Matthew Broadbent

Matthew Broadbent

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Broadbent
Date of birth	(1990-08-01) 1 August 1990
Original team(s)	Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Height / weight	189cm / 82kg
Position(s)	midfield, defence
Club information
Current club	Port Adelaide
Number	5
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2009–	Port Adelaide	146 (49)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Matthew Broadbent (born 1 August 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with pick 38 in the 2008 AFL Draft from the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL.

Port Adelaide career

He made his AFL debut in Round 16 of the 2009 AFL season against the West Coast Eagles at AAMI Stadium in July 2009.^[1]

2010

Broadbent played eleven games in his second season at the club and found his place as a midfield utility in combination with an occasional running defender role. He demonstrated an aptitude to win inside ball and effect contests around the ground as he pushed his way into the side after playing the majority of the first thirteen rounds with his aligned SANFL side Woodville West Torrens. Finishing the season off with nine consecutive games, Broadbent’s performance was enough to show promise as a potential future midfielder

2011

Broadbent played in a career high 19 game during 2011 where his offensive, attacking game flourished in a utility role. Through those 19 games he showed promise as a quality player of the future but struggled to consistently find the uncontested football.

2012

In 2012 Broadbent’s break out 2012 was unlined by a series of strong performances in the midfield, starting against Fremantle in Round 8 and running through to the mid-season bye. His highlight was setting up the match winning goals against North Melbourne in Round 8, whilst he polled three Brownlow Medal votes for his game against the Gold Coast in Round 9. He finished equal second in the club’s John Cahill Medal count.

References

↑ Capel, Andrew (20 July 2009); Matthew soars after Michael flies

External links

Matthew Broadbent's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
Matthew Broadbent's statistics from AFL Tables

Port Adelaide Football Club – current squad

1 Boak (c)
2 Powell-Pepper
3 Neade
4 Ryder
5 Broadbent
6 Monfries
7 Ebert
8 Hartlett (vc)
9 R. Gray
11 Young
12 Trengove
13 Marshall
14 Frampton
15 Amon
16 Wines
17 Clurey
18 Toumpas
19 White
20 Wingard
21 Polec
22 Dixon
23 Lobbe
24 Impey
25 Austin
26 Bonner
27 Eddy*
28 Drew
29 Pittard
30 Atley
31 Johnson
32 Howard
33 Byrne-Jones
34 Snelling*
36 Hombsch
37 Palmer
38 Ladhams*
39 Westhoff
40 Lienert*
41 Ah Chee
42 Jonas
43 Houston*
44 Hewett*
45 Irra*
46 S. Gray
48 Krakouer

Coach: Hinkley

* denotes rookie listed players

2008 AFL national draft

First round	1. Jack Watts 2. Nic Naitanui 3. Stephen Hill 4. Hamish Hartlett 5. Michael Hurley 6. Chris Yarran 7. Daniel Rich 8. Ty Vickery 9. Jack Ziebell 10. Phil Davis 11. Steele Sidebottom 12. Lewis Johnston 13. Tom Lynch 14. Ayce Cordy (F/S) 15. Mitch Brown 16. Ryan Schoenmakers 17. Sam Blease (PP) 18. Luke Shuey (PP)

Second round	19. James Strauss 20. Tom Swift 21. Hayden Ballantyne 22. Jackson Trengove 23. David Zaharakis 24. Nick Suban 25. Jack Redden 26. Jayden Post 27. Sam Wright 28. Shaun McKernan 29. Dayne Beams 30. Dan Hannebery 31. Jordan Roughead 32. Liam Jones 33. Tom Gillies 34. Liam Shiels

Third round	35. Jamie Bennell 36. Ashley Smith 37. Zac Clarke 38. Matthew Broadbent 39. Steven Motlop 40. Mitch Robinson 41. Todd Banfield 42. Mitch Banner 43. Liam Anthony 44. Rory Sloane 45. Jarrad Blight 46. Luke Rounds 47. Rhys Stanley 48. Nick Heyne 49. Taylor Hunt 50. Jordan Lisle

Fourth round	51. Neville Jetta 52. Jordan Jones 53. Michael Walters 54. Jarrad Redden 55. Michael Still 56. Ben Bucovaz 57. Aaron Cornelius 58. Tom Hislop 59. Nathan O'Keefe 60. Tom Lee 61. Campbell Heath 62. Alistair Smith 63. Luke Lowden

Fifth round	64. Rohan Bail 65. Rhys O'Keeffe 66. Glenn Dawson 67. Tyson Slattery 68. Tim Ruffles 69. Bart McCulloch 71. Warren Benjamin 72. Will Young 73. Leigh Brown 74. Paul Cahill 75. Shane Savage

Sixth round	77. Chris Hall 78. Jason Davenport 80. Caleb Tiller 81. Kieran King 83. Colm Begley

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