Adrian Bromage

Adrian Bromage
Personal information
Full name	Adrian Stuart Bromage
Date of birth	(1971-05-11) 11 May 1971
Original team(s)	Bairnsdale (GFL)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1996–1998	East Fremantle	50 (10)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1998 season.
Career highlights
Sandover Medal 1998 East Fremantle premiership player 1998 Simpson Medal 1998 (Grand Final)

Adrian Stuart Bromage (born 11 May 1971) is an Australian businessman and former Australian rules footballer who represented East Fremantle in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) during the 1990s.

Early career

Originally from Bruthen, Victoria, Bromage played senior football for the Bairnsdale Football Club in the Gippsland Football League (GFL) from the age of 16. He was selected to play for Victoria Country in the Teal Cup, but neglected a career in the Australian Football League (AFL) for university.^[1]

WAFL career

Bromage was recruited to East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) for the 1996 season. He played 13 games in 1996, and another 16 in 1997, playing in the Sharks' losing grand final team in 1997.^[2] He had a stand-out season in 1998, winning both the Sandover Medal, for the best player in the competition, and the Simpson Medal, for the best player in the Sharks' premiership-winning grand final team. Bromage left the WAFL at the end of 1998 to pursue business interests in Gippsland.^[1]

Business career

Bromage is the owner of 5knots, a boutique accommodation complex in Metung.^[3] He also served as Chairperson of East Gippsland Region Business and Tourism Association and the Shire’s Tourism Advisory Board, as well as the East Gippsland Economic Development Advisory board.^[1]

Bromage coached Bairnsdale for five seasons, winning four premierships during that time.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Head, Ron (15 February 2011). "Where Are They Now?: Adrian Bromage". FootyGoss. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
↑ Adrian Bromage – WAFLOnline. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
↑ 5knots luxury accommodation. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

Sandover Medal winners

1921: Hoft / Outridge 1922: Boyd 1923: W. Thomas 1924: Gosnell 1925: Owens 1926: Leonard 1927: Craig 1928: Rocchi 1929: Leonard / B. Thomas 1930: Flemming 1931: Richards 1932: Hough 1933: S. Clarke 1934: S. Clarke 1935: Krepp / Daily 1936: Moloney 1937: Jenkins 1938: Bunton Sr. 1939: Bunton Sr. 1940: O'Keefe 1941: Bunton Sr. 1942: Bowen 1943: Moriarty 1944: Davies 1945: Bailey 1946: Loughridge 1947: Lewington 1948: McIntosh 1949: Maffina 1950: Allen / Conway 1951: Buttsworth 1952: Marsh 1953: McIntosh 1954: McIntosh 1955: Todd 1956: Farmer 1957: J. Clarke / Farmer 1958: Kilmurray 1959: Foley 1960: Farmer 1961: Beard / Sorrell 1962: Bunton Jr. 1963: Sorrell 1964: Cable 1965: Walker 1966: Walker 1967: Parkinson / Walker 1968: Cable 1969: Brown 1970: Dalton / Walker 1971: Hollins 1972: Miller 1973: Cable 1974: Melrose 1975: Quartermaine 1976: Spencer 1977: Peake 1978: Kelly 1979: Kelly 1980: Michael 1981: Michael 1982: Narkle 1983: Cousins / Ironmonger 1984: Malaxos / M. Mitchell / Spencer 1985: Wrensted 1986: Bairstow 1987: Watson 1988: Bain 1989: Edwards 1990: Grasso 1991: Dargie 1992: West 1993: Mildenhall 1994: Dargie 1995: Treleven 1996: Wasley 1997: Anderson 1998: Bromage 1999: Seebeck 2000: Ambrose 2001: Turnbull 2002: Pickett 2003: Beros 2004: Pickett 2005: Crabb / McGrath 2006: Priddis 2007: Jones 2008: Ballantyne 2009: Young 2010: Krakouer 2011: Blackwell 2012: K. Mitchell 2013: O'Brien 2014: Black

The Sandover Medal has been awarded every year since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations.

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