Brad Tunbridge

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Brad Tunbridge
Personal information
Full name Brad Tunbridge
Date of birth (1964-01-26) 26 January 1964 (age 57)
Original team(s) East Fremantle
Draft 8th, 1989 VFL draft
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1990–1993 Sydney Swans 50 (17)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brad Tunbridge (born 26 January 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.

Tunbridge was already 26 when he made his AFL debut, having started his career in the WAFL playing for East Fremantle.

A ruckman, he struggled with a back injury in his first season but performed well in the ruck in 1991 and 1992. [1]

He had 293 hit-outs in 1992, the third most in the league. That season he also took 107 marks and finished as Sydney's equal best vote getter with Dale Lewis in the Brownlow Medal count with eight. [2]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "Brad Tunbridge". AFL Tables.