Daniel Mark Bradshaw (born 21 November 1978) is a former

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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(AFL). Bradshaw is best known as being a dual premiership forward for the Brisbane Lions.

AFL career

Brisbane Bears

Bradshaw was drafted by the

in the 1995 National Draft, from

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, at pick 56 in the fourth round. His athleticism and marking was highlighted by recruiters, with the Bears expecting him to become a key-position prospect. Bradshaw made his debut in his first season at the club, in round 18 against

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. He played the next two games off the bench, aged 17, at the same ground.

Brisbane Lions

In his second year of football, 1997, Bradshaw played seniors for the first time in Round 8 at Subiaco against

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, and dominated kicking four goals, and earning the

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nomination, in his fourth

(AFL) match. A week later he booted six goals against

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at the Gabba, his first game at home. He played every game for the season since his addition, being a regular goalkicker. He kicked another bag of seven goals against

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in Round 18 at the Gabba, and four other games of three goals including the Qualifying Final against St Kilda. He finished equal fourth in the Rising Star, and kicked 35 goals for the season in 16 games. Bradshaw played an inconsistent 1998 season, as the Lions finished last. He kicked 19 goals in 16 appearances, dropped twice during the season to the QSFL. In 1999, Bradshaw suffered leg stress fractures and missed the entire season. In 2000, Bradshaw returned to play a terrific season, despite a rough patch before the mid-season break. He kicked 16 goals in the first four-week, including seven against the

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. He kicked 3 goals in his next three matches, all coming against St Kilda, before being dropped. However he replaced

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as a late change to the Round 8 clash against

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, but had no gametime. After playing in the reserves where he dominated, he came back into the line-up, playing the rest of the home and away season. In his comeback game he kicked another career-high seven goals against

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. He kicked another two bags of five goals for the remainder of the season, finishing with 56 goals at the end of the home and away season, and sat eighth on the table. In his final series, however, in his qualifying final he was contained to one kick, while he pulled out of the semi-final against

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to be by the side of wife Angie for a premature birth of son Jake. He polled eight votes in the 2000 Brownlow Medal.

2001 and 2002

In the 2001 season, in which the Lions became Premiers, he kicked another 46 goals in 20 games. An important part to the side, he played at both ends if needed, but with Lynch and Jonathan Brown up forward, he was out of favour at times. He still kicked five goals or more in a match on six occasions, including three games in a row mid-season. He played every final, including the

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. He continued to struggle in the finals, averaging only three touches in his last four big games. In 2002 Bradshaw's position as a forward was not secure, and he was used as a utility more often than not. His accurate kicking and mark provided him with 38 goals in 20 games, with eleven goals coming in rounds 2–3. He was dropped just before the finals, but was a late replacement in the Round 21 and 22 games for

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and

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respectively. He re-injured his knee and missed the finals series and a second consecutive Premiership.

2003 and 2004

After an inconsistent season, 2003 was similar, but Bradshaw missed only two matches, and he was used at centre half-back more than he had been. When placed forward, he kicked six goals in a match twice, early and late in the season. After struggling in the first two finals, he played a good role in the 2003 Grand Final against Collingwood, as Brisbane won its third consecutive Premiership, with Bradshaw involved in two. He kicked 28 goals in 24 matches, and signed another three-year contract till the end of 2006. In 2004 he played as a utility, but proved in the Final Series, he kicked sixteen goals in the last four games, including three goals in the losing side on Grand Final Day. When required to play forward four games in the season he scored five or more goals including another bag of seven goals, this time against Essendon. He kicked 40 goals in 22 games.

2005 and 2006

Bradshaw was more recognised as a key position player after two successful years, and in 2005 he again played at both ends, despite winning the goalkicking at the club due to the departure of Lynch. He kicked 42 goals, including a then club record, and career high 9 goals against

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at the Gabba. He kicked five goals on two other occasions, but did not play every game. However, in 2006 he played every game for the year, and kicked a career high 59 goals, playing as a permanent forward. He again dominated Melbourne with an 8-goal performance in Round 14, and kicked 6 goals against Port Adelaide and Essendon.

2007 and 2008

In March 2007 Bradshaw ruptured his

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, and missed the entire season, the second time in his career. This was his first knee reconstruction. In 2008 he appeared in the Hall of Fame Tribute match, playing for

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, and kicking a goal. At the break, he had kicked 47 goals in 12 games, placed 4th behind

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, and

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. 2008 was by far Bradshaw's best season finishing 3rd in the Coleman medal with 75 goals and a bag of 7 in Round 5 against

2009

In 2009 Bradshaw kicked 58 goals. He kicked a goal after the siren against

to draw the match at the

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. and impressed in the Elimination Final against

kicking the sealing goal tight on the boundary line in the pocket. On 17 October 2009, Bradshaw denied Brisbane's new contract for him and he put himself up for the AFL Pre-season Draft.

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selected Bradshaw with their fourth pick in the pre-season draft.

Sydney Swans

2010

In the 2010 pre-season draft Bradshaw signed with the Sydney Swans after being selected with their fourth pick. He was given the number 19

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, made famous by

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. He played his first game in red and white in Round One against St Kilda. It was a thrilling match, where Bradshaw booted a goal, but failed to make a real impact as the Swans went down by eight points. He had his best game for the Swans in Round 6 against his old club the Brisbane Lions on 1 May 2010, kicking six goals, with several spectacular marks, helping the Swans win and end the round on top of the AFL ladder. Bradshaw injured his knee against Geelong down at Skilled Stadium which kept him out for several weeks, but he returned in the finals against the Western Bulldogs. He provided a quality target up forward but let himself down through some poor kicking for goal, though this was probably due to his bad knee.

2011

After missing the first half of the 2011 season, Bradshaw announced that he was retiring from football after losing his battle with injury following another knee operation. He was the last player from the Brisbane Bears to have ever played in the AFL, and the last remaining member of the Brisbane Lions inaugural 1997 list.

2012 and 2013

In 2012, Bradshaw played for the Howlong Spiders. He moved to the Dederang Mt Beauty Bombers in 2013. Round one at Dederang on 6 April 2013, Bradshaw kicked 10 goals against Wodonga Saints.

Statistics

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1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical Anti-abortion violence, anti-abortionist; The center fuel tank explodes on TWA Flight 8 ...

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1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

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2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...

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2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

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2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

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2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

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2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

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2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

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References

External links

Daniel Bradshaw at the Brisbane Lions website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bradshaw, Daniel 1978 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Brisbane Bears players Brisbane Lions players Brisbane Lions Premiership players Sydney Swans players Wodonga Football Club players Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players