Brett Ebert is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er. He is the son of Port Adelaide legend Russell Ebert

Russell Ebert

Russell Ebert is acknowledged as one of the greatest players in the long history of Australian rules football.Born in Berri, South Australia, Ebert debuted for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League as an 18 year old in 1968 and immediately made an...

 and cousin of Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide

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's Brad Ebert

Brad Ebert

Bradley "Brad" Ebert is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with in the Australian Football League .-Career:...

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Early career (2004–2005)

Brett Ebert began his career with the Port Adelaide Magpies

Port Adelaide Magpies

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 in the SANFL and was drafted by the Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide Football Club

The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...

 AFL

Australian Football League

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 side under the father/son rule at the 2002 AFL Draft

AFL Draft

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. Winning a Magarey Medal

Magarey Medal

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 in 2003, Ebert made his AFL debut in Round 2, 2004, winning an AFL Rising Star nomination in 2004. He ended the season with the premiership winning side with 17 goals including 4 goals in the Round 10 win against Geelong

Geelong Football Club

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. In 2005, he kicked 18 goals, only a goal more than the previous year.

Rising career (2006–2007)

Ebert finished second in the club's goalkicking with 24 goals in 2006 after coming equal fifth on 18 goals in 2005. A booming kick and a strong mark for his size, he kicked four goals once against Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 in Round 2 and three goals twice against Carlton

Carlton Football Club

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 in Round 10 and Adelaide in Round 21. Ebert led Port's goalkicking in 2007 with 56 goals. He kicked a career best 6 goals twice in 2007, once against Richmond

Richmond Football Club

The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...

 in Round 16 and once more against Melbourne

Melbourne Football Club

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 in Round 17. He failed to kick any goals in Port Adelaide's 119 point Grand Final loss to Geelong. He was nominated for the 2007 All-Australian award.

Progressing career (2008–present)

In 2008, he kicked 33 goals with a 6 goal haul against The Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans

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 in Round 9. In 2009, he kicked 28 goals in 20 games, with a highlight of 4 goals in the Round 14 win against The Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

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. In 2010, prior to Round 21, Ebert was Port Adelaide's leading goal kicker with 30 goals for the season. In Round 21, Ebert injured his knee which turned out be an ACL

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