- Brendon Goddard
Infobox afl player
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firstname = Brendon
lastname = Goddard
| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|5|20
birthplace =
heightweight = 189cm / 91kg
originalteam = Traralgon/Gippsland U18
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 4, 21 April 2003
debutteam = St Kilda
debutopponent = Richmond
debutstadium =Telstra Dome
playingteams = St Kilda (2003-)108 games, 36 goals
Longest Goal 90 metres
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = Round 20, 2008
careerhighlights =
* St. Kilda Pre-season Cup Winning side 2004
*International Rules Series 2006Brendon James Goddard (born 20 May 1985) is an
Australian rules football player. Goddard plays as a midfielder or backman for St Kilda in theAustralian Football League .Goddard was raised in
Traralgon, Victoria , and later attendedCaulfield Grammar School as a boarder. Goddard was an accomplished sportsman, co-captaining the school's First XVIII football team and co-captaining the First XI cricket team as a powerfulbatsman and pace bowler.cite news | last=Silkstone | first=Dan | title=Goddard willing | date=13 September 2008 | publisher=The Age | url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/goddard-willing/2008/09/12/1220857841662.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap2] He was selected by the St Kilda Football Club with the first pick in the 2002 AFL Draft after Carlton lost its draft picks due to salary cap violations. The Blues had previously declared an intention to draft Goddard with the first pick in the draft.Goddard debuted for St Kilda in the 2003 season while completing his VCE as a Year 12 student at Caulfield Grammar. For a No.1 draft pick, Goddard has come under lots of criticism over the past few years. Around 2006, Goddard stopped many of his critics in their tracks, after he averaged over 20 disposals a game. During 2006, Goddard joined fellow St.Kilda player Aaron Fiora as one of the biggest kicks in the AFL, after kicking a 70 metre goal against Fremantle.
During the Saints Round 7, 2007 win against the
Sydney Swans , Goddard fell hard on his left knee which resulted in a ruptured ACL, he slammed his fist into the ground in frustration after hurting the knee which ended his season. But he was back in Round 3, 2008 and has produced a solid 2008 season not missing a game since his return.Goddard has signed on to stay with St.Kilda until 2010, despite many attempts by other clubs such as
Carlton , who have been rumoured to try to sign the star.References
External links
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