Brad L. Campbell (born 13 December 1975) is an

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er who played with

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in the

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(AFL). Campbell is the son of

Des Campbell Des Campbell (born 19 January 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as ...

, who played exactly 50 games for Melbourne in the 1970s. This meant that Melbourne were able to use the Father-Son Rule, to secure him in the

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. He participated in their reserves premiership winning team in 1993 but didn't play a senior game that year. The following season he made his first and only league appearance, when he played in Melbourne's 77 point win over reigning premiers

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at the MCG.AFL Tables: Bradley Campbell
/ref> After leaving Melbourne, Campbell returned to the Goulburn Valley Football League, where he played for three clubs. He started at

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, where he was a member of a premiership team in 1996, then went back to

Tongala Tongala is a town in the Goulburn Valley region of northern Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Campaspe local government area, between Kyabram and Echuca, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Tongala had a population of ...

. Since 2004, he had played at Mooroopna. Initially an assistant coach, he was appointed senior coach for the 2008 season and also continued as a player.'' Sunday Herald Sun'', "Brad Campbell & Mooroopna", 10 August 2008,

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. He played some reserves football at

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in 2001, while his younger brother

Blake Campbell Blake Campbell (born 7 August 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton Football Club, Carlton in the Australian Football League. He is the son of Des Campbell and brother of Brad Campbell (footballer born 1975), Br ...

was with the club.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Brad 1975 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Kyabram Football Club players Mooroopna Football Club players Tongala Football Club players Living people