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>","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1987-10-7","776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"Mamelodi Sundowns","C377723034B3384C":"13115","9085EF0B5B518612":"80kg","97C471949E1057BED9C5A535F14529AAF72A852D44EC1724":"1","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","3D0CAED1D8820318D15DE014CB00C4C7":"South Africa,New Zealand","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"0","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"","e_index":6};