Brad Schneider (born 15 February 2001) is an

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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Background

Schneider was born in Adelaide, South Australia and was raised in

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, Australia. Schneider is of German heritage. He played his junior rugby league for the Western Lions. He attended

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before being signed by the

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Playing career

2018

In 2018, Schneider played for the

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in the

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2019

In 2019, he captained Kirwan State High School in their

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final win over

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. In October 2019, Schneider signed with the

2020

In 2020, Schneider was set to play for the Raiders'

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team before the season was cancelled due to the

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2021

Schneider began the 2021 season playing for Canberra's

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team. In Round 11 of the

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, Schneider made his first grade début for Canberra against the

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2022

Schneider made 10 appearances for Canberra in the 2022 season, posting 50 points in total which consisted of scoring 1 try and 23 successful goals. Schneider recorded a 79.31% goal kicking percentage in 2022. Schneider won the Peter Mulholland NRL Rookie of the Year Award in 2022.

2023

It was revealed on 6 July, that Schneider had been released by Canberra effective immediately, to be subsequently signed by

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until the end of the 2023 season. A deal in which contained a recall clause, meaning that he could be recalled by Canberra if one of Canberra's halfbacks suffered an injury that would keep them from the field for four weeks or longer. On 14 July, Schneider made his first appearance for Hull KR in a

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fixture against the

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. Schneider started the game at scrum-half, scored a try on début, made an assist and slotted over a field goal in

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extra time to win the game 18-19. On 23 July, in his next game at the same venue, quite astonishingly, he repeated the feat against the

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in the semi-final of the

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, once again slotting over a match winning field goal from 40 meters in golden point extra time to win the game 11-10. Schneider also kicked his first goal for Rovers in the same game. On 9 August, Schneider was named Glen's Vodka Super League Player of the Month for July. On 12 August, Schneider played for Hull Kingston Rovers in their 16-17 golden point extra time loss to the

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in the 2023 Challenge Cup final at

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. Schneider scored eight of Rovers' 16 points, by kicking two conversions and two penalty goals. On 12 September, it was announced that Schneider would return to the National Rugby League for the 2024 season and beyond, to play for Penrith on a two-year contract. On 22 September, in the last game of the regular season, Schneider scored a brace of tries and successfully kicked eight goals in the Robins' 12-56 triumph over

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. Securing said victory, would mean that Schneider helped Hull KR finish in fourth position overall after 27 rounds. On 29 September, Schneider played in Hull Kingston Rovers' Super League play-off eliminator against the Leigh Leopards, securing a 20-6 success. On 7 October, Schneider played his final game for Hull KR, losing in the Super League play-off semi-final to the Wigan Warriors at the

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Achievements and accolades

Individual

*2022 Peter Mulholland NRL Rookie of the Year: Winner

Team

References

External links

Penrith Panthers profileCanberra Raiders profileHull KR profileSuper League profile
2001 births Living people Australian people of German descent Australian rugby league players Canberra Raiders players Penrith Panthers players Hull Kingston Rovers players Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from South Australia {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub