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Bradley Clyde was an Australian rugby league player for the Canberra Raiders, Canterbury Bulldogs, New South Wales and for the Australian national side. During his playing career from the mid 1980s to the mid 1990s he was widely acknowledged as the best loose forward in the game.

He began his football career playing in the local ACT competition and was an Australian Schoolboy Representative in 1986. In 1988 he was graded by the Canberra Raiders and soon established himself as an indispensable player for the club.

In a career spanning a decade with the Raiders Clyde scored 39 tries in a total of 178 games. He played in three Grand Finals and was the recipient of the prestigious Clive Churchill Medal for the Best and Fairest Player in the Grand Final twice. Along with Brad Mackay he is one of only two players to win the Churchill medal whilst on a losing Grand Final side. He was also member of Canberra's premiership winning sides of 1989 and 1994.

Bradley moved from the Raiders to the Bulldogs in 1999, playing with the team until 2001, scoring 8 tries. He then moved to England to finish his playing career in 2002.

He made 12 appearances for New South Wales in State of Origin games between 1989 and 1994 at lock forward. He performed with great distinction at this level with his loping charges and tireless work ethic. Tall, strong and agile he was a nightmare to defend against and was a key member of Blues sides of the early 1990s. In 2005 he was named one of the 25 greatest ever NSW players.

He represented the Kangaroos in 18 Tests over five years scoring 6 tries. He vice-captained the team for the Tour of Papua New Guinea in 1991 and was named Man of the Series. In the 1992 Ashes Series against Great Britain, Clyde was awarded with the Harry Sunderland Medal for the Player of the Series.

Clyde is an inductee into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame

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