Career
He plays at either Lock or Centre. Brien was the Eels Toyota Cup captain in 2011. Brien made his NRL debut in Road 23 2011 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs coming off the bench playing wing to replace Etu Uaisele, Parramatta lost 56-6.
Brien joined the Wests Tigers in 2013, but did not play any first grade.
He also did not make any appearances with the Saint George-Illawarra Dragons in 2015, and joined Parramatta for 2016.