Bradley Clyde

Brad Clyde

Personal information
Full name	Bradley Clyde
Born	(1970-01-27) 27 January 1970 (age 47)
Playing information
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	99 kg (15 st 8 lb)
Position	Lock, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1988–98 Canberra Raiders 178 38 0 0 156 1999–00 Canterbury Bulldogs 36 8 0 0 32 2001 Leeds Rhinos 13 1 0 0 4 Total 227 47 0 0 192 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1989–90 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0 1989–94 New South Wales 12 2 0 0 8 1992–94 NSW Country 2 1 0 0 4 1997 New South Wales (SL) 2 0 0 0 0 1989–94 Australia 19 6 0 0 24 1997 Australia (SL) 2 0 0 0 0
Source: NRL Stats & RLP

Bradley Clyde (born 27 January 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s who, at the peak of his playing career was widely acknowledged as the best lock forward in the game. He represented both New South Wales and played for the Australian national side, and played his club football in Australia for the Canberra Raiders and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and in England for Leeds Rhinos.

As of the 2015 NRL Grand Final, Clyde is the only player to have twice won the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player in the Grand Final.

He began his football career playing in the local ACT competition for the Belconnen United Sharks and was an Australian Schoolboy Representative in 1985,1986 and 1987. While attending Hawker College, Clyde played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1986 and 1987.

In 1988 Clyde was graded by the Canberra Raiders, winning the club's rookie of the year award, and soon established himself as an indispensable player for the club. He played in three Grand finals (1989, 1991 and 1994) and was the recipient of the Clive Churchill Medal for the Best and Fairest Player in the Grand Final twice (1989 and 1991) – the only player in history to do so. Along with Brad Mackay (St George in 1993) and Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly in 2013), he is also one of only three players to win the Churchill Medal whilst on a losing Grand Final side.