Brad Wira (born 16 March 1972) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er. He played for both the

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and the

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. He was originally drafted from Claremont in the WAFL as a foundation selection as part of Fremantle's entry to the

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and played mainly as a defender. After only playing a single game in Fremantle's inaugural year, Wira was traded to Footscray where he was much more successful, playing in 21 of the 22 rounds in 1996. He would play a further 40 games for the Bulldogs over the next two seasons, before he was traded back to Fremantle for the 1999 season.

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* 1972 births Fremantle Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Western Bulldogs players Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Western Australian State of Origin players {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub