Brad Mackay

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Playing Career

Vital Statistics

Born
Friday, 7th February, 1969
Current Age
55 years and 50 days
Place Of Birth
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Awards & Accolades

Clive Churchill Medal
1993

Biography

Talented St George junior at lock, centre or five-eighth made a memorable Test debut for Australia against France in 1990. Mackay's versatility first earned him a place as a reserve for NSW in 1989, and following two further State of Origin matches in 1990, he was called into the Australian team for the one-off Test against France in Parkes when Brad Clyde withdrew. Mackay scored three tries in the match and followed with another try in the Test against NZ that year. On the 1990 Kangaroo Tour he was called into the Test side following Australia’s First Test loss at Wembley and the tall, rangy lock was a highly consistent performer in the remaining Tests on tour. Plagued by injury during the next two seasons Mackay had to be content with coming off the interchange bench during the St George's 1992 grand final loss to Brisbane. He fared better the following year, playing in St George’s run-on team (as a lock) in the 14-6 loss to Brisbane in the grand final. Despite being among NSW's form players that year Mackay could not break into the Australian team for the short tour of NZ. In 1994 Mackay was dropped to the reserve bench to make way for Brad Clyde in NSW's second State-of-Origin team and paid a high price for St George's lacklustre season when he failed to make his second Kangaroo Tour. Earlier that year he revealed that he had signed a contract to lead the W’Reds in their debut season and his form subsequently suffered during the year. Mackay showed great leadership during the Reds' erratic start to the 1995 season but signed with I’warra following the club’s decision to join Super League. The 1999 season found him back where it all started following I’warra’s merger with St George. Chosen on the interchange bench in the 1999 grand final Mackay took the field in the Dragons’ last-minute loss to Melbourne before seeing out the final chapter of his career with English club Bradford. Incredibly, in 2000, he was ruled out of the English Super League grand final when he took ill on the bus on his way to the match (Bradford ultimately lost to Wigan).
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Competitions

Competition   App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NRL 217 38 22   - 196 112 100 5 51.61% List
National Panasonic Cup 5 - -   - - 4 1 0 80.00% List
State of Origin 17 3 -   - 12 8 9 0 47.06% List
Tooheys Challenge Cup 3 1 -   1 5 2 1 0 66.67% List
City vs Country 5 1 -   - 4 3 2 0 60.00% List
Tour Matches Australia 18 7 -   - 28 17 1 0 94.44% List
World Cup 4 5 -   - 20 4 0 0 100.00% List
Test Series 6 - -   - - 4 1 1 66.67% List
The Ashes 4 - -   - - 3 1 0 75.00% List
NRL Finals 12 2 1   - 10 7 5 0 58.33% List
Challenge Cup 5 1 -   - 4 5 0 0 100.00% List
Super League 26 8 -   - 32 17 6 3 65.38% List


International

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1990, 1992-94 12 6 -   - 24 10 1 1 83.33% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Australia 1990, 1992 4 5 -   - 20 4 0 0 100.00% List


Representative

Australia - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
NSW 1989-95 17 3 -   - 12 8 9 0 47.06% List
NSW City 1990, 1992-95 5 1 -   - 4 3 2 0 60.00% List
Overall1989-1995 22 4 0   0 16 11 11 0 50.00% List


Club Career

NRL/NSWRL - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George NSWRL 1987 3 - -   - - 1 1 1 33.33% List
St George NSWRL 1988 11 1 -   - 4 5 6 0 45.45% List
St George NSWRL 1989 21 6 2 / 4 50.00% - 28 10 11 0 47.62% List
St George NSWRL 1990 20 3 4 / 8 50.00% - 20 7 13 0 35.00% List
St George NSWRL 1991 4 2 0 / 1 0.00% - 8 3 1 0 75.00% List
St George NSWRL 1992 19 4 -   - 16 12 7 0 63.16% List
St George NSWRL 1993 22 4 2 / 8 25.00% - 20 16 6 0 72.73% List
St George NSWRL 1994 17 3 5 / 11 45.45% - 22 6 11 0 35.29% List
Western Reds ARL 1995 21 4 0 / 1 0.00% - 16 11 10 0 52.38% List
Illawarra ARL 1996 20 4 -   - 16 8 12 0 40.00% List
Illawarra ARL 1997 21 3 -   - 12 10 8 3 47.62% List
Illawarra NRL 1998 15 1 5 / 8 62.50% - 14 8 6 1 53.33% List
St Geo Illa NRL 1999 23 3 4 / 6 66.67% - 20 15 8 0 65.22% List

NRL/NSWRL - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
St George 1987-94 117 23 13 / 32 40.63% - 118 60 56 1 51.28% List
Western Reds 1995 21 4 - / 1 0.00% - 16 11 10 0 52.38% List
Illawarra 1996-98 56 8 5 / 8 62.50% - 42 26 26 4 46.43% List
St Geo Illa 1999 23 3 4 / 6 66.67% - 20 15 8 0 65.22% List
Overall1987-1999 217 38 22 / 47 46.81% 0 196 112 100 5 51.61% List

English Career - By Year

Team Season App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Bradford 2000 31 9 -   - 36 22 6 3 70.97% List

English Career - By Team

Team Years App T G   GK % FG Pts W L D Win %  
Bradford 2000 31 9 -   - 36 22 6 3 70.97% List

Your Say

  • Anonymous
    04/08/2016

    Currently a hard working nsw fireman

  • john forbes
    05/09/2017

    great family origin country bowraville

  • Big Al
    20/05/2023

    Worked with Brad's late wife Joanne back in the day. He was off with the Kangaroos in England. She was so funny. You could never find her. Last thing you'd hear was 'back in a minute, got to ring Brad'

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Contributions: Rugby League Tables, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, AJ Lucantonio, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash, Nick Jones, Paul Carter, Steven Russo, Bill Bates

Sources: NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1999, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 2000, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1996, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1997, NRL Rugby League Yearbook 1998, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1989-90, Match Video, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1987-88, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1988-89, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1990-91, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1991-92, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93, NSWRL Rugby League Yearbook 1994, ARL Rugby League Yearbook 1995, Richard Bailey's Rugby League World