Bradley Helbig (born 28 February 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Brad Helbig
Personal information
Full name Bradley Helbig
Date of birth (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s) Waikerie[1]/West Adelaide
Draft 47th overall, 2010
Richmond
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2014 Richmond 16 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally from the West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), Helbig was drafted to Richmond[2] with their third selection, the forty-seventh overall, in the 2010 AFL draft.

Helbig made his AFL debut in Round 1, 2011 against Carlton at the MCG.[1] In July 2011 he extended his contract until the end of the 2013 season.[3]

Helbig was delisted by Richmond at the conclusion of the 2014 season[4] He then returned to play for West Adelaide in 2015 and was named in the back pocket in the Bloods 2015 SANFL Grand Final team for their game against Woodville-West Torrens at the Adelaide Oval on 27 September.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Quayle, Emma (24 March 2011). "Nervous trio excited they have earned their stripes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ^ Windley, Matt (26 November 2010). "Don't dream it's over - Richmond draft pick Brad Helbig gets his chance in the AFL". Herald Sun.
  3. ^ "Tigers re-sign three young guns". 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Richmond list changes".
  5. ^ 2015 SANFL Grand Final - Teams Archived 27 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine

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