Bradley Ebert (born 2 April 1990) is a former

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er who played in the

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(AFL) for the

West Coast Eagles The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and first competed in 1987 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known ...

and . His father Craig Ebert played 112 games for during the 1980s. He is the nephew of

Russell Ebert Russell Frank Ebert (22 June 1949 – 5 November 2021) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. He is considered one of the greatest players in the history of Australian rules football. Ebert is the only player to have won four Magarey M ...

Career

West Coast (2008–2011)

The son of Craig Ebert, a former West Adelaide and player, and the nephew of

, Ebert was drafted with the 13th pick overall by the

in the 2007 national draft, having previously played for

Port Adelaide Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide city centre, Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is t ...

in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport. ...

(SANFL). This selection caused some controversy in South Australia as were expected to selected Ebert with pick 10, but instead chose

Patrick Dangerfield Patrick Dangerfield (born 5 April 1990) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2008 to 2015. He has s ...

, a Victorian. Ebert had also captained South Australia at the 2007 Under-18 Championships. Ebert made his debut for West Coast in round two of the 2008 season while still a 17-year-old, becoming the youngest Eagles debutant since

Daniel Kerr Daniel Alan Kerr (born 16 May 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 220 games for the club between 2001 and 2013, as a hard-running inside midfield ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

. He played 15 matches in his debut season, and was nominated for the

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

AFL Rising Star The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan Bu ...

after a 25-disposal three-goal game in round 17 against . Ebert played 17 matches in

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

and every game in

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

playing mainly as an inside midfielder, playing with

Peel Thunder The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The ...

in the

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(WAFL) when not playing with the Eagles. In

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, Ebert was switched from the midfield to the half-forward flank. He played 22 games, kicking 14 goals, including a career-high four goals against in round 20, but was dropped twice after struggling for form. He requested to be traded to Port Adelaide in October 2011, with the trade being completed on 17 October.

Port Adelaide (2012–2020)

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, Ebert had a breakout year for Port Adelaide. His hard playing style and consistency quickly made him well liked from the Port Adelaide supporters. Brad Ebert had many stand out performances during the year, for example in round 22 against Brisbane he finished with 32 disposals(24 kicks 8 hballs) 3 marks and 4 tackles. Ebert finished the year playing all 22 games for the season and kicking 17 goals. His consistency lead to many off field achievements also, such as finishing equal second alongside Matthew Broadbent in the Port Adelaide Best and Fairest, and finishing the highest of all Port players in the

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. At the start of 2013, Ebert announced as the vice-captain of Port Adelaide. Ebert played in every game in 2013 averaging 23.1 disposals a game. For season 2014, Ebert recorded exactly the same number of disposals and goals as 2013. In season 2015, he once again played in every game for the club. In 2016, Ebert missed his first game since crossing over to Port Adelaide due to injury. In 2017, he played his 200th AFL game in a 51-point win over Hawthorn. At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, Ebert announced his retirement from the AFL. After retirement, Ebert remained with Port Adelaide as a member of its football department subcommittee until 2022. He joined as a development coach in 2023.

Personal life

Brad Ebert is part of a well known South Australian and Port Adelaide football family. His father Craig Ebert played over 100 games for Port Adelaide. Brad's uncle is

who won four

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s and three premierships for Port Adelaide. One of his cousins on his father's side is

Brett Ebert Brett Ebert (born 18 November 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of Port Adelaide legend Russell Ebert and cousin of Port Adelaide's Brad Ebert. AFL career Early career (2004–2005) Brett Ebert began his career wit ...

who also won a Magarey Medal for Port Adelaide and played for the club in the Australian Football League. His mother Christine Obst is the daughter of

Trevor Obst Trevor Obst (21 June 1940 – 1 December 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide Football Club, Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. Nicknamed "Bu ...

. Trevor won a Magarey Medal for Port Adelaide and played in four premierships for Port Adelaide. Trevor's father was Ken Obst who played in three premierships for Port Adelaide. Trevor's brother

Peter Obst Peter Kenneth Obst (1937–2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Port Adelaide and Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). During his time at Port Adelaide he was a member of the club's record six ...

won six premierships for Port Adelaide. Peter's son, Christine's Cousin, is Andrew Obst who played in four premierships for Port Adelaide and played for the

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in Victoria.

Statistics

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebert, Brad West Coast Eagles players Port Adelaide Magpies players Peel Thunder Football Club players 1990 births Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) 21st-century Australian sportsmen