Brad Dodd (born 23 March 1977) is a former

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er in the

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(AFL). Dodd was originally rookie drafted by the Fremantle Football Club in 1997 AFL Draft from

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in the

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(WAFL) and was elevated to the senior list in

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, where he made his debut against

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in round 1 of that season. Dodd played 20 out of a possible 22 games in his debut season, finishing the year with nine goals. In

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he played just six games, before playing 20 games again in

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, kicking 10 goals. Dodd played his last AFL game against

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at Subiaco Oval in round 10,

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, when he suffered an injury to his knee, requiring a reconstruction. He played 50 games over four seasons at the club and although he remained on the team list during the

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, he was delisted after not playing a game in 2002. Dodd punched West Coast Eagles player

Phillip Read Phil Read (born 20 October 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Australian Football League, AFL's West Coast Eagles and Melbourne Football Club. Read was educated at Wesley College, Perth. West Coast Eagles Drafted by the ...

in a

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, dubbed the "Demolition Derby" in Round 21, 2000. After seeing Read involved in an altercation with some of his teammates, Dodd punched Read, earning a suspension. After Fremantle, he signed on to play with

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in the WAFL, helping the team reach the grand final in

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, but lost to South Fremantle, with Dodd being sent off after being reported twice in the game. He retired at the end of the

2005 WAFL season The 2005 WAFL season was the 121st season of the various incarnations of the West Australian Football League. It saw reigning premiers Subiaco's third consecutive minor premiership, despite the loss of key forward Brad Smith to the West Coast Eag ...

. He is the cousin of former Dockers player, Steven Dodd.

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* 1977 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Fremantle Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Claremont Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub