Roosters

Finch began his Rugby career at Canberra Raiders where he played from 1992 to 2002. He debuted against the Melbourne Storm in round 14 as a 17-year-old, in 1999. For his performance, he won the club’s Rookie of the Year award in 1999.

After that, Finch entered the Sydney Roosters in 2003 and played there till 2006. In the 2002 NRL premiers, the Roosters including Finch traveled to England for the 2003 World Club Challenge against Super League champions, St Helens R.F.C. Finch played from the trade-off bench and Sydney won the game. In 2004, A controversy was raised when Finch threw a bottle back into the Audience after he was pelted by a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs fan. In the 2004 NRL Grand Final, Sydney Roosters finished in the first position while Canterbury-Bankstown, Sydney’s opponent finished in second place. Finch played for the Roosters as a halfback. The Sydney Roosters agreed with Finch on the early termination of his contract. Soon after he joined the Parramatta Eels.

Brett Finch Paramatta Eels, Melbourne Storm

He joined the Parramatta Eels in 2007 after signing a two-year deal from the Roosters, beginning from the 2007 season. However, his contract was later extended to the end of the 2011 NRL season and was reported to be worth $1 million for 3 years. However, in 2009, the CEO of Paramatta Eels said that Finch would be released from his contract with them, even though the contract was extended till 2011. One apparent reason for this sudden dismissal might be that coach Daniel Anderson thought that Finch was not the right fit to take the team forward while playing in the halfback position.

Finch was not to be stopped. He immediately signed a one-year contract with Melbourne Strom in April 2009. Unlike his previous coach at Paramatta, the Melbourne coach believed that Finch will add depth and experience to their team and give them additional possibilities in the halves. His coach proved to be right about him, as is evident from his 2019 NRL Grand Final match.

He got his vengeance by thrashing his old team, Parramatta, in the 2009 NRL Grand Final, positioning up 2 tries. However, the NRL later uncovered noteworthy salary cap infringements and disentitled the Melbourne Storm from this win. It was the third time for Finch, having lost two Grand Finals with the Roosters (2003 and 2004) earlier. However, he still believes that Melbourne’s Grand Final victory was legitimate and that he is a premiership-winning player. Finch also returned to Melbourne Storm for the 2013 NRL season as a backup.

Brett Finch Wigan Warriors

After his debut in Melbourne Storm, in July 2010, Finch signed a contract with the then Super League champions, Wigan Warriors for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Finch made his début for Wigan on 25 March 2011 in a match against Warrington Wolves in round 7 of the super league. Finch achieved Wigan’s only try but Wigan lost the match. He could not play earlier at the start of the season due to a thigh wound which made him miss 6 games for the Wigan Warriors, which included 5 Super League games and the 2011 World Club Challenge.

Brett Finch New South Wales

Finch played three State of Origin tournaments for New South Wales after he left Canberra. His most notable moment in these games was when he was called into the New South Wales Team on the eve of Game 1 of the 2006 State of Origin series. He then appeared to be a hero by achieving a try, setting up two, and by scoring the winning field goal which gave New South Wales the renowned 17–16 victory at Telstra Stadium. Nonetheless, Finch had a catastrophic Game II and was dropped for the decider which New South Wales lost. They also lost the 2006 series for the first time since 2001.

Brett Finch Sports Commentator

After retiring at the end of 2013, between 2014 and 2016 he worked as a Sideline Commentator on Channel Nine’s NRL Coverage. He also worked semi-regular arrivals as a panelist on “The NRL Footy Show”. However, Finch had to leave Channel 9 at the end of 2016, pertaining to mental health issues. In 2017, Finch started performing for Fox Sports. He also joined the YKTR Sports organization later on.

Brett Finch Wife, Daughter, Mental Health Issues

Brett married his long-term girlfriend, Elli Johnston in 2018. They had previously dated for 5 years before tying the knot. A year after their marriage, Brett and Elli had a baby girl, whom they named Mackenzie Grace.

Brett had earlier left his job on Channel 9 pertaining to mental health issues. It appears that things got serious as it was disclosed by the Sydney Morning Herald on 24 October 2019, that Finch admitted himself to a mental health facility after an incident on an interstate flight. On the flight, Finch was seen sleeping with a bloody nose. When it was time to get off the plane he appeared to be scared, with his bloody nose and pale skin. He appeared to be paranoid but was not abusive of any sort instead it seemed he feared getting out of the Plane.

Brett Finch Child Abuse Controversy

In December 2021 Brett was charged with 5 scouts of Child Abuse content sharing and was arrested based on those grounds. He shared a series of voice messages portraying the sexual abuse of young boys in a Gay Chat Group. It was later discovered that he also used a carriage service to make available child abuse content and was arrested by the NSW Police. He was on bail ahead of sentence proceedings, and he recently skipped jail when he pleaded guilty and blamed his activities on his Drug Addiction, in November 2022.

Brett Finch

Here is the full Bio/Wiki of Brett Finch, his family/ mother/ father/ brother name, age, height in feet, weight, body measurements, interests/hobbies, Wife, cars, property, bikes, address, email, house, hometown, ethnicity, hometown, birthplace, parents, achievements, phone number, school, his/her Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, earning /income/net worth, birthday, zodiac sign, education, caste, religion, Date Of Birth.

Brett Finch Information Table

Real Name	Brett Finch
Nickname	Not Known
Gender	Male
Profession	Professional Rugby Player
Height (approx.)	centimeters– 168 cm meters– 1.68 m feet inches– 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms– 55 kg in pounds– 121 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	34-26-36
Eye Colour	Green
Hair Colour	Brown
Date of Birth	20 August 1981
Age (as in 2018)	40
Birth Place	Maitland, New Wales, Australia
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Australia
Hometown	Australia
School	Not Known
College/University	Erindale College
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Religion	Christianity
Ethnicity	White
Caste	Not Known
Address	Not Known
Hobbies/Interests	Not Known
Marital Status	married
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends	Elli Johnston(current wife)
Sexuality	Straight
Parents	Father: Robert Finch Mother: Not Known
Siblings	Brother: Not Known Sister: Not Known
Husband/Wife/Spouse	Elli Johnston(wife)
Children	Mackenzie Grace
Net Worth	Not Known

Social media Accounts of the Rugby Player

Instagram

Twitter

Some Lesser-Known Facts about Brett

He has been to rehab due to his Drug Addiction. His Drug addiction lost him his job on Channel 9, and even his girlfriend who is now his wife walked out on him when she found out about his addiction. He reduced his Bank account to -$10 and even at that time he thought about drugs. After Rehab, he finally became normal and started living a normal life.
Brett Finch has struggled with mental health problems mostly due to Drug Addiction, which led him to have Paranoia.
He retired in 2013 from his Sports Career.
He opened his own Podcast “Brett Finch Uncensored” under YKTR Sports Organization. Now, the podcast runs independently of YKTR.
He Represented the 1998 Australian Boys.

FAQs on Brett

1)How old is he?

He is currently 41 years old.

2) How many teams did he play with in his career?

He played with a total of 6 teams in his entire career.

3)Did Brett and his girlfriend break up?

When his girlfriend found out about his Drug Addiction she broke up with him. However, after he went to rehab and was healthy, they came back together again.

4)Does he play now?

No, he retired in 2013 and currently runs his own Podcast named “Brett Finch Uncensored”.

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