Kepler Bradley
Kepler Bradley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Kepler Bradley | ||
Date of birth | 13 November 1985 | ||
Original team(s) | West Perth (WAFL) | ||
Draft |
No. 6, 2007 National Draft, Fremantle | ||
Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2004–2007 | Essendon | 49 (14) | |
2008–2014 | Fremantle | 68 (73) | |
Total | 117 (87) | ||
International team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2005 |
Australia | 2 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Kepler Bradley (born 13 November 1985) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon and Fremantle Football Clubs in the Australian Football League.
Early career
Bradley played junior football with the
Essendon career
Bradley was drafted early in the
2005 saw Bradley mainly used in key defensive positions by coach
Bradley's fall from grace was put down by many to his crucial mistakes in the
Nevertheless, as a versatile player, he was prominent as a forward for the
Fremantle career
At the end of the 2007 season Bradley was one of four players delisted after a deal to trade him to Fremantle Dockers was not able to be made during trade week.
He then returned to Western Australia and began training with the Dockers, who selected him with their 5th round selection (69th overall) in the
In round 5 of the
In August 2014, Bradley announced he would retire at the end of the 2014 season.[8]
Statistics
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
2004 | Essendon | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 56 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
2005 | Essendon | 16 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 137 | 127 | 264 | 99 | 18 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
2006 | Essendon | 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 164 | 104 | 268 | 103 | 17 | 14 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 12.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
2007 | Essendon | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 28 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
2008 | Fremantle | 26 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 84 | 59 | 143 | 45 | 3 | 25 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 15.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
2009 | Fremantle | 26 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 107 | 112 | 219 | 74 | 21 | 75 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
2010 | Fremantle | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 94 | 122 | 216 | 66 | 15 | 73 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 18.0 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 6.1 |
2011 | Fremantle | 26 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 112 | 94 | 206 | 64 | 16 | 46 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 |
2012 | Fremantle | 26 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 94 | 79 | 173 | 52 | 16 | 64 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 14.4 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 5.3 |
2013 | Fremantle | 26 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
2014 | Fremantle | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career | 117 | 87 | 52 | 871 | 776 | 1647 | 545 | 120 | 349 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
References
- ^ Duffield, Mark (23 November 2003). "Bradley the genuine item".
- ^ Quayle, Emma (19 February 2004). "Bradley stands tall – on the wing".
- ^ Bradley's blooper on the big stage
- ^ Connolly, Rohan (26 April 2008). "How long will Dons carry woeful Johns?". The Age.
- ^ West, Luke (14 September 2012). "So long Dons".
- ^ White, Simon (24 July 2012). "Kepler: a hunched peg that fits Freo's square hole".
- ^ Quayle, Emma (30 April 2013). "Players can lessen ACL threat: Larkins". The Age.
- ^ Malcolm, Alex (21 August 2014). "Ex-Bomber and Docker Bradley calls it a day".
- ^ "Kepler Bradley". AFL Tables.
External links
- Kepler Bradley's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Kepler Bradley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- WAFL profile