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.[4]
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). Along with Brad Mackay (St George in 1993), Daly Cherry-Evans (Manly in 2013) and Jack Wighton (Canberra in 2019), he is also one of only four players to win the Clive Churchill Medal whilst on a losing Grand Final side (1991).[citation needed]
He was also a member of Canberra's premiership winning sides of 1989 (also winning the club's player of the year award that year). In the 1989 post season, he travelled with the Raiders to England for the 1989 World Club Challenge which was lost 30-18 to the 1988–89Rugby Football League champions Widnes at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England.
Clyde returned to the field in Round 7 of the 1991 season, and his form quickly returned. He went on to play in the Raiders 19-12 loss to Penrith the Grand Final. He then started for Canberra in their 36-12 win over Canterbury-Bankstown in the 1994 Grand Final. At the end of the 1994 NSWRL season, he was selected for the 1994 Kangaroo tour. In a career spanning eleven seasons with the Raiders, Clyde scored 39 tries in a total of 178 games.[5]
Clyde moved from the Raiders to the Bulldogs in 1999, playing with the Belmore (Sydney) based club and scoring 8 tries in 36 games.
He made 12 appearances for New South Wales in State of Origin games between 1989 and 1994 at lock forward. During his State Of Origin career, Brad scored 2 tries for a total of 8 points. [7] He was well regarded as a Clyde was recalled to the New South Wales team for the 1999 series but a horse-riding accident in a team bonding exercise before the series opener ruled him out for eight weeks with a damaged shoulder.[8]
He represented the Kangaroos in 19 Tests over five years scoring six tries. He was named Man-of-the Series in 1989 with his debut tour v New Zealand. Injury in 1990 would prevent him from playing in the mid-season test against France in Parkes, while his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury would prevent his selection in the test against New Zealand and the 1990 Kangaroo tour.
Clyde returned to the Australian team for the 1991 Trans-Tasman Test series against New Zealand where he was one of Australia's best in the 2-1 series win. After starring in the 1991 Grand Final loss, Clyde was named as vice-captain of the Australian team for the Tour of Papua New Guinea at the end of the year and was named Man of the Series also.
Bradley Clyde is an inductee into the NRL Hall of Fame and also the NSW Blues Hall of Fame alongside Bob Fulton, Andrew Johns, Ron Coote, Laurie Daley, Bob McCarthy and Brad Fittler.
Clyde is also an inductee into the ACT Sports Hall of Fame and the Albury-Wodonga Sports Hall of Fame. He was recognised by the Australian Government for his contribution to Rugby League by being awarded the Australian Sports Medal.
In 2002, Clyde was named in a 90s Team of the Decade. In 2005, on the 25th anniversary of State of Origin, he was named by Rugby League Week as one of NSW's 25 greatest players.
Clyde also made a cameo appearance in the 2006 film, Footy Legends.[11]
In February 2008, Clyde was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.[12]
Also following retirement Clyde served on the NRL Match Review Committee, the NRL Judiciary, and on the NRL Anti-Doping Tribunal.[13]
^Maddox, Gary (26 July 2007). "Lights, camera, scrum feed: league hits the big screen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
^"Centenary of Rugby League – The Players". NRL & ARL. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
^Dean Ritchie and Christian Nicolussi (4 June 2010). "Johnathan Thurston let-off backfires on NRL". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
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bradley, clyde, born, january, 1970, australian, former, professional, rugby, league, footballer, played, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, peak, playing, career, widely, acknowledged, best, lock, game, represented, both, south, wales, played, australian, national, side, p. Bradley Clyde born 27 January 1970 is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s 1990s and 2000s who at the peak of his playing career was widely acknowledged as the best lock in the game 3 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 Brad ClydePersonal informationFull nameBradley ClydeBorn 1970 01 27 27 January 1970 age 53 Culcairn N S W AustraliaPlaying informationHeight186 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight99 kg 15 st 8 lb PositionLock Second rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1988 98 Canberra Raiders 178 38 0 0 1561999 00 Canterbury Bulldogs 36 8 0 0 322001 Leeds Rhinos 15 4 0 0 16Total 229 50 0 0 204RepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1989 90 NSW City 2 0 0 0 01989 94 New South Wales 12 2 0 0 81992 94 NSW Country 2 1 0 0 41997 New South Wales SL 2 0 0 0 01989 94 Australia 19 6 0 0 241997 Australia SL 2 0 0 0 0Source 1 2 Clyde is one of only two players along with Billy Slater to have twice won the Clive Churchill Medal as the best player in the Grand Final Bradley Clyde is an inductee into both the NSW Blues Hall of Fame and the NRL Hall of Fame Contents 1 Club career 2 Representative career 3 Post playing 4 References 5 External linksClub career EditHe 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 4 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 Along with Brad Mackay St George in 1993 Daly Cherry Evans Manly in 2013 and Jack Wighton Canberra in 2019 he is also one of only four players to win the Clive Churchill Medal whilst on a losing Grand Final side 1991 citation needed He was also a member of Canberra s premiership winning sides of 1989 also winning the club s player of the year award that year In the 1989 post season he travelled with the Raiders to England for the 1989 World Club Challenge which was lost 30 18 to the 1988 89 Rugby Football League champions Widnes at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester England Clyde s 1990 season ended when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a Round 20 match against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters at Henson Park This caused him to miss Canberra s 18 14 win over the Penrith Panthers in the Grand Final Clyde returned to the field in Round 7 of the 1991 season and his form quickly returned He went on to play in the Raiders 19 12 loss to Penrith the Grand Final He then started for Canberra in their 36 12 win over Canterbury Bankstown in the 1994 Grand Final At the end of the 1994 NSWRL season he was selected for the 1994 Kangaroo tour In a career spanning eleven seasons with the Raiders Clyde scored 39 tries in a total of 178 games 5 Clyde moved from the Raiders to the Bulldogs in 1999 playing with the Belmore Sydney based club and scoring 8 tries in 36 games English Super League club Leeds Rhinos signed Clyde on a two year deal starting in 2001 6 He moved to the club alongside fellow Australians Brett Mullins and Tonie Carroll finishing his playing career there Representative career EditHe made 12 appearances for New South Wales in State of Origin games between 1989 and 1994 at lock forward During his State Of Origin career Brad scored 2 tries for a total of 8 points 7 He was well regarded as a Clyde was recalled to the New South Wales team for the 1999 series but a horse riding accident in a team bonding exercise before the series opener ruled him out for eight weeks with a damaged shoulder 8 He represented the Kangaroos in 19 Tests over five years scoring six tries He was named Man of the Series in 1989 with his debut tour v New Zealand Injury in 1990 would prevent him from playing in the mid season test against France in Parkes while his anterior cruciate ligament ACL knee injury would prevent his selection in the test against New Zealand and the 1990 Kangaroo tour Clyde returned to the Australian team for the 1991 Trans Tasman Test series against New Zealand where he was one of Australia s best in the 2 1 series win After starring in the 1991 Grand Final loss Clyde was named as vice captain of the Australian team for the Tour of Papua New Guinea at the end of the year and was named Man of the Series also During the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand he helped Australia retain The Ashes and was awarded the Harry Sunderland Medal for the Player of the Series 9 He was also selected to play at lock for Australia in the 1992 Rugby League World Cup final at London s Wembley Stadium following the 1992 NSWRL season Although Australia retained its World Champions crown with a 10 6 win over Great Britain Clyde had an unhappy game after dislocating his shoulder midway through the second half 10 Post playing EditBradley Clyde is an inductee into the NRL Hall of Fame and also the NSW Blues Hall of Fame alongside Bob Fulton Andrew Johns Ron Coote Laurie Daley Bob McCarthy and Brad Fittler Clyde is also an inductee into the ACT Sports Hall of Fame and the Albury Wodonga Sports Hall of Fame He was recognised by the Australian Government for his contribution to Rugby League by being awarded the Australian Sports Medal In 2002 Clyde was named in a 90s Team of the Decade In 2005 on the 25th anniversary of State of Origin he was named by Rugby League Week as one of NSW s 25 greatest players Clyde also made a cameo appearance in the 2006 film Footy Legends 11 In February 2008 Clyde was named in the list of Australia s 100 Greatest Players 1908 2007 which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code s centenary year in Australia 12 Also following retirement Clyde served on the NRL Match Review Committee the NRL Judiciary and on the NRL Anti Doping Tribunal 13 References Edit RLP NRL Stats permanent dead link The Best Lock Forwards in Australian Rugby League History Rugby League Opinions 15 June 2017 SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League SportingPulse Retrieved 10 October 2008 Bradley Clyde Career Stats amp Summary Rugby League Project news bbc co uk 8 July 2000 Rhinos sign Test star Clyde BBC Sport Online BBC Retrieved 7 October 2009 Bradley Clyde BIO www FamousAussies com au 12 December 2021 Legend Q amp A Bradley Clyde www nrl com 6 November 2019 ACT Sport Hall of Fame Inductees actsport com au ACT Sport Archived from the original on 1 May 2011 Retrieved 2 April 2011 1992 World Cup final at Rugby League Project Maddox Gary 26 July 2007 Lights camera scrum feed league hits the big screen The Sydney Morning Herald Fairfax Digital Retrieved 7 October 2009 Centenary of Rugby League The Players NRL amp ARL 23 February 2008 Archived from the original on 26 February 2008 Retrieved 23 February 2008 Dean Ritchie and Christian Nicolussi 4 June 2010 Johnathan Thurston let off backfires on NRL The Daily Telegraph Australia Retrieved 3 June 2010 External links Edit archived by web archive org Bradley Clyde at stateoforigin com au archived by web archive org ACT Sport Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bradley Clyde amp oldid 1152307971, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
