Brad Davis (Australian rules footballer)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Brad Davis

| image =

| fullname = Bradley James Davis

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|7|18|df=y}}

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| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Burnie Hawks

| draftpick = No. 27, 1990 National Draft

| height = 195 cm

| weight = 90 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1993

| years1 = 1991–1993

| club1 = Fitzroy

| games_goals1 = 5 (1)

| careerhighlights =

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Bradley James Davis (born 18 July 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL).{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}

A ruckman, Davis started his career at the Burnie Hawks, from where he was drafted by Fitzroy. They selected him in the 1990 National Draft, with pick 27.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}} He played four games for Fitzroy in 1991, but played just once more, in the opening round of the 1993 season.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brad_Davis.html AFL Tables: Brad Davis]

In 1994 he joined West Adelaide for a stint in the South Australian National Football League, then he returned to Tasmania and signed with the Burnie Dockers.{{cite web|url=http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/HISTORY/DEBUT_DATES/1990_-_1999_.aspx |title=Debut Dates 1990 - 1999 |publisher=West Adelaide website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105085251/http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/HISTORY/DEBUT_DATES/1990_-_1999_.aspx |archivedate=5 November 2013 |df=dmy }} He won Burnie's best and fairest award in 1998 and 1999.{{cite web| url=http://www.burniedockers.com.au/dockerhistory.htm| title=The Burnie Dockers Club History| publisher=Burnie Dockers website| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210054457/http://www.burniedockers.com.au/dockerhistory.htm| archivedate=10 February 2013| df=dmy-all}} In 2001 he played with the Tasmanian Devils and for the following two years played at North Ringwood.{{cite web| url=http://www.burniedockers.com.au/AFLplayers.htm| title=BFC VFL/AFL Players| publisher=Burnie Dockers website| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211010538/http://www.burniedockers.com.au/AFLplayers.htm| archivedate=11 February 2013| df=dmy-all}} He then rejoined the Dockers and won the Wilfred Barker Medal for his efforts in the 2005 Northern Tasmanian Football League grand final. In 2006 he acted as Burnie's playing coach.The Examiner,[http://www.examiner.com.au/story/549289/dockers-searching-for-coach-in-2007/ "Dockers searching for coach in 2007"], 13 August 2006, Terry Morris