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Paul Broderick

Richmond and Fitzroy

AFL career

262 games170 goals

Debut
R12 1988 v ESS18 June 1988
Most recent
PF 2001 v BRL22 Sept 2001

Stats

2001
RCH
22
5.7
5.5
11.1
3.2
0.4
0.5
1.5
0.7
0.2
47
2000
RCH
20
6.9
6.6
13.5
3.0
0.6
0.4
1.8
0.5
0.3
52
1999
RCH
16
7.9
7.8
15.7
2.3
0.8
0.9
1.9
0.3
0.6
54
1998
RCH
20
10.5
10.8
21.3
3.3
0.9
0.8
2.8
0.8
0.3
78
1997
RCH
22
11.0
10.4
21.4
1.7
0.7
0.7
2.2
0.3
0.4
69
1996
RCH
22
14.3
10.5
24.8
2.2
1.1
0.9
2.7
0.4
0.3
82
1995
RCH
25
12.8
9.1
21.9
2.6
0.5
0.8
2.3
0.8
0.6
77
1994
RCH
22
9.8
13.3
23.1
2.4
1.0
1.0
2.5
0.5
0.3
75
1993
FIT
20
12.8
13.5
26.3
3.7
1.5
0.8
2.9
0.6
0.4
91
1992
FIT
19
11.9
11.7
23.6
2.7
1.1
1.5
2.3
0.9
0.4
79
1991
FIT
16
10.9
11.4
22.3
1.9
1.1
0.8
1.4
0.8
1.2
71
1990
FIT
12
9.3
8.5
17.8
2.1
1.3
1.1
1.6
0.8
0.3
61
1989
FIT
17
9.5
8.2
17.7
3.0
1.0
1.2
1.7
0.9
0.8
65
1988
FIT
9
10.7
8.3
19.0
3.4
1.2
1.3
1.9
1.4
1.3
74
League
Season
BRL
Gabba
PF
7
7
14
9
0
0
0
1
0.0
66
CAR
MCG
SF
3
10
13
2
2
0
0
1
0.0
41
ESS
MCG
QF
3
3
6
3
0
1
0
1
0.0
25
ESS
MCG
R22
6
7
13
5
0
1
0
3
2.1
69
KAN
MCG
R21
11
3
14
3
1
1
0
1
3.1
69
WCE
CS
R20
8
9
17
3
2
0
0
3
3.0
83
BRL
Gabba
R19
6
8
14
3
0
0
0
0
0.0
43
COL
MCG
R18
5
11
16
2
0
0
0
2
0.0
51
WBD
CS
R17
3
5
8
2
1
0
0
3
0.0
38
MEL
MCG
R16
10
3
13
5
0
0
0
1
0.1
56
PAD
FP
R15
11
6
17
9
0
2
0
1
0.0
70
HAW
MCG
R14
6
6
12
2
1
0
0
0
0.0
37
STK
CS
R13
3
7
10
2
0
0
0
3
0.0
41
SYD
CS
R12
4
1
5
2
0
0
0
1
0.0
24
CAR
MCG
R11
8
3
11
4
1
1
0
3
2.0
64
FRE
SUB
R10
9
9
18
5
0
0
0
1
1.1
71
ADE
MCG
R8
3
2
5
2
0
1
0
1
0.0
20
ESS
MCG
R7
3
5
8
1
0
1
0
2
1.1
34
KAN
CS
R6
2
3
5
0
0
0
0
1
1.0
22
WCE
SUB
R5
2
8
10
2
0
2
0
1
0.0
26
COL
MCG
R4
7
1
8
2
0
1
0
2
2.0
46
BRL
MCG
R3
5
3
8
2
0
1
0
1
0.0
28

Profile

Born
03 Jan 1970 (age 56y 291d)
Height
178 cm
Weight
85 kg

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Honours

Bio

1 revision

Recruited from Camperdown, Paul Broderick first emerged as a shining light for Fitzroy during the club's tumultuous final years, quickly establishing himself as a premier ball-winner in a struggling side. After six seasons and over 90 games with the Lions, he became the centrepiece of one of the most high-profile trades of the 1990s. Seeking greater stability and success, Broderick crossed to Richmond prior to the 1994 season in a controversial deal that saw Tigers captain Jeff Hogg move in the opposite direction, a swap that would heavily favour the Tigers in the long run.

At Punt Road, Broderick's class was immediately apparent. A beautifully balanced left-footer with elite disposal efficiency, he provided the polish to complement the inside grunt of Richmond's engine room. He operated primarily as a link-up midfielder who could drift forward to impact the scoreboard or set up play from a half-back flank with precision. His consistency was rewarded with the Jack Dyer Medal in 1996, and he played a pivotal role in the Tigers' 1995 preliminary final run. By the time he retired in 2001, Broderick was revered as one of the most reliable and skillful users of the ball of his generation, having tallied 262 games across two clubs.

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