Greg Broughton (born 29 September 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Greg Broughton | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1986 | ||
Original team(s) | Subiaco (WAFL) | ||
Draft |
No. 74, 2009 Rookie Draft, Fremantle No. 79 (RP), 2009 National Draft, Fremantle | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2009–2012 | Fremantle | 68 (15) | |
2013–2015 | Gold Coast | 42 | (4)|
Total | 110 (19) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
After playing in Subiaco's 2006, 2007 and 2008 WAFL premiership winning teams and winning the 2008 Tom Outridge Medal as Subiaco's best and fairest player,[1] Broughton was drafted to Fremantle in the 2009 Rookie Draft with Fremantle's final selection, number 74 overall.[2] After displaying good form as a small defender during the 2009 pre-season, he was elevated to Fremantle's senior list as a nominated rookie, along with Matt de Boer.[3]
Broughton made his AFL debut for Fremantle in Round 3 of the 2009 AFL season at Subiaco Oval against Adelaide.[4] In 2009, Broughton averaged 23 possessions with a high of 37 against Port Adelaide in Round 19.
In December 2006, before he was drafted by Fremantle, Broughton suffered a fractured eye socket in a nightclub incident allegedly involving Fremantle players Jeff Farmer and Steven Dodd. Farmer retired from AFL football a few months before Broughton was drafted to Fremantle, but Dodd was a teammate of Broughton's. No charges were laid following the incident.[5]
Broughton's father, who is part Maori, was from Patea in New Zealand and moved to Australia when he was 20 years old.[6]
Following the end of the 2012 AFL season, Broughton was traded from Fremantle to Gold Coast.[7]
He announced his retirement in September 2015, effective after the round 23 match against Sydney.[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 | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2009 | Fremantle | 48 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 153 | 191 | 344 | 95 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 22.9 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
2010 | Fremantle | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 203 | 413 | 95 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 24.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
2011 | Fremantle | 6 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 246 | 213 | 459 | 86 | 84 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
2012 | Fremantle | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 129 | 141 | 270 | 62 | 79 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
2013 | Gold Coast | 36 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 152 | 297 | 68 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
2014 | Gold Coast | 36 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 154 | 195 | 349 | 84 | 73 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
2015 | Gold Coast | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 9 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
Career | 110 | 19 | 14 | 1053 | 1128 | 2181 | 499 | 397 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 19.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
References
edit- ^ Pike, Chris (5 October 2008); WAFL best and fairest winners; PerthNow
- ^ AFL Pre-season and Rookie Drafts[permanent dead link ]; Realfooty
- ^ Washbourne, Michael (16 March 2009); Fremantle promote Greg Broughton and Matt de Boer to senior list; PerthNow
- ^ Broughton gets first Dockers start; The West Australian; 10 April 2009
- ^ Clarke, Tim (11 April 2009); Broughton's rocky road to end in Dockers debut; WAToday
- ^ Broughton looks forward Archived 30 December 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Windley, Matt (25 October 2012). "Gold Coast sign Fremantle defender Greg Broughton". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Whiting, Michael (2 September 2015). "Sun sets on Broughton, will play final AFL game against Swans". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Greg Broughton". AFL Tables. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
edit- Greg Broughton's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Greg Broughton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- WAFL Player Profile and Statistics