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Key Facts

Full name
Bradley Plain

Known as
Bradley Plain

Born
25 September 1969 (age 54)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 337d
Last game: 26y 215d

Height and weight
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; Collingwood; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 14
Collingwood: 18
North Melbourne: 21

Recruited from
Essendon (1994); Collingwood (1996)

Bradley Plain

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
EssendonV/AFL1988-199346891.9370%10.393.412.8911
CollingwoodAFL1994960.6744%8.893.892.220
North MelbourneAFL1996111.00100%5.004.004.000
V/AFL1988-1994, 199656961.7166%10.053.502.8011
Total1988-1994, 199656961.7166%10.053.502.8011

AFL: 9,986th player to appear, 4,020th most games played, 1,126th most goals kickedEssendon: 946th player to appear, 373rd most games played, 99th most goals kickedCollingwood: 946th player to appear, 756th most games played, 553rd most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 847th player to appear, 1,055th most games played, 738th most goals kicked

After playing briefly for both North Hobart and Clarence, as well as for Tasmania at the 1988 bicentennial carnival in Adelaide, Bradley Plain joined Essendon and made a strong initial impression. Dangerous near goal, he registered tallies of 27 and 28 goals in 1989 and 1990, on one occasion bagging eight in a game against Sydney. However, injuries eventually dulled his impact, and he seldom recaptured the fine form of his early seasons. When Essendon went top in 1993 with a grand final victory over Collingwood Plain was injured and unavailable for selection. In 1994, after 46 games and 89 goals for the Bombers, he crossed to Collingwood. However, he failed to settle, and after managing just nine games and six goals over two seasons, he was traded to North Melbourne in exchange for Adrian McAdam. His stint at North was even more disappointing than his time with the Magpies, and he retired after adding just a single game and one goal to his overall career tallies.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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