Brayden Lyle

DOB

6/3/1973

Height

178cm

Weight

81 kg

Junior club

Port Adelaide Magpies

Arrived

Pick 124 in the 1992 national draft

Number

52 (1993)
37 (1994 – 1995)
9 (1996)

Debut

Round 6 1995 vs Carlton
(92nd Eagles player)

Games

26

Goals

5

B&F Top 10

0

Best Finish

N/A

Last app.

Round 22 1996 vs Sydney

Departed

Traded to Port Adelaide with Shane Bond at the end of the 1996 season for pick 57 (Trent Cummings)

Other clubs

Port Adelaide (SANFL) 1992, 1997-2001
East Perth (WAFL) 1993-1996
Port Adelaide (AFL) 1997-2001

Despite being the latest-ever pick in the national draft, Lyle went on to have a reasonably successful career.

West Coast career[]

A midfielder capable of racking up some big numbers, Lyle spent the majority of his early years in the WAFL like so many of his teammates in the early 90s. He eventually broke through to make his league debut in 1995, and ended up playing 15 games for the year. His 1995 season included back-to-back Brownlow-polling efforts as well as two finals appearances.

He struggled a little in 1996, being dropped back to East Perth mid-season and playing just 11 senior games for the year.

At the end of the season, Lyle along with fellow former Magpie Shane Bond were traded back to their old club for a late draft pick. The convoluted deal also included the popular Ian Downsborough being signed by Port Adelaide as a free agent and West Coast receiving the #1 pick which was used on Michael Gardiner.