Tom Broadbent (Australian footballer)

Tom Broadbent
Tom Broadbent
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Broadbent
Date of birth	12 November 1936 (age 85)
Original team(s)	Sandgate
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1957	Fitzroy
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated January 06, 2022

Thomas Broadbent (born 12 November 1936) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Broadbent, a full-forward from Sandgate, had only a brief stint at Fitzroy. He played in Fitzroy's win over Richmond at Brunswick Street Oval in round 15 and didn't feature again.^[2]

He was a dual winner of the Queensland Australian National Football League leading goal-kicker award, with 72 goals in 1953 and 86 goals in 1960. A member of Sandgate's 1956 premiership side, Broadbent was regularly picked for the Queensland interstate team in the 1950s. He captained Queensland when he was just 20 years of age and on one occasion kicked a nine-goal haul against New South Wales.^[3]^[4]

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References

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
↑ "AFL Tables: Tom Broadbent". afltables.com.
↑ "Tom Broadbent - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
↑ "State's greatest yet over NSW". Sunday Mail . Queensland, Australia. 31 May 1953. p. 22. Retrieved 3 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.

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[1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

[AFLTables-2] "AFL Tables: Tom Broadbent". afltables.com.

[3] "Tom Broadbent - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.

[4] "State's greatest yet over NSW". Sunday Mail . Queensland, Australia. 31 May 1953. p. 22. Retrieved 3 September 2021– via National Library of Australia.

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