Bradman Best

Bradman Best is an Australian professional rugby league footballer, born on 9 August 2001 on the Central Coast of New South Wales, who plays as a centre for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL and for Australia at international level. Of Indigenous Australian and Welsh descent, he is the son of Roger Best, a former Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and London Broncos player. He came through the Newcastle lower grades, made his NRL debut in round 23 of 2019 against the Wests Tigers and scored his first try the following week. He made his State of Origin debut for New South Wales in game three of the 2023 series, scoring two tries, and scored a try in the 2024 decider that won the series. He made his Australia international debut at the 2026 Rugby League World Cup on 25 October 2026.