Broc McCauley (born 20 December 1986) is a former
Australian rules football
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er, who played for
Hawthorn Football Club
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and
Brisbane Lions Football Club in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
Early life
A junior sporting standout in cricket, soccer and basketball who three years earlier had been an up-and-coming first-division soccer player.
Soccer career
McCauley was listed with the
Queensland Roar
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in 2006 and was an up and coming player, reaching their seconds in the
Brisbane Premier League
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playing as a goalkeeper. Frustrated by having to drive from the Gold Coast to Brisbane to play soccer, especially when studying on the Gold Coast, he went back to his one-time junior club to play AFL.
Australian Rules
He started in the
Surfers Paradise
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reserves in the second division, switched to
Southport
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Southport lies on the Irish ...
to maximize his competitive opportunities in 2007, and was a senior fixture in the Sharks side in 2007-08-09. In 2007 he played a full season, including 12 senior games, and was the best ruckman on the ground in the '07 QAFL grand final loss to Mt. Gravatt. In 2008 he played in the winning grand final side against Morningside.
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He played 20 of a possible 21 games in 2009. He also made his Queensland representative debut against Tasmania in June 2009, was a member of the QAFL Team of the Year, finished equal 7th in the ]Grogan Medal
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, and won the club's 'Most Improved Player' award.
Brisbane Lions career
Broc was rookied by Brisbane
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because of what he did at interstate level, it that got him noticed by talent scouts on the lookout for new players.
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of the 2011 AFL season
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The season featured s ...
against the Western Bulldogs
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Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...
at Etihad Stadium
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.
McCauley was delisted at the end of the 2011 season.
Rookie Drafted by Hawthorn
McCauley was thrown a lifeline by the Hawks
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in the 2011 Rookie Draft and will be part of Hawthorn's Rookie List for the 2012 AFL season.
McCauley was rookie upgraded after Alex Woodward
Alex Woodward (born 11 June 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He attended Mazenod College.
Football career
He was drafted by Hawthorn Footbal ...
was put on the long-term injury list. McCauley played his first game for the Hawthorn Football Club in Round 1 on 30 March 2012, primary playing on seasoned Ruckman Darren Jolly
Darren Jolly (born 6 November 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club, the Sydney Swans and the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is best known fo ...
, acquiring 21 hit outs, 14 possessions and 1 goal, his first in AFL.
McCauley retired from AFL on 30 October 2012, due to ongoing injuries.
Personal
A fully qualified stockbroker who put his career on hold to accept a rookie list contract with the Brisbane Lions in 2010. ''I can be a stock-broker all my life – I’ll only get one chance to be an AFL footballer,'' he said.[
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Statistics
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References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Queensland
Brisbane Lions players
Southport Australian Football Club players
Hawthorn Football Club players
Basketball players from Brisbane
Box Hill Football Club players