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Brad Gotch

Personal information
Birth	23 June 1962 (1962-06-23) (age 47)
Recruited from	East Doncaster
Height and weight	166cm / 64kg
Playing career¹
Debut	1982, Fitzroy vs. , at
Team(s)	Fitzroy (1982-1985) 43 Games, 60 Goals St Kilda (1986-1990) 53 Games, 62 Goals TOTAL 96 Games 122 Goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s)	Williamstown (2002-2009) 161 Games, 93 Wins, 63 Loses, TOTAL
¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights

Bradley Gotch (born 23 June 1962) is the current coach of the Casey Scorpions in the Victorian Football League. He formerly played as a rover for the Fitzroy Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club

Brad was one of smallest players of his era at 165cm and possessed an accurate left foot pass. After being cut by Fitroy at the end of 1985 he went to the Port Adelaide Football Club where he played one season. After impressing at Port Adelaide he returned to Melbourne to play for the St Kilda Football Club. His best goal kicking feat was for St Kilda against his old side Fitzroy where he kicked seven goals in a game. He finished his career playing local football for Dandenong.

[edit] Coaching Career

Gotch coached Williamstown in the VFL from 2002 to 2009 becoming the second-longest serving coach in the club's history coaching the club to finals in 6 of the 8 years including the 2003 VFL premiership^[1], Brad also worked in development coaching roles with both Collingwood and the Western Bulldogs alignments during those years.

Recently he was appointed senior coach of the Casey Scorpions for the 2010 season taking over from Peter German^[2]

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