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Bill Brodie

North Melbourne

AFL career

6 games0 goals

Debut
R2 1931 v RCH9 May 1931
Most recent
R17 1934 v CAR8 Sept 1934

Stats

1934
NTH
1
0.0
1931
NTH
5
0.0
League
Season
CAR
AS
R17
0.?

Profile

Born
13 Sept 1908
Died
02 Aug 1999 (aged 90y 323d)
Height
180 cm
Weight
73 kg

Teams

Recruited from the Railways Football Club, Bill Brodie was a fringe player who struggled to cement a regular spot in the North Melbourne lineup during the early 1930s. He made his debut in the second round of 1931 and managed five appearances that year, playing primarily in a defensive or utility role for a team anchored near the bottom of the ladder. After spending two full seasons out of senior selection, Brodie earned a solitary recall late in the 1934 season, featuring in a heartbreaking two-point loss to Carlton. He departed the VFL without a win from his six career games and later moved to the Sunraysia region, where he coached South Mildura in the 1950s.