Brandon Costin

Brandon Costin

Playing information
Position	Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1993	Souths Rabbitohs	6	4	0	0	16
1994–1997	Wests Magpies	60	26	5	0	114
1997	Sydney Roosters	10	6	3	0	30
1998–2000	Canberra Raiders	60	18	6	0	84
2001	Huddersfield Giants	25	15	34	1	129
2002	Bradford Bulls	21	8	0	0	32
2003–2004	Huddersfield Giants	44	27	60	2	230
	Total	226	104	108	3	635
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	USA
Source: RLP

Brandon Costin is a retired professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century. He initially played under the name Brandon Pearson. He played for the Huddersfield Giants, Canberra Raiders, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Bradford Bulls and the United States national rugby league team. His position was stand-off, although he often featured at other positions including centre and loose-forward.

Career

A Dubbo junior, Costin made his debut for South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1993, before switching to Western Suburbs Magpies for the next season.

In 1999, Ben Kennedy and Costin were sent home from training after being involved in a drinking session. There were claims that the pair had taken drugs, and Pearson confessed to taking an illicit substance, but Kennedy claimed to have spat the tablet out. Subsequent drug tests for both returned negative.

In the 2003 Super League season, Costin was a nominee for the Man of Steel award and was the 4th highest try scorer, despite missing the last 5 games through injury. He left the club at the end of the 2004 season and went into semi-retirement.

After his retirement from professional football, Costin played and coached with Souths Logan in Brisbane. In 2010 he was coach of the Queensland Residents side.

References

• Super League Stats

Sources

• Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. Wetherill Park, New South Wales: Gary Allen Pty Ltd. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.