[3] Lured by the offer of a lucrative contract with Leeds, Clues was the first Australian to join an English club after World War II.

Harry Hornby, the chairman, and financial power behind Bradford Northern in the 1940s paid a record fee for Frank Whitcombe.

Their confrontations on the field during the Bradford Northern v Leeds local derby games are part of Rugby League Folklore.

Trevor Foster, MBE, recalled an incident during one of these games in the late 1940s when Clues kicked out violently at Bradford Northern scrum half back Gwylfa Jones.

Clues could not get his breath and for ten minutes received emergency medical attention in front of the 17,000 Odsal crowd.

Clues did not return to Australia at the end of his playing career, instead he chose to stay in Leeds and open a sports store.