Brayden Lyle
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Brayden Lyle
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| fullname = Brayden Lyle
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|3|6|df=y}}
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| originalteam = Port Adelaide (SANFL)
| draftpick = 124th overall, 1992 AFL Draft
| height = 178 cm
| weight = 81 kg
| position = Midfielder
| statsend = 2001
| repstatsend = 1997
| years1 = 1995–1996
| club1 = {{AFL|WC}}
| games_goals1 = 26 (5)
| years2 = 1997–2001
| club2 = {{AFL|PA}}
| games_goals2 = 90 (12)
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| games_goalstotal = 116 (17)
| sooyears1 = 1997
| sooteam1 = South Australia
| soogames_goals1 = 1 (0)
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Brayden Lyle (born 6 March 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
=West Coast career (1995–1996)=
Lyle played for the West Coast Eagles in the 1995 and 1996 seasons, taking part in the club's finals campaign in the former year but then continued to struggle to break into the West Coast midfield, which was one of the AFL's strongest at the time. When not playing for West Coast, Lyle appeared for Western Australian Football League (WAFL) club East Perth.{{cite web|url=http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/1581|title=Brayden Lyle (East Perth)|publisher=WAFL Online|access-date=14 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224040921/http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/1581|archive-date=24 February 2014|url-status=dead}}
=Port Adelaide career (1997–2001)=
Lyle returned to Port Adelaide in 1997 for their inaugural AFL season. He was named vice-captain alongside teammate Matthew Primus and captained Port in their first game (due to Gavin Wanganeen being suspended). Lyle averaged a career high 22 disposals the 1997, a remarkable turnaround after only playing 25 games in three years at West Coast. He was mostly used in the midfield as a centreman. Lyle won Port's Best Team Man award in his first two seasons (1997 and 1998). In 1997 he also represented South Australia in a State of Origin game against Victoria at Football Park and won the Fos Williams Medal.
With Port's developing midfield depth in 2001, younger players overtook Lyle, and he was delisted at the end of the year.{{Cite web |date=2018-05-02 |title=Where are they now? Brayden Lyle |url=https://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/258992/where-are-they-now-brayden-lyle |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=portadelaidefc.com.au |language=en}} Despite playing only eight games for the season, he featured in Port's losing semi final against Hawthorn at Football Park, in what was his final match.{{Cite web |title=AFL Tables - Brayden Lyle - Stats - Statistics |url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brayden_Lyle.html |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=afltables.com}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
{{Fos Williams Medal winners}}
{{1997 South Australia State of Origin players}}
{{1992 AFL national draft}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Category:West Coast Eagles players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Category:Port Adelaide Magpies players
Category:South Australian State of Origin players