| Name |
Vanessa Bradley |
| Club |
Wests, Brisbane QLD |
| Position |
Tighthead Prop |
| Nickname |
White Rhino |
| Height |
178 cm |
| Weight |
103 kg |
| Date of Birth |
18/10/1976 |
| Home town/suburb |
Cloncurry, QLD |
| How did you first get into Rugby? |
Invited to training by university lecturer - thought I was signing up for League! |
| Secondary school |
Cloncurry State School, QLD |
| Tertiary education |
James Cook University, QLD |
| Representative honours |
8 International Caps. Debut v New Zealand, Sydney, July 1996 |
| Awards won |
Best forward Aust V SA, WRWC 2006 |
| Best moments |
Winning the National title for the third year in a row in 1998. We were the team everybody wanted to beat and with a minute left on the clock NSW scored a try to put them 6 points in front. We scored from the kick off and converted to win by 1 point! |
| Other interests/talents |
playing with my 2 children Jessica (5) and Samuel (4) |
| Best Rugby player of all time |
Mark Hearnden |
| Best sportsperson player of all time |
Steve Waugh |
Veteran prop Vanessa is the longest serving member of the Wallaroos squad, making her debut in 1996. Queensland's last gasp win in the 1998 national titles is Vanessa's favourite rugby memory.
