Remove this Banner Ad

Past Bradd Dalziell (2008-2009)

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Grimreepah

Grimreepah

BigFooty One Armed Man
Veteran 30k Posts 10k Posts Brisbane Lions - 2013 Elliot Yeo Player Sponsor Brisbane Lions - 2013 Daniel Rich Player Sponsor Brisbane Lions - Patrick Karnezis 2012 Player Sponsor Brisbane Lions - Tom Rockliff 2011 Player Sponsor
Mar 1, 2006
40,827
2,647
Melbourne
AFL Club
Brisbane Lions
dalzielljj5.jpg


Link

Brad Dalzeill
Number: 32
Height 185cm
Weight: 80kg
Recruited: Lynwood-Ferndale
Birthday: 15 March1987

Position
Centre, Half Forward

Trophies /Awards
Huntingdale B&F 2004
Lynwood/Ferndale B&F 2000, 2002
Click to expand...

East Freo Stats

141nj0i.jpg

2d427p.jpg


Link

RD 4 SELECTION, PICK No. 52 OVERALL – BRADD DALZIELL
(Pick traded for Richard Hadley to Carlton during Trade Week)
Original Club: East Fremantle (WA)
DOB: 15/03/1987
Height: 184cm
Weight: 82kg
Position: Medium Half Forward / Wingman

Centre and half-forward / wingman who tasted senior football with the East Fremantle Sharks throughout 2007. Won a reserves trophy with East Fremantle as the best player in the finals.
Click to expand...
 

Log in to remove this Banner Ad

Re: Bradd Dalziel

Link

20 year-old Dalziell played senior football with East Fremantle in 2007 and at 184cm will further supplement the Lions midfield.

“We feel that Brad is a late developer. He runs over 15 in the beep test, has a great motor, is a nice kick and came highly recommended by Graeme Hadley who is our full-time Recruiting Manager in Perth,” Allan said.
Click to expand...

A 15 beep:thumbsu:

Link

“Bradd Dalziell from Perth comes highly recommended from Graeme Hadley, our recruiting man [over there]. He’s a really good long runner, has got an over 15 beep test and runs a [10.24] three km time trial.

“He’s a 20-year-old, so he’s a bit more mature, plays across [half-forward and on the wing] and he’s been training with Fremantle. Shane Woewodin took him down to East Fremantle Oval for us on Thursday and ran him over six repeat 20s and then he jumped into a three km time trial. He’s been winning all of the three-km trials at Fremantle and I think even North Melbourne might have brought him over as well and he won their trial.

“He’s a really elite athlete, a nice kid, stands at about 185cm and is mature enough to play AFL footy."
Click to expand...

2005 Permission to Train List
2007 Permission to Train List
 
Re: Bradd Dalziel

I asked a couple of the WA guys about Bradd and both of them said that Bradd really seems to have only gotten serious this year. Below is a PM which I got back:

"87 date of birth. Is a footballer not a particularly gifted athlete. Lack of pace an issue but he is smart and reads the game and that compensates a bit. Plays on a wing where he reads the play well and delivers expertly by foot. Also knows where the goals are. Has added defensive qualities to his game. Has suffered a bit with leg injuries but I put that down to having been a lazy type in juniors and when first at colts level. Has improved his work ethic greatly and subsequently fitness and strength is better. Played WAFL league last season and played outstandingly well in reserves finals.

Good fella and dedicated to his footy now. Can play."
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

Brad has a mature age body, with great endurance...

Sounds like he could be a fine replacement for recently departed Benny Fixter...

Could we be looking for a midfield tagger with Brad?
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

dmac_55 said:
Could we be looking for a midfield tagger with Brad?
Click to expand...

You'd think so - tagger or possibly a back pocket. Its a possible weakness in our side, that small to medium defensive player - Selwood and Jmac are the 1st choices with Copeland and McGrath options. A few doubts over those guys.

I'll back our recruiters' judgement but I see this one as a really strange choice. It is not so much that we used a draft pick on a 20 year old. More that we selected one who is playing in only the 4th strongest league in Australia and played primarily in the reserves. It is not exactly what you'd be expecting when you look at a draftee's footy resume. Perhaps there is more to it - East Freo are known for getting players drafted so perhaps he played reserves so the 18 year olds like Palmer could get a run in the seniors.

It has strong echoes of when we drafted Patfull though. IIRC, he was a decent performer in the SANFL without standing out. He was asked to train with Port and was a possibility to be drafted by them late so we jumped in and picked him up.

Given how Patfull turned out, it is unfair to prejudge this selection but I will simply say that it is a strange one.
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

Bradd prefers to be called Dal-zeel

Link

BRADD Dalziel was one of the “smokies” of Saturday’s National Draft, but he is well aware of what is required for success at AFL level.
The 185cm East Fremantle product did a pre-season with Essendon in 2005 and played senior football in 2007 alongside Brownlow Medallist Shane Woewodin.
“Doing a pre-season with a club opens you up to what the AFL is all about,” Dalziel said.
“It’s so professional, training every day, sometimes twice in a day.
“I think all the young guys at East Fremantle looked up at (Woewodin) and the way he went about things, especially his fitness.
“He is a natural leader and was great with us young guys – he was so approachable and you could ask him anything.”
Dalziel, 20, has followed the path generally less travelled to the AFL, not playing for WA underage teams at national carnivals.
But he was well-scouted by WA-based Lions recruiter Graeme Hadley and is regarded as a midfielder with high-level endurance.
The No. 52 selection is now looking forward to getting to Brisbane and linking up with a couple of old acquaintances.
“I know a couple of the boys – I played colts at East Freo with Mitch Clark and I went to school with James Hawskley,” Dalziel said.
“There’s no better place to be starting your career than Brisbane under Leigh Matthews and I can’t wait.
“I’ve heard the climate is pretty similar to Perth, which will be good as well.”
A sense of excitement about moving to Brisbane was echoed by North Ballarat draftee Matt Austin, whom the Lions took shortly after Dalziel at pick 56.
“I’m looking forward to play alongside guys like Jonathan Brown and Simon Black and hopefully playing finals in the next couple of years,” Austin said.
“I think I’m getting to the club at a pretty good time and it’s obviously going to be a pretty exciting environment to be in.
“I know it’s a really good club for developing young players.”
The 18-year-old averaged 15 disposals per game playing for Victoria Country at the 2007 under 18 national championships.
“I didn’t really know what would happen today (draft day), where I’d be going or even if I would get picked up – so I’m pretty stoked,” Austin said.
“I’ll obviously be a Lions fan now but I used to be an Essendon supporter and so did my dad.
“As you could imagine, neither of us were too much fans of the Lions in the 2001 grand final!”
  • Bradd Dalziel’s surname can be pronounced two ways – either as it reads (Dal-zeel) or the alternative of Dee-el. For the record, his preference is Dal-zeel.
Click to expand...
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

Article

At pick No. 52, the Lions nabbed Brad Dalziell – a player who almost gave up on WAFL football midyear according to East Fremantle Football Manager Kim Barrett.

“Brad was probably lost to the club midway during the year and got a little bit disillusioned,” Barrett told Footygoss on Saturday.

“He was going to go to the country, he had injury problems and so on.

“He came back to the club and finished off the season with some terrific football.”

The 20-year-old, originally from Ferndale had a superb reserves finals series for the Sharks booting two goals in a superb Grand Final performance. A week earlier he amassed 37 disposals and kicked three goals.
Click to expand...
 

Remove this Banner Ad

Re: Bradd Dalziell

Link

Perth youngster Bradd Dalziell, selected by the Lions with pick 52, will arrive in Brisbane today despite never having visited the city. But he said moving interstate would assist his career and he had no fears of homesickness.
Click to expand...

Link

Dalziell to wear No. 34 in Lion pride
Posted Dec 18, 2007 - 9:47 AM

Former East Fremantle player Bradd Dalziell has taken one further step in the life of an AFL footballer with Brisbane assigning the 20-year-old with guernsey No. 34 for the 2008 season.
Dalziell, who played 11 senior games for the Sharks before being selected by the Lions in last month’s NAB AFL Draft, takes the jumper number from exciting midfielder Albert Proud who has been handed the No. 2 jersey previously worn by retired defender Chris Johnson.
Click to expand...
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

Warwick said:
Dalziell has fit into the team like a duck takes to water. Very vocal throughout the session and seems a great bloke. Can't believe he is 20 - looks about 32. Has some impressive tattoos on his back.
Click to expand...

dalziellfx5.jpg
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

Gee, he looks to be in great shape. It's not too hard to develop your lower pecs but you have to be ripped to get that line running right up to your neck line.
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

So what do you think of the place?

Bradd Dalziell arrived at the Lions with a reputation as a runner and he lived up to that by placing second in the recent 3km time trial and also performing well in beep testing.“I thought fitness was going to be a big thing for me coming over here and I was pretty confident going into the tests that I’d go okay,” Dalziell said.
“It’s probably a bit of a surprise that I got close to winning but I knew I was pretty fit.
“I’m sharing a house with [time trial winner] Cheynee Stiller, so we’ve got a bit of running competition going on in our household.”
Dalziell had hoped previous pre-training season undertaken with Essendon and the Kangaroos would stand him in good stead at the Gabba.
But he says the Lions’ summer regime is the most intensive he has encountered.
“Probably the biggest adjustment I’ve had to make is the timetable – you train two or three sessions a day,” he said.
“Having done the couple of other pre-season stints elsewhere I probably knew a bit about what to expect.
“But so far at the Lions it has been a lot harder. The fitness base work you do here seems to be a fair bit more than at other clubs.”
Click to expand...
 

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Re: Bradd Dalziell

Ive heard a few people saying some good things about this guy. Ive got him on my Supercoach bench so hopefully he can get plenty of gametime.
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

Link

DALZIELL TAKES EARLY LEAD
Wednesday 8 April 2008

Suncoast running machine Bradd Dalziell has taken a one-vote lead in the Syd Guildford Trophy for the best player in the Velocity Sports Cup competition as judged by independent AFLQ observers.
Dalziell, a mature aged recruit from East Fremantle, has been rewarded for prolific efforts in the opening two games of the season.

LEADERS AFTER ROUND TWO
Bradd Dalziell (Suncoast) 7
Nathan Kinch (Morningside) 6
Ryan Holman (Morningside) 6
Nathan Lyons (Broadbeach) 6

dalziellkr7.jpg
Click to expand...
 
Re: Bradd Dalziell

Yeah, I think selection has leant far too heavily to rep and not current form. Razzle wasn't selected as a project player -- let's see what he brings!
 

Remove this Banner Ad

Past Bradd Dalziell (2008-2009)

🥰 Love BigFooty? Join now for free.

Back
Top