| Greg Broughton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Greg Broughton | ||
| Born | (1986-09-29)29 September 1986 (age 39) | ||
| Original team | Subiaco (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 74,2009 Rookie Draft,Fremantle No. 79 (RP),2009 National Draft,Fremantle | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2012 | Fremantle | 68 (15) | |
| 2013–2015 | Gold Coast | 42(4) | |
| Total | 110 (19) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Greg Broughton (born 29 September 1986) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theFremantle Football Club andGold Coast Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
After playing in Subiaco's 2006, 2007 and 2008 WAFL premiership winning teams and winning the 2008 Tom Outridge Medal as Subiaco's best and fairest player,[1] Broughton was drafted to Fremantle in the2009 Rookie Draft with Fremantle's final selection, number 74 overall.[2] After displaying good form as a small defender during the 2009 pre-season, he was elevated to Fremantle's senior list as a nominated rookie, along withMatt de Boer.[3]
Broughton made his AFL debut for Fremantle in Round 3 of the2009 AFL season atSubiaco Oval againstAdelaide.[4] In 2009, Broughton averaged 23 possessions with a high of 37 againstPort Adelaide in Round 19.
In December 2006, before he was drafted by Fremantle, Broughton suffered a fractured eye socket in a nightclub incident allegedly involving Fremantle playersJeff Farmer andSteven Dodd. Farmer retired from AFL football a few months before Broughton was drafted to Fremantle, but Dodd was a teammate of Broughton's. No charges were laid following the incident.[5]
Broughton's father, who is part Maori, was fromPatea in New Zealand and moved to Australia when he was 20 years old.[6]
Following the end of the2012 AFL season, Broughton was traded from Fremantle toGold Coast.[7]
He announced his retirement in September 2015, effective after the round 23 match againstSydney.[8]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2009 | Fremantle | 48 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 153 | 191 | 344 | 95 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 22.9 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
| 2010 | Fremantle | 6 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 210 | 203 | 413 | 95 | 57 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 24.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
| 2011 | Fremantle | 6 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 246 | 213 | 459 | 86 | 84 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | Fremantle | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 129 | 141 | 270 | 62 | 79 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| 2013 | Gold Coast | 36 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 152 | 297 | 68 | 47 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 17.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| 2014 | Gold Coast | 36 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 154 | 195 | 349 | 84 | 73 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 2015 | Gold Coast | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 9 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Career | 110 | 19 | 14 | 1053 | 1128 | 2181 | 499 | 397 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 19.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | ||
