Name Alan Cann Role Rugby player | Height 1.72 m Weight 96 kg | |
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Alan cann spear tackles brad fittler 1992
Alan Cann is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played club football mostly with the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won consecutive grand finals in 1992 and 1993, and also with the Adelaide Rams.
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Early life
While attending Beenleigh State High School, Cann was an Australian schoolboys rugby league representative in 1987.
Brisbane Broncos
Cann played for Logan City before graduating from the Brisbane Colts to the Broncos' NSWRL first grade team in 1990. During 1992 he survived two spear tackling controversies, one in the pre-season competition in a game against Western Suburbs and the other on Penrith's Brad Fittler in Round 4 of the premiership, as well as a high tackle on Cronulla's Mark McGaw in Round 1, to play a pivotal role in Brisbane's premiership success. He scored two tries in the 28-8 grand final win over St George but missed the Broncos' World Club Challenge win because of injury.
After winning another premiership with the Broncos in 1993, he was again involved in a contentious tackle in the club's loss to Wigan in the 1994 World Club Challenge at ANZ Stadium the following year. During the game Cann appeared to spear tackle Wigan winger Martin Offiah, but the hastily organised international disciplinary tribunal determined that he did not have a case to answer despite video evidence clearly suggesting otherwise. After making an appearance for the Queensland Maroons in the 1996 State of Origin series Cann was cut from the his club's playing roster at the end of 1996 Brisbane Broncos season.
Adelaide Rams
Cann, along with Broncos team-mate Kerrod Walters joined Super League club the Adelaide Rams. He spent the 1997 and 1998 seasons there before retiring.