Bradley Close (born 30 July 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Cats in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Geelong Cats with the 14th pick in the 2019 rookie draft.
| Brad Close | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bradley Close | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia | ||
| Draft | No. 14, 2019 Rookie draft, Geelong | ||
| Debut | 27 July 2020, Geelong vs. Fremantle, at Optus Stadium | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Medium Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020– | Geelong | 95 (89) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early football
Close played local football for the North Gambier Football Club.[1][2] He also played in the SANFL for the Glenelg Football Club in the 2019 season, where he kicked a total of 13 goals over 21 matches, while also winning the 2019 SANFL premiership[3][4][5]
AFL career
Close debuted in Geelong's thirty-two point win over the Fremantle Dockers in the eighth round of the 2020 AFL season.[6][7][8] Close kicked his first goal with his first kick just one minute into the game, also picking up 14 disposals, 3 marks and 4 tackles.[9][6][10] Close took home the Best Young Player Award for the Geelong Football Club at the conclusion of the season.[11] Close signed a contract extension with the Cats in November 2020.[12] Geelong's general manager of football, Simon Lloyd, said "Brad also played well as a forward and we see him having a good future at AFL level. He will continue to develop his game through his strong drive and professionalism and we look forward to seeing Brad further enhance his game in 2021."[12]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 6, 2023.[13]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks | ||
# |
Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2020[lower-alpha 1] | Geelong | 45 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 13 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| 2021 | Geelong | 45 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 132 | 159 | 291 | 61 | 72 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| 2022# | Geelong | 45 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 181 | 213 | 394 | 85 | 93 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 15.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | Geelong | 45 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 78 | 19 | 10 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 1.6 |
| Career | 61 | 52 | 40 | 382 | 451 | 833 | 178 | 199 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
- The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
Team
Individual
References
External links
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