Rodney "Rod" Gladman (born 19 February 1968) is a former

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er who played with St Kilda in the

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(VFL). Gladman spent most of his career with East Ballarat in the

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(BFL), but made one VFL appearance for St Kilda in the 1987 season, their round 14 loss to

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. He was picked up in the 1990 Pre-Season Draft by Collingwood, where he played only in the reserves. He continued to play for East Ballarat after his stints in the VFL and was the BFL Leading Goal-kicker in 1992, with 61 goals. From 1995 to 1997, Gladman coached Hepburn in the

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(CHFL).'' The Courier''
"Illabrook secures Gladman as coach"
8 November 2011, David Brehaut He went back to East Ballarat in 1998 and won a club

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. His next coaching appointment was at Creswick, which he led from 2000 to 2004, then Gordon, in 2005 and 2006. He joined a fourth CHFL club, Illabarook, for the 2012 season, but resigned during their 2013 campaign, after 29 successive losses.''The Courier''
"Illabarook's Rod Gladman quits"
19 July 2013, Tim O'Connor

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gladman, Rod 1968 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players East Ballarat Football Club players Living people