List Mgmt. Welcome Brady Hough (Pick 31, 2021 National Draft)

RookiePick · Jun 10, 2024

EaglesVille said:
Very good at selling candy too
Willy Wonka - ish

Brady winning that 1-1 contest and then breaking the ankles of a would be tackler was about the only decent highlight from the game.

MerryHell · Jun 10, 2024

Hough would be the 3rd ranked positive so far this year, after Harley and Snake, he is soooo reliable.

He will have a solid career if he plays it out at this level.

If he keeps improving, what do we have here?

plays tall 1 · Jun 10, 2024

I hope Brady’s success in defensive roles doesn’t cause him to be pegged as just a defender because I think he has the potential to be much more than that. Hopefully they give him a run in the midfield before the season’s out, he has speed, strength, height, evasive skills and reads the play well.

UseR2006 · Jun 17, 2024

West Coast Eagles’ Brady Hough’s stunning rise from country footy to gun AFL small defender

Brady Hough was a silky midfielder tearing up country football just four years ago.
When he landed at Peel Thunder, they turned him into a half-back. Adam Simpson made him a lockdown defender. Why? Trust.

It takes a whole lot of it to send a third-year player out to wrestle some of the games best forwards, but Hough now has a list of victims as long as your arm and as star-studded as an All-Australian selector’s whiteboard.
Willie Rioli

15

Willie Rioli

Age
30

Ht

175cm

Wt
78kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.0

3

K
8.0

3

HB
4.1

3

M
3.3

3

T
2.8

4

G
1.2

4

No current season stats available

D
11.0

3

K
7.4

3

HB
3.6

3

M
3.0

3

T
1.8

4

G
0.6

3

, Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age
31

Ht

182cm

Wt
85kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
22.7

5

K
12.5

5

HB
10.2

5

M
4.8

5

T
3.0

5

G
1.2

4

D
17.5

4

K
9.5

4

HB
8.0

4

M
4.8

4

T
1.0

2

G
2.3

5

D
26.6

5

K
12.4

5

HB
14.2

5

M
4.8

5

T
3.6

5

G
0.0

1

, Tom Papley

11

Tom Papley

Age
29

Ht

177cm

Wt
77kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
14.1

4

K
9.1

4

HB
5.0

4

M
3.7

4

T
3.2

5

G
1.5

5

D
12.3

3

K
8.9

4

HB
3.4

2

M
4.5

4

T
1.5

2

G
2.4

5

D
13.4

4

K
8.0

3

HB
5.4

4

M
3.4

4

T
3.4

5

G
1.6

5

, Jake Stringer

20

Jake Stringer

Age
31

Ht

192cm

Wt
92kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.9

3

K
8.5

3

HB
4.4

3

M
3.3

3

T
2.5

4

G
1.8

5

D
8.5

2

K
7.0

3

HB
1.5

1

M
2.8

3

T
3.8

4

G
2.5

5

D
7.2

2

K
4.8

2

HB
2.4

3

M
2.6

3

T
1.4

4

G
1.4

5

, Bobby Hill and Kysaiah Pickett

36

Kysaiah Pickett

Age
24

Ht

171cm

Wt
73kg

Pos.
M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
8.0

2

K
4.7

2

HB
3.3

3

M
0.7

1

T
2.6

4

CL
0.7

3

D
8.0

2

K
4.7

2

HB
3.3

2

M
0.7

1

T
2.6

4

CL
0.7

3

D
8.0

2

K
4.8

2

HB
3.2

3

M
0.8

1

T
2.4

4

CL
0.8

3

are all sit on the list of players Hough has collared this season.

Only one player, Shai Bolton

15

Shai Bolton

Age
26

Ht

176cm

Wt
77kg

Pos.
M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.3

3

K
6.9

3

HB
5.4

4

M
2.8

3

T
2.9

4

CL
1.4

4

D
12.7

3

K
9.2

4

HB
3.5

2

M
3.0

3

T
2.7

4

CL
1.8

4

D
9.2

3

K
4.6

2

HB
4.6

4

M
2.0

3

T
2.6

4

CL
0.0

1

has kicked three goals in a direct match-up with Hough so far this year and Cody Weightman

3

Cody Weightman

Age
24

Ht

179cm

Wt
75kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
6.5

2

K
4.0

2

HB
2.5

2

M
2.0

2

T
1.0

3

G
1.0

4

D
6.5

1

K
4.0

1

HB
2.5

2

M
2.0

2

T
1.0

2

G
1.0

4

D
6.5

2

K
4.0

2

HB
2.5

3

M
2.0

3

T
1.0

3

G
1.0

4

is the only one to have booted two.
Rioli, Papley, Adelaide’s Lachlan Murphy

4

Lachlan Murphy

Age
26

Ht

178cm

Wt
83kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
9.8

2

K
5.8

2

HB
4.0

3

M
2.3

2

T
3.4

5

G
0.9

4

D
8.8

2

K
4.8

2

HB
4.0

3

M
1.8

2

T
3.2

4

G
0.7

4

D
9.0

3

K
6.2

3

HB
2.8

3

M
1.8

2

T
3.6

5

G
1.0

4

and North Melbourne’s Paul Curtis all went goalless.

Papley has torn games apart as the Swans charged to the top of the ladder, but in Gather Round, he had just three disposals in more than an hour directly opposed to Hough.
It was a bold play for the Eagles to turn a good runner with nice skills into a dour backman, but Hough’s relentless work ethic makes him perfect for the role and perfect for the back-six West Coast are building as part of the most extensive rebuild in club history.

He does not look out of place in a defensive unit that still includes premiership heroes Tom Barrass

37

Tom Barrass

Age
29

Ht

197cm

Wt
96kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.2

3

K
8.8

3

HB
3.4

3

M
6.1

5

T
0.9

3

MG
158.5

3

D
10.1

3

K
8.0

3

HB
2.1

2

M
5.6

5

T
0.3

1

MG
139.6

2

D
11.4

3

K
7.2

3

HB
4.2

4

M
5.2

5

T
0.4

3

MG
160.0

3

, Jeremy McGovern

20

Jeremy Mcgovern

Age
33

Ht

197cm

Wt
97kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
14.7

4

K
10.1

4

HB
4.6

3

M
6.8

5

T
1.5

3

MG
238.7

4

D
12.4

3

K
8.6

3

HB
3.8

3

M
6.4

5

T
2.0

3

MG
183.4

3

D
11.0

3

K
8.8

4

HB
2.2

2

M
7.2

5

T
1.4

4

and Tom Cole

28

Tom Cole

Age
28

Ht

188cm

Wt
83kg

Pos.
Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D
11.9

3

K
7.0

3

HB
5.0

4

M
3.7

4

T
2.7

4

MG
110.3

2

D
10.5

3

K
6.3

3

HB
4.3

3

M
3.0

3

T
2.5

3

MG
110.3

2

D
9.8

3

K
5.6

3

HB
4.2

4

M
2.4

3

T
1.8

4

.
“I think it’s because you can trust him,” Hough’s former Peel Thunder colts coach Michael Glassborow said of the 21-year-old.

“I reckon the coaches know they can give him a role and trust him. He’s a professional so he’d do his homework to be able to get the best out of himself and know what the opposition is going to bring.
“That’s the main thing — when you trust someone can do a role for you.”

Hough played seniors for Harvey-Brunswick-Leschenault in the bruising South West Football League as recently as 2021, pulling on the maroon jumper betwen Peel Thunder commitments.
He was a regular for the powerhouse country club at league level in 2020. His talent was clear, but his rise from his hometown to a bona fide draft prospect later that same year was rapid.

Glassborow believes hitting the pathways system late was part of what made him such an exciting prospect. He was raw, and in some ways an unknown quantity.
“Sometimes when kids get into program early you figure out what they can’t do by the time they get to 18, but Hough came in later and everyone was excited by what he could do,” he said.

“And then with a kid like him, if you put him in a professional program there’s always going to be an upside.
“His size is a perfect example. H grew in the gym and two pre-seasons in you could see a massive change in his body. I’m not surprised he’s been able to go in there and put on weight and play at the level he’s playing at.”
Four league games for Peel Thunder — in the final rounds of the same season he had spent time kicking around in the country — were enough to convince recruiters he was the real deal.

“When I spoke to recruiters he just looked like a kid who would play 200 games of AFL footy,” Glassborow said.
“Because when he played with us at colts level he played to the level, but when he got a game at league level he played at the level. Then he went and played State footy — he played at the level.
“It gave him confidence that whenever he got there he’d be able to find a way, which he’s done over the past 18 months before he got drafted.”

The Brady bunch - Hough’s opponents this season
R1, Port Adelaide - Willie Rioli

15

Willie Rioli

Age
30

Ht

175cm

Wt
78kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.0

3

K
8.0

3

HB
4.1

3

M
3.3

3

T
2.8

4

G
1.2

4

No current season stats available

D
11.0

3

K
7.4

3

HB
3.6

3

M
3.0

3

T
1.8

4

G
0.6

3

: eight disposals, 0 goals
R2, GWS - Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age
31

Ht

182cm

Wt
85kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
22.7

5

K
12.5

5

HB
10.2

5

M
4.8

5

T
3.0

5

G
1.2

4

D
17.5

4

K
9.5

4

HB
8.0

4

M
4.8

4

T
1.0

2

G
2.3

5

D
26.6

5

K
12.4

5

HB
14.2

5

M
4.8

5

T
3.6

5

G
0.0

1

: 12 disposals, one goal
R3, Western Bulldogs - Cody Weightman

3

Cody Weightman

Age
24

Ht

179cm

Wt
75kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
6.5

2

K
4.0

2

HB
2.5

2

M
2.0

2

T
1.0

3

G
1.0

4

D
6.5

1

K
4.0

1

HB
2.5

2

M
2.0

2

T
1.0

2

G
1.0

4

D
6.5

2

K
4.0

2

HB
2.5

3

M
2.0

3

T
1.0

3

G
1.0

4

: six disposals, two goals
R4, Sydney - Tom Papley

11

Tom Papley

Age
29

Ht

177cm

Wt
77kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
14.1

4

K
9.1

4

HB
5.0

4

M
3.7

4

T
3.2

5

G
1.5

5

D
12.3

3

K
8.9

4

HB
3.4

2

M
4.5

4

T
1.5

2

G
2.4

5

D
13.4

4

K
8.0

3

HB
5.4

4

M
3.4

4

T
3.4

5

G
1.6

5

: three disposals, 0 goals
R5, Richmond - Shai Bolton

15

Shai Bolton

Age
26

Ht

176cm

Wt
77kg

Pos.
M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.3

3

K
6.9

3

HB
5.4

4

M
2.8

3

T
2.9

4

CL
1.4

4

D
12.7

3

K
9.2

4

HB
3.5

2

M
3.0

3

T
2.7

4

CL
1.8

4

D
9.2

3

K
4.6

2

HB
4.6

4

M
2.0

3

T
2.6

4

CL
0.0

1

: seven disposals, three goals
R6, Fremantle - Michael Walters

10

Michael Walters

Age
34

Ht

176cm

Wt
77kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
17.2

4

K
11.0

4

HB
6.2

4

M
3.9

4

T
2.9

4

G
1.7

5

D
20.9

5

K
11.8

5

HB
9.1

5

M
3.6

4

T
3.3

4

G
1.0

4

D
13.0

4

K
9.4

4

HB
3.6

3

M
4.4

4

T
1.8

4

G
0.8

4

: three disposals, one goal
R8, Essendon - Jake Stringer

20

Jake Stringer

Age
31

Ht

192cm

Wt
92kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
12.9

3

K
8.5

3

HB
4.4

3

M
3.3

3

T
2.5

4

G
1.8

5

D
8.5

2

K
7.0

3

HB
1.5

1

M
2.8

3

T
3.8

4

G
2.5

5

D
7.2

2

K
4.8

2

HB
2.4

3

M
2.6

3

T
1.4

4

G
1.4

5

: two disposals, one goal
R9, Collingwood - Bobby Hill: four disposals, one goal
R10, Melbourne - Kysaiah Pickett

36

Kysaiah Pickett

Age
24

Ht

171cm

Wt
73kg

Pos.
M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D
8.0

2

K
4.7

2

HB
3.3

3

M
0.7

1

T
2.6

4

CL
0.7

3

D
8.0

2

K
4.7

2

HB
3.3

2

M
0.7

1

T
2.6

4

CL
0.7

3

D
8.0

2

K
4.8

2

HB
3.2

3

M
0.8

1

T
2.4

4

CL
0.8

3

: 10 disposals, one goal
R11, Adelaide - Lachlan Murphy

4

Lachlan Murphy

Age
26

Ht

178cm

Wt
83kg

Pos.
Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D
9.8

2

K
5.8

2

HB
4.0

3

M
2.3

2

T
3.4

5

G
0.9

4

D
8.8

2

K
4.8

2

HB
4.0

3

M
1.8

2

T
3.2

4

G
0.7

4

D
9.0

3

K
6.2

3

HB
2.8

3

M
1.8

2

T
3.6

5

G
1.0

4

: 12 disposals, 0 goals
R12, St Kilda - Jack Higgins: nine disposals, one goal
R13, North Melbourne - Paul Curtis: nine disposals, 0 goals

A good article on Hough and his rise to a exceptional lock down defender.
Also gives the list of his current jobs.

bzparkes · Jun 17, 2024

UseR2006 said:
A good article on Hough and his rise to a exceptional lock down defender.
Also gives the list of his current jobs.

That's a crazy damn good resume. Yes, a few of them got goals but it's not like any of them every got off the chain.

plays tall 1 · Jun 17, 2024

As good as those numbers look, I think his performance is even better because some of those goals came when his opponent rotated into the midfield.

HoneyBadger35 · Jun 17, 2024

Hell of a CV.

Bolton kicking his first after Rioli insanely chose to play on in the goal square, got smothered on the goalline and it ricocheted perfectly to a teammate while Hough was near it will haunt me til the day I die.

UseR2006 · Jun 17, 2024

HoneyBadger35 said:
Hell of a CV.

Bolton kicking his first after Rioli insanely chose to play on in the goal square, got smothered on the goalline and it ricocheted perfectly to a teammate while Hough was near it will haunt me til the day I die.

So they first goal was flukey from that Rioli play on error. The Second of Boltons goals came from a Rotham kick that overshot Hough badly leading to a easy Dusty pass to Bolton. So not Houghs fault.

The third was kicked directly on Hough though the shot was taken in the pocket near the boundary. He gave bolton too much space so was an easy pass to him.

So in reality the bolton numbers are a little misleading.

HoneyBadger35 · Jun 17, 2024

UseR2006 said:
So they first goal was flukey from that Rioli play on error. The Second of Boltons goals came from a Rotham kick that overshot Hough badly leading to a easy Dusty pass to Bolton. So not Houghs fault.

The third was kicked directly on Hough though the shot was taken in the pocket near the boundary. He gave bolton too much space so was an easy pass to him.

So in reality the bolton numbers are a little misleading.

And I haven’t slept properly since.

BeornJ · Jun 18, 2024

If I was on Match Committee he is one of the first few players I would be selecting.

Crazy reliable, rarely has a bad game, rarely makes a mistake.

Unbelievable considering how young he is.

THE A5 · Jun 21, 2024

random260 said:
Brady Hough composure reminds me of Darren Glass. Any chance he can take on the modern game CHB/FB role like Glass did for his era?

That would solve alot of our issues

I think he’s already taller than Glass (jidging by that pic with Schoey a few back). Honestly reckon he’ll be our next shep. Plays well on the smalls and mid size players and will eventually will be able to play on the mobile key forwards.

Alesana · Aug 29, 2024

2024 highlights

MeltMan · Aug 29, 2024

Damnit, thought this might be an injury update.
Curse your fantastic highlights!

Alesana · Aug 29, 2024

MeltMan said:
Damnit, thought this might be an injury update.
Curse your fantastic highlights!

suntagonal · Aug 29, 2024

Alesana said:

Opening that link... my heart was definitely pounding

Mattman93 · Aug 29, 2024

Alesana said:
2024 highlights

Not to sound ungrateful because your vids are great, but maybe it would be better to post all these in the general Alesana player highlights thread? Or just a seperate 2024 highlights one? That way each players thread doesn't pop up individually and clog up the board a bit. Especially as we're all expecting list change news regarding a lot of the players too.

Ace McKane · Aug 29, 2024

Alesana said:

Amazing news.

MeltMan · Aug 29, 2024

Alesana said:

Doing the work I'm to lazy to do.
God's work.

THE A5 · Mar 10, 2025

Was going through the 2021 draft on wikipedia and couldn’t believe that this guy still doesn’t have a Wikipedia page.

FKASC · Mar 12, 2025

THE A5 said:
Was going through the 2021 draft on wikipedia and couldn’t believe that this guy still doesn’t have a Wikipedia page.

Should make one for him

Bleedblueandgold · Mar 12, 2025

FKASC said:
Should make one for him

Thanks spaceclef.

RustyShacklefordFalcon · Apr 26, 2025

So, it's finally happening (apparently)...Hough to the midfield proper. I know many of us have been curious about this since he was drafted as a utility of sorts, with great upside.

He cemented a spot in the 22 much quicker than we all expected. Just a slight young kid toiling away as a lockdown defender like a 100 game veteran. And very quickly we all moved on from wondering much about his midfield potential at all...and fair enough.

Personally I'm fascinated to see how he goes this weekend. He's got poise, good in a contest and good overhead. He's got courage and leadership. Tackles well. All good traits.

The unknowns; does his good kicking/disposal hold up in the heat of the midfield? Is he good on the spread in our fast paced new game style? Can he still hit the scoreboard as was highlighted in his draft profile?

I'm not expecting an elite 25 touches and a goal type of game or anything like that, but I am looking forward to having a better understanding of where he truly fits into our team. If it remains in defence, so be it. He's fantastic there.

Just a few of my thoughts on it, but I'd be keen to hear from other posters.. opinions, predictions, etc.

Bender_ · Apr 26, 2025

A listed positive in his draft profile was his ability to adapt and so far that has rung true in his career to date. I'm confident he'll be up to the next challenge with my only worry being his tank to play a full game in the midfield.

Jezzza · Apr 26, 2025

There was one bit of play last week where he came in & bumped an Essendon player off the line of the ball, collected the ball off the ground & dished off the handball almost in one continuous motion. Was beautifully done, hope he can make a successful transition to a mid.

Dom sheed pocket · Apr 26, 2025

Jezzza said:
There was one bit of play last week where he came in & bumped an Essendon player off the line of the ball, collected the ball off the ground & dished off the handball almost in one continuous motion. Was beautifully done, hope he can make a successful transition to a mid.

That was such a good moment! Feel like it really got the boys going after that!

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