Brad Pearce (footballer)
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Brad Pearce is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Carlton
and the Brisbane Bears
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Pearce was recruited by Brisbane and played his first season in 1993. He only got two games for the year and nominated for the AFL Draft. Picked up by Carlton, Pearce became an important player in front of goal for the Carlton side. In the club's premiership year of 1995 he kicked 52 goals from 23 games, finishing second in the Carlton goalkicking behind Stephen Kernahan
. His tally included four goals in the 1995 Grand Final
.
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 who played for Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
and the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
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).
Pearce was recruited by Brisbane and played his first season in 1993. He only got two games for the year and nominated for the AFL Draft. Picked up by Carlton, Pearce became an important player in front of goal for the Carlton side. In the club's premiership year of 1995 he kicked 52 goals from 23 games, finishing second in the Carlton goalkicking behind Stephen Kernahan
Stephen Kernahan
Stephen Scott Kernahan is a former Australian rules footballer best known for his career with the Carlton Football Club of the Australian Football League and the Glenelg Football Club of the SANFL from 1981 until 1997...
. His tally included four goals in the 1995 Grand Final
1995 AFL Grand Final
The 1995 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Geelong Football Club and Carlton Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1995. It was the 99th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football...
.