Bradley "Brad" Ebert is an Australian rules football

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 currently listed with in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Career

The son of Craig Ebert, a former West Adelaide

West Adelaide Football Club

West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...

 and player, and the nephew of 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...

, Ebert was drafted with the 13th pick overall by the West Coast Eagles

West Coast Eagles

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 in the 2007 National Draft, having previously played for Port Adelaide

Port 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

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 (SANFL). This selection caused some controversy in South Australia as were expected to selected Ebert with pick 10, but instead chose Patrick Dangerfield

Patrick Dangerfield

Patrick Dangerfield is an Australian rules football player for the Adelaide Football Club. Dangerfield was Adelaide’s first selection in the 2007 National Draft after the club drafted him at pick 10 overall...

, a Victorian. Ebert had also captained South Australia at the 2007 Under-18 Championships.

Ebert made his debut for West Coast in round two of the 2008 season

2008 AFL season

-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:...

 while still a 17-year-old, becoming the youngest Eagles debutant since Daniel Kerr

Daniel Kerr

Daniel Matthew Kerr is an Australian rules footballer.Kerr was recruited from East Fremantle Football Club and made his AFL debut in 2001 with the West Coast Eagles. He is a hard-running midfielder who is a vital part of the midfield at the Eagles.-Background:Kerr is of Anglo-Indian descent...

 in 2001

2001 AFL season

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. He played 15 matches in his debut season, and was nominated for the 2008

2008 AFL Rising Star

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 AFL Rising Star after a 25-disposal three-goal game in round 17 against . Ebert played 17 matches in 2009

2009 AFL season

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 and every game in 2010

2010 AFL season

-Premiership season:The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season is not a random selection of matches, but rather is planned by the AFL. It is intended to produce a balanced draw while also providing the fans and television networks with blockbuster games. In a competition with 16 teams and 22...

 playing mainly as an inside midfielder, playing with Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League

West Australian Football League

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 (WAFL) when not playing with the Eagles.

In 2011

2011 AFL season

The 2011 Australian Football League season was the 115th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the debut year for , and was scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams...

, Ebert was switched from the midfield to the half-forward flank. He played 22 games, kicking 14 goals, including a career-high four goals against in round 20, but was dropped twice after struggling for form. He requested to be traded to Port Adelaide in October 2011, with the trade being completed on 17 October.