Brad Davis (Australian rules footballer) explained

Brad Davis
Fullname:Bradley James Davis
Birth Date:18 July 1972
Originalteam:Burnie Hawks
Draftpick:No. 27, 1990 National Draft
Height:195 cm
Weight:90 kg
Statsend:1993
Years1:1991–1993
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:5 (1)

Bradley James Davis (born 18 July 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]

A ruckman, Davis started his career at the Burnie Hawks, from where he was drafted by Fitzroy. They selected him in the 1990 National Draft, with pick 27.[2] He played four games for Fitzroy in 1991, but played just once more, in the opening round of the 1993 season.[3]

In 1994 he joined West Adelaide for a stint in the South Australian National Football League, then he returned to Tasmania and signed with the Burnie Dockers.[4] He won Burnie's best and fairest award in 1998 and 1999.[5] In 2001 he played with the Tasmanian Devils and for the following two years played at North Ringwood.[6] He then rejoined the Dockers and won the Wilfred Barker Medal for his efforts in the 2005 Northern Tasmanian Football League grand final. In 2006 he acted as Burnie's playing coach.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brad_Davis.html AFL Tables: Brad Davis
  4. Web site: Debut Dates 1990 - 1999 . West Adelaide website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105085251/http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/HISTORY/DEBUT_DATES/1990_-_1999_.aspx . 5 November 2013 . dmy .
  5. Web site: The Burnie Dockers Club History. Burnie Dockers website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130210054457/http://www.burniedockers.com.au/dockerhistory.htm. 10 February 2013. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: BFC VFL/AFL Players. Burnie Dockers website. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130211010538/http://www.burniedockers.com.au/AFLplayers.htm. 11 February 2013. dmy-all.
  7. The Examiner,"Dockers searching for coach in 2007", 13 August 2006, Terry Morris