Brett Ebert (born 18 November 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer. He is the son of Port Adelaide legend

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 in South Australia. Ebert is the only player to ha ...

and cousin of

Port Adelaide Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the 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 the main port for the ...

Brad Ebert Bradley Ebert (born 2 April 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the West Coast Eagles and . His father Craig Ebert played 112 games for during the 1980s. He is the nephew of Ru ...

AFL career

Early career (2004–2005)

Brett Ebert began his career with the

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in the

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(SANFL) and was drafted by the

under the father/son rule at the 2002

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. Winning a

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in 2003, Ebert made his AFL debut in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and ended the season with the premiership winning side with 17 goals including 4 goals in the Round 10 win against

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, and an

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nomination. In

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, he kicked 18 goals, only a goal more than the previous year.

Rising career (2006–2007)

Ebert finished second in the club's goalkicking with 24 goals in 2006. A booming kick and a strong mark for his size, he kicked four goals once against

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in Round 2 and three goals twice against Carlton in Round 10 and

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in Round 21. Ebert led Port's goalkicking in

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with 56 goals, including a career best 6 goals twice; once against

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in Round 16 and against

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in Round 17. He failed to kick any goals in Port Adelaide's 119 point

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loss to

. He was nominated for the 2007

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side.

Progressing career (2008–2012)

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, Ebert kicked 33 goals with a six-goal haul against the Sydney Swans in Round 9. In

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, he kicked 28 goals in 20 games, with a highlight of 4 goals in the Round 14 win against the

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. In

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, prior to Round 21, Ebert was Port Adelaide's leading goal kicker with 30 goals for the season. In Round 21, Ebert injured his knee which turned out be an

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Retirement (2013)

On 21 August, Brett Ebert announced his retirement after being unable to play a game in the 2013 season because of injuries.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebert, Brett 1983 births Living people Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players Port Adelaide Magpies players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Magarey Medal winners Australian rules footballers from South Australia