Brad Gotch
| Brad Gotch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bradley Gotch | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1962 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Doncaster | ||
| Height / weight | 166 cm / 64 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1982–1985 1985 1986–1990 |
Fitzroy (VFL/AFL) Port Adelaide (SANFL) St Kilda (VFL/AFL) |
43 (60) 11 (25) 53 (62) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 2002–2009 2010–2011 2014– |
Williamstown Casey South Adelaide |
161 16 (12–4–0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011. | |||
Bradley Gotch (born 23 June 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). He is currently the senior coach of South Adelaide Football Club.
Gotch was one of smallest players of his era at 165 cm and possessed an accurate left foot pass. Debuting in 1982 for Fitzroy, Gotch played thirty games in his first three years. In 1985 he played three games in the first six rounds before being delisted by Fitzroy and finishing the season with Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). After impressing at Port Adelaide, he returned to Melbourne to play for the St Kilda Football Club. His best goal kicking feat was for St Kilda against his old side Fitzroy where he kicked seven goals in a game in 1987. He finished his career playing for Dandenong Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[1]
Coaching career
Gotch coached Williamstown in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 2002 to 2009, becoming the second-longest serving coach in the club's history, coaching the club to finals in six of the eight years including the 2003 VFL premiership.[2] He also worked in development coaching roles with both Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs alignments during those years. In 2010 Gotch was appointed senior coach of the Casey Scorpions, taking over from Peter German.[3] He joined Port Adelaide as an assistant coach on 19 October 2011.[4] In 2014, Gotch signed a two-year contract to coach South Adelaide in the SANFL.[5]
Gotch's son Xavier Gotch plays for South Adelaide under Gotch.[6]
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 237. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ↑ http://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7415/newsid/85862/default.aspx
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/experienced-afl-assistant-coach-brad-gotch-to-coach-south-adelaide-for-next-two-years/story-fnii05wn-1226737006149
- ↑ Argent, Peter. "Grassroots: SA footy round-up". InDaily. Solstice Media. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links
- Brad Gotch's statistics from AFL Tables