Neville Broderick Explained

Neville Broderick
Birth Date:	10 April 1927
Originalteam:	St Josephs, Collingwood
Height:	175 cm
Weight:	86 kg
Statsend:	1954
Years1:	1949–1951
Club1:	Collingwood
Games Goals1:	24 (3)
Years2:	1952–1954
Club2:	Fitzroy
Games Goals2:	50 (3)
Games Goalstotal:	74 (6)
Careerhighlights:	Fitzroy Club Champion 1952

Neville Broderick (10 April 1927 – 17 February 1994)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Early career

Broderick was a defender and spent three seasons at Collingwood. He crossed to Fitzroy in 1952 and won their Best and fairest in his debut season with the club.^[2]

Tasmania

In 1955 Broderick moved to Tasmania being cleared to Wynyard to take on the role of captain-coach.^[3] He also won that club's Best and Fairest award in 1958.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Neville Broderick. Collingwood Forever. 2 September 2014.
2. News: Broderick Wins Fitzroy Award . . 30,393 . Victoria, Australia . 26 September 1952 . 26 February 2017 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Fitzroy stars off to bad start . . Victoria, Australia . 2 March 1955 . 26 February 2017 . 30 . National Library of Australia.
4. The Advocate, 24 September 1958