Brad Gwilliam
West Coast and Richmond
AFL career
8 games0 goals
- Debut
- R1 1990 v COL1 Apr 1990
- Most recent
- R5 1992 v ADE19 Apr 1992
Stats
Bio
Recruited from West Perth, Brad Gwilliam was a wiry key defender who entered the AFL via West Coast's final selection in the 1989 National Draft—a late-pick bracket that famously also secured club legend Dean Kemp. Gwilliam managed four senior appearances for the Eagles in 1990, debuting in Round 1 against Collingwood, but he found himself squeezed out of a rapidly developing West Coast backline and was eventually delisted. Handed an AFL lifeline by Richmond in the 1992 Pre-Season Draft, he immediately slotted into the Tigers' defence as a full-back and appeared set for a regular role at his second club. His career was cruelly cut short just four games into his time at Punt Road when he suffered a horrific knee injury after colliding with a goalpost against Adelaide at Football Park, a freak accident that forced his premature retirement from the top level.
Profile
- Born
- 09 Aug 1966 (age 60y 73d)
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 85 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from West Perth, Brad Gwilliam was a wiry key defender who entered the AFL via West Coast's final selection in the 1989 National Draft—a late-pick bracket that famously also secured club legend Dean Kemp. Gwilliam managed four senior appearances for the Eagles in 1990, debuting in Round 1 against Collingwood, but he found himself squeezed out of a rapidly developing West Coast backline and was eventually delisted. Handed an AFL lifeline by Richmond in the 1992 Pre-Season Draft, he immediately slotted into the Tigers' defence as a full-back and appeared set for a regular role at his second club. His career was cruelly cut short just four games into his time at Punt Road when he suffered a horrific knee injury after colliding with a goalpost against Adelaide at Football Park, a freak accident that forced his premature retirement from the top level.