Bradley Ebert (born 2 April 1990) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played in the
Australian Football League (AFL) for the
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football L ...
and .
His father
Craig Ebert played 112 games for during the 1980s. He is the nephew of
Russell Ebert
Russell Frank Ebert (22 June 1949 – 5 November 2021) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Australian rules football in South Australia. Ebert is the only player to hav ...
.
Career
West Coast
The son of Craig Ebert, a former
West Adelaide and player, and the nephew of
Russell Ebert
Russell Frank Ebert (22 June 1949 – 5 November 2021) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Australian rules football in South Australia. Ebert is the only player to hav ...
, Ebert was drafted with the 13th pick overall by the
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Football L ...
in the
2007 national draft, having previously played for
Port Adelaide in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as t ...
(SANFL). This selection caused some controversy in South Australia as were expected to selected Ebert with pick 10, but instead chose
Patrick Dangerfield
Patrick Dangerfield (born 5 April 1990) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club.
Drafted by Adelaide in 2007, Dangerfi ...
, a Victorian. Ebert had also captained South Australia at the 2007 Under-18 Championships.
Ebert made his debut for West Coast in round two of the
2008 season while still a 17-year-old, becoming the youngest Eagles debutant since
Daniel Kerr
Daniel Alan Kerr (born 16 May 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 220 games for the club between 2001 and 2013, as a hard-running inside midfie ...
in
2001. He played 15 matches in his debut season, and was nominated for the
2008
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AFL Rising Star
The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan Buc ...
after a 25-disposal three-goal game in round 17 against . Ebert played 17 matches in
2009 and every game in
2010 playing mainly as an inside midfielder, playing with
Peel Thunder
The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The ...
in the
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League (WAFL) is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The league currently consists of ten teams, which play each other in a 20-round season usually lasting from March to September ...
(WAFL) when not playing with the Eagles.
In
2011, Ebert was switched from the midfield to the half-forward flank. He played 22 games, kicking 14 goals, including a career-high four goals against in round 20, but was dropped twice after struggling for form. He requested to be traded to Port Adelaide in October 2011, with the trade being completed on 17 October.
Port Adelaide
In
2012
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, Ebert had a breakout year for Port Adelaide. His hard playing style and consistency quickly made him well liked from the Port Adelaide supporters. Brad Ebert had many stand out performances during the year, for example in round 22 against Brisbane he finished with 32 disposals(24 kicks 8 hballs) 3 marks and 4 tackles. Ebert finished the year playing all 22 games for the season and kicking 17 goals. His consistency lead to many off field achievements also, such as finishing equal second alongside
Matthew Broadbent in the Port Adelaide Best and Fairest, and finishing the highest of all Port players in the
Brownlow Medal
The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the "best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by t ...
.
At the start of 2013, Ebert announced as the vice-captain of Port Adelaide. Ebert played in every game in 2013 averaging 23.1 disposals a game.
For season 2014, Ebert recorded exactly the same number of disposals and goals as 2013. In season 2015, he once again played in every game for the club.
In 2016, Ebert missed his first game since crossing over to Port Adelaide due to injury.
In 2017, he played his 200th AFL game in a 51-point win over Hawthorn.
At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, Ebert announced his retirement from the AFL.
Personal life
Brad Ebert is part of a well known South Australian and Port Adelaide football family.
His father
Craig Ebert played over 100 games for Port Adelaide. Brad's uncle is
Russell Ebert
Russell Frank Ebert (22 June 1949 – 5 November 2021) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Australian rules football in South Australia. Ebert is the only player to hav ...
who won four
Magarey Medal
The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Will ...
s and three premierships for Port Adelaide. One of his cousins on his father's side is
Brett Ebert
Brett Ebert (born 18 November 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of Port Adelaide legend Russell Ebert and cousin of Port Adelaide's Brad Ebert.
AFL career
Early career (2004–2005)
Brett Ebert began his career wit ...
who also won a Magarey Medal for Port Adelaide and played for the club in the Australian Football League.
His mother Christine Obst is the daughter of
Trevor Obst
Trevor Obst (21 June 1940 – 1 December 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1960s and 1970s.
Nicknamed "Bubbles", Obst was a back po ...
. Trevor won a Magarey Medal for Port Adelaide and played in four premierships for Port Adelaide. Trevor's father was
Ken Obst who played in three premierships for Port Adelaide. Trevor's brother
Peter Obst won six premierships for Port Adelaide. Peter's son, Christine's Cousin, is
Andrew Obst who played in four premierships for Port Adelaide and played for the
Melbourne Football Club in Victoria.
Statistics
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 2, 2015''
Brad Ebert's player profile at AFL Tables
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, 18 , , 15 , , 5 , , 1 , , 136 , , 97 , , 233 , , 5 , , 1 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 9.1 , , 6.5 , , 15.5 , , 3.7 , , 3.2
, -
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2009
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, 18 , , 17 , , 6 , , 7 , , 140 , , 142 , , 282 , , 75 , , 69 , , 0.4 , , 0.4 , , 8.2 , , 8.4 , , 16.6 , , 4.4 , , 4.1
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2010
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, 5 , , 22 , , 8 , , 13 , , 267 , , 154 , , 421 , , 103 , , 90 , , 0.4 , , 0.6 , , 12.1 , , 7.0 , , 19.1 , , 4.7 , , 4.1
, -
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2011
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, 5 , , 22 , , 14 , , 7 , , 176 , , 123 , , 299 , , 82 , , 73 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 8.0 , , 5.6 , , 13.6 , , 3.7 , , 3.3
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2012
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, 7 , , 22 , , 17 , , 13 , , 301 , , 203 , , 504 , , 103 , , 128 , , 0.8 , , 0.6 , , 13.7 , , 9.2 , , 22.9 , , 4.7 , , 5.8
, -
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2013
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, 7 , , 24 , , 13 , , 6 , , 354 , , 201 , , 555 , , 128 , , 119 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 14.8 , , 8.4 , , 23.1 , , 5.3 , , 5.0
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2014
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, 7 , , 25 , , 13 , , 10 , , 326 , , 229 , , 555 , , 121 , , 149 , , 0.5 , , 0.4 , , 13.0 , , 9.2 , , 22.2 , , 4.8 , , 6.0
, -
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2015
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, 7 , , 2 , , 1 , , 1 , , 36 , , 25 , , 61 , , 20 , , 11 , , 0.5 , , 0.5 , , 18.0 , , 12.5 , , 30.5 , , 10.0 , , 5.5
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! colspan=3, Career
! 149
! 77
! 58
! 1736
! 1174
! 2910
! 688
! 687
! 0.5
! 0.4
! 11.7
! 7.9
! 19.5
! 4.6
! 4.6
References
External links
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West Coast Eagles players
Port Adelaide Magpies players
Peel Thunder Football Club players
1990 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)