Troy Broadbridge
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Troy Broadbridge was an Australian rules football
er with the Melbourne Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL), and was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club at the beginning of the 2001 AFL season
. He won the club's Most Improved Player award in 2001, and became a regular in the side, playing a total of 40 games over his three seasons.
His debut was for Melbourne was in round 8, 2001, when they met Essendon for the first time since Melbourne's 2000 Grand Final loss
. Melbourne lost this match by a kick. He played his final league game against Essendon as well, in the 2004 finals.
on 18 December 2004. On 26 December, while spending his honeymoon in Phi Phi, Thailand
, he was swept out to sea by the tsunami
which followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
. His father located his body in a Thai morgue on 3 January 2005.
for her volunteer work for various charities, including building a school on Phi Phi named in Troy Broadbridge's honor.
In Melbourne's first match of the 2005 season, played against Essendon, the Demons all wore black armbands with number 20 sported on them in memory of Broadbridge. The Demons won that game and dedicated the win to him and his widow, Trisha. Broadbridge's number 20 jersey was retired for the following two seasons (2005–2006), and was revived in 2007 by new player Colin Garland
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er with the Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Melbourne career (2001–2004)
Broadbridge began his career as a defender with Port AdelaidePort Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL), and was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club at the beginning of the 2001 AFL season
2001 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2001.See List of Australian Football League premiers for a complete list.-National Cup:Port Adelaide defeated Brisbane Lions 17.9 to 3.8 in the Final....
. He won the club's Most Improved Player award in 2001, and became a regular in the side, playing a total of 40 games over his three seasons.
His debut was for Melbourne was in round 8, 2001, when they met Essendon for the first time since Melbourne's 2000 Grand Final loss
2000 AFL Grand Final
The 2000 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Essendon Football Club and the Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 2 September 2000. It was the 104th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian...
. Melbourne lost this match by a kick. He played his final league game against Essendon as well, in the 2004 finals.
Marriage and death
Broadbridge married Trisha SilversTrisha Silvers
Trisha Silvers became known in Australia for surviving the boxing day tsunami of 2004, in which her new husband Troy Broadbridge was killed....
on 18 December 2004. On 26 December, while spending his honeymoon in Phi Phi, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, he was swept out to sea by the tsunami
Tsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
which followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
. His father located his body in a Thai morgue on 3 January 2005.
Legacy
Trisha wrote a book about the events, Beyond The Wave, and was named as the 2006 Young Australian of the YearAustralian of the Year
Since 1960 the Australian of the Year Award has been part of the celebrations surrounding Australia Day , during which time the award has grown steadily in significance to become Australia’s pre-eminent award. The Australian of the Year announcement has become a very prominent part of the annual...
for her volunteer work for various charities, including building a school on Phi Phi named in Troy Broadbridge's honor.
In Melbourne's first match of the 2005 season, played against Essendon, the Demons all wore black armbands with number 20 sported on them in memory of Broadbridge. The Demons won that game and dedicated the win to him and his widow, Trisha. Broadbridge's number 20 jersey was retired for the following two seasons (2005–2006), and was revived in 2007 by new player Colin Garland
Colin Garland
Colin Garland is a professional Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League, currently with the Melbourne Football Club....
.