Daniel Mark Bradshaw (born 21 November 1978) is a former

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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(AFL). Bradshaw is best known as being a dual premiership forward for the Brisbane Lions.

AFL career

Brisbane Bears

Bradshaw was drafted by the

in the 1995 National Draft, from

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, at pick 56 in the fourth round. His athleticism and marking was highlighted by recruiters, with the Bears expecting him to become a key-position prospect. Bradshaw made his debut in his first season at the club, in round 18 against

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. He played the next two games off the bench, aged 17, at the same ground.

Brisbane Lions

In his second year of football, 1997, Bradshaw played seniors for the first time in Round 8 at Subiaco against

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, and dominated kicking four goals, and earning the

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nomination, in his fourth

(AFL) match. A week later he booted six goals against

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at the Gabba, his first game at home. He played every game for the season since his addition, being a regular goalkicker. He kicked another bag of seven goals against Hawthorn in Round 18 at the Gabba, and four other games of three goals including the Qualifying Final against St Kilda. He finished equal fourth in the Rising Star, and kicked 35 goals for the season in 16 games. Bradshaw played an inconsistent 1998 season, as the Lions finished last. He kicked 19 goals in 16 appearances, dropped twice during the season to the QSFL. In 1999, Bradshaw suffered leg stress fractures and missed the entire season. In 2000, Bradshaw returned to play a terrific season, despite a rough patch before the mid-season break. He kicked 16 goals in the first four-week, including seven against the

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. He kicked 3 goals in his next three matches, all coming against St Kilda, before being dropped. However he replaced Alistair Lynch as a late change to the Round 8 clash against

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, but had no gametime. After playing in the reserves where he dominated, he came back into the line-up, playing the rest of the home and away season. In his comeback game he kicked another career-high seven goals against West Coast. He kicked another two bags of five goals for the remainder of the season, finishing with 56 goals at the end of the home and away season, and sat eighth on the table. In his final series, however, in his qualifying final he was contained to one kick, while he pulled out of the semi-final against Carlton to be by the side of wife Angie for a premature birth of son Jake. He polled eight votes in the 2000 Brownlow Medal.

2001 and 2002

In the 2001 season, in which the Lions became Premiers, he kicked another 46 goals in 20 games. An important part to the side, he played at both ends if needed, but with Lynch and Jonathan Brown up forward, he was out of favour at times. He still kicked five goals or more in a match on six occasions, including three games in a row mid-season. He played every final, including the

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. He continued to struggle in the finals, averaging only three touches in his last four big games. In 2002 Bradshaw's position as a forward was not secure, and he was used as a utility more often than not. His accurate kicking and mark provided him with 38 goals in 20 games, with eleven goals coming in rounds 2–3. He was dropped just before the finals, but was a late replacement in the Round 21 and 22 games for

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and Darryl White respectively. He re-injured his knee and missed the finals series and a second consecutive Premiership.

2003 and 2004

After an inconsistent season, 2003 was similar, but Bradshaw missed only two matches, and he was used at centre half-back more than he had been. When placed forward, he kicked six goals in a match twice, early and late in the season. After struggling in the first two finals, he played a good role in the 2003 Grand Final against Collingwood, as Brisbane won its third consecutive Premiership, with Bradshaw involved in two. He kicked 28 goals in 24 matches, and signed another three-year contract till the end of 2006. In 2004 he played as a utility, but proved in the Final Series, he kicked sixteen goals in the last four games, including three goals in the losing side on Grand Final Day. When required to play forward four games in the season he scored five or more goals including another bag of seven goals, this time against Essendon. He kicked 40 goals in 22 games.

2005 and 2006

Bradshaw was more recognised as a key position player after two successful years, and in 2005 he again played at both ends, despite winning the goalkicking at the club due to the departure of Lynch. He kicked 42 goals, including a then club record, and career high 9 goals against

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at the Gabba. He kicked five goals on two other occasions, but did not play every game. However, in 2006 he played every game for the year, and kicked a career high 59 goals, playing as a permanent forward. He again dominated Melbourne with an 8-goal performance in Round 14, and kicked 6 goals against Port Adelaide and Essendon.

2007 and 2008

In March 2007 Bradshaw ruptured his

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, and missed the entire season, the second time in his career. This was his first knee reconstruction. In 2008 he appeared in the Hall of Fame Tribute match, playing for

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, and kicking a goal. At the break, he had kicked 47 goals in 12 games, placed 4th behind

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, and

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. 2008 was by far Bradshaw's best season finishing 3rd in the Coleman medal with 75 goals and a bag of 7 in Round 5 against Hawthorn.

2009

In 2009 Bradshaw kicked 58 goals. He kicked a goal after the siren against

to draw the match at the

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. and impressed in the Elimination Final against Carlton kicking the sealing goal tight on the boundary line in the pocket. On 17 October 2009, Bradshaw denied Brisbane's new contract for him and he put himself up for the AFL Pre-season Draft.

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selected Bradshaw with their fourth pick in the pre-season draft.

Sydney Swans

2010

In the 2010 pre-season draft Bradshaw signed with the Sydney Swans after being selected with their fourth pick. He was given the number 19

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, made famous by

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. He played his first game in red and white in Round One against St Kilda. It was a thrilling match, where Bradshaw booted a goal, but failed to make a real impact as the Swans went down by eight points. He had his best game for the Swans in Round 6 against his old club the Brisbane Lions on 1 May 2010, kicking six goals, with several spectacular marks, helping the Swans win and end the round on top of the AFL ladder. Bradshaw injured his knee against Geelong down at Skilled Stadium which kept him out for several weeks, but he returned in the finals against the Western Bulldogs. He provided a quality target up forward but let himself down through some poor kicking for goal, though this was probably due to his bad knee.

2011

After missing the first half of the 2011 season, Bradshaw announced that he was retiring from football after losing his battle with injury following another knee operation. He was the last player from the Brisbane Bears to have ever played in the AFL, and the last remaining member of the Brisbane Lions inaugural 1997 list.

2012 to 2014

In 2012, Bradshaw played for the

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Spiders in the

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and kicked 105 goals. In 2013, he moved to the

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Bombers in the

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and in round one at Dederang on 6 April 2013, Bradshaw kicked 10 goals against Wodonga Saints and finished with 110 for the season, with his younger brother, Darren kicking 65 goals as well. In 2014, Bradshaw kicked 69 goals for Dederang-Mt. Beauty Football Club, with the club finishing 6th.

Statistics

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1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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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 ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

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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 ...

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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References

External links

Daniel Bradshaw at the Brisbane Lions website
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