After starting out primarily as a striker, Brockie is now mostly utilised on the flanks though mostly in an attacking role. Like a number of young team-mates in the national team set-up, Brockie's career commenced with a flourish, and after a period in the wilderness, his career appears firmly back on track. Two years out of professional football came to an end after signing with new Australian A-League club North Queensland Fury last year, where Brockie played alongside Liverpool great Robbie Fowler.<\/P>
Brockie's return to the A-League was aided by a prolific goalscoring run with New Zealand's U-23 team which culminated in Brockie scoring New Zealand's only goal of at Beijing 2008, against host-nation China.<\/P>
As an 18-year-old Brockie was one of the most impressive youngsters in the A-League's inaugural season bursting on the scene by scoring a number of goals for New Zealand Knights. Quickly snapped up by glamour club Sydney FC, Brockie never settled and returned to the New Zealand domestic competition.<\/P>
After debuting for the national team in 2006, the powerfully-built Brockie is settling back to the senior national team environment playing in two of the All Whites six FIFA World Cup™ qualifiers.<\/P>
After a disappointing starting appearance against Spain at the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, Brockie bounced back with a solid performance against Iraq. However his most recent domestic season was again hit by injury with the 22-year-old enduring a race against time to be fit for South Africa 2010 after suffering a fractured tibia in January playing for North Queensland. He has since departed the Fury to link with fellow A-League outfit Newcastle Jets.<\/P>","65809D335DC33AB4":"13115","53F6A06F211D096A":"Bentleigh Greens","32E266777F4D5C3EAAE5984CDAE82227":"Mamelodi Sundowns","2E0C5ADB6636D43E":"182cm","57C2653B331A7DDA9BB5C336225EACEB":"0","57C2653B331A7DDA71EF0009D79DD15B8B218E4BC397458C":"1","7850BFBCDDAACDE9":"Jeremy Russell Brockie","156AB99B762676230C18DFFD85A3FAED":"New Zealand international - (5 caps)","e_index":4};