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Key Facts

Full name
Bradley Sholl

Known as
Brad Sholl

Born
10 November 1972 (age 52)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 255d
Last game: 29y 274d

Height and weight
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 84 kg

Senior clubs
North Melbourne; Geelong

Jumper numbers
North Melbourne: 39, 8
Geelong: 12

Recruited from
North Melbourne (1995)

Family links
Craig Sholl (Brother)Lachlan Sholl (Nephew)Brett Sholl (Cousin)

Brad Sholl

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
North MelbourneAFL1993-1994200.000%4.004.000.000
GeelongAFL1995-2002169460.2755%12.185.784.0554
AFL1993-2002171460.2754%12.095.764.0054
Total1993-2002171460.2754%12.095.764.0054

AFL: 10,443rd player to appear, 1,004th most games played, 2,218th most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 831st player to appear, 972nd most games played, 1,027th most goals kickedGeelong: 928th player to appear, 72nd most games played, 176th most goals kicked

Brad Sholl was drafted by North Melbourne from Horsham but in three seasons with the Kangas only played a couple of senior games. In 1995 he was swapped for Robert Scott of Geelong and soon found a niche as a permanent back pocket with the Cats. He played in a grand final team in his first season but Geelong lost to Carlton and Sholl himself put in a dire performance. This was very much a rare occurrence though, and a year later he was runner-up in the club’s best and fairest award. An imposing on field presence, he played 169 AFL games and kicked 46 goals with the Cats between 1995 and 2002.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.