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Remembering Troy Broadbridge

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  • I'll never forget Broady;
  • I'll never forget his memorial game.  I doubt that there was a dry Melbourne eye during the opening ceremony at the packed MCG.  Melbourne could never have been beaten that night.  Broady's spirit was always with us;
  • I'll never forget the great work that our Club / players did to rebuild a school in the Phi Phi Islands in Broady's memory.
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    R.I.P Broady.

    Talented player and absolute hero of a bloke, pushing his new wife to safety at the cost of his own life.

    Thoughts are with the Broadbridge family. 

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    Troy was just becoming a regular coming  off the half back flank and back pocket   at times.  Played 40 games by the time he was 24 and had cemented his place in the side. In 2004 played in an AFL  elimination final against Essendon which they lost and also a VFL Premiership in the same year. 

    Married  December 18 2004 and died 26 December 2004. So much happened to Troy that year from the very highs to the very lows and he certainly didn't deserve his ending in life. Such a tragedy.

    RIP Troy you will be forever remembered by many of  the supporters at the MFC . IMV and many others at the club You are a Demon life.

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    Troy was clearly a top bloke. And had a great career ahead of him. His best match (final v Essendon?) was sadly his last.

    As another poster pointed out the memorial match was incredibly moving.

    RIP ...

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