Adam Bristow

Adam Bristow is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Illawarra Steelers and the Western Suburbs Magpies in the Australian Rugby League and NRL competitions. He then played for the Leigh Centurions in England. Bristow played in both Illawarra and Western Suburbs final games in the NRL competition.

Playing career

Bristow made his first grade debut for Illawarra against Western Suburbs in Round 1 1996 at WIN Stadium. Bristow would feature sporadically for Illawarra over the next 3 seasons but mainly played reserve grade. Bristow played in Illawarra's final ever game in the top grade, scoring a try as the club lost 25-24 against Canterbury. Illawarra would then go on to form a joint venture with St George to form the St George-Illawarra Dragons.

In 1999, Bristow signed with Western Suburbs and played 11 games for the club in what was also their final season as a stand-alone entity. Bristow played in the club's last game before their merger with fellow foundation club Balmain. Bristow played from the bench as Wests were defeated 60-16 by the Auckland Warriors.

Bristow was one of the many players who did not earn a contract to play for the Wests Tigers and later signed with Leigh in England. Bristow played with Leigh until the end of 2003 before retiring and returning to Australia.