Brad Backer

Brad Backer (born 19 July 1956) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s.

Primarily a winger, he was a member of the inaugural Queensland State of Origin team and won two premierships with the Easts Tigers.

A Maryborough junior, Backer played for Western Suburbs Bundaberg before moving to Brisbane to join the Easts Tigers.

[1] In 1978, he started on the wing in Easts' 14–10 BRL Grand Final win over the Fortitude Valley Diehards.

In 1983, Backer won his second BRL premiership for Easts, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Grand Final.