Twenty-one years ago today a massive earthquake off Indonesia triggered the Asian Tsunami, a pivotal moment that united the world in grief and solidarity. The tsunami devastated communities along the coasts of the Indian Ocean, claiming an estimated 227,898 lives in 14 countries, especially in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand, where many Australian tourists were holidaying. Today we remember all of the victims of this horrific tragedy which took 26 Australian lives including Melbourne footballer Troy Broadbridge, who was on his honeymoon with his wife Trish who survived him. 💦

Broadbridge was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club at the commencement of the 2001 AFL season. He received the club's Most Improved Player award in 2001, and became a regular in the side, playing a total of 40 games over his three seasons. His first and last AFL games were both against Essendon - he made his debut in Round 8, 2001, in the teams' first meeting since the 2000 Grand Final, while his last league game was also against Essendon, in the 2004 elimination final.

RIP Troy.❤️💙👍💕

Full game replay of our game vs the bombers in Round 1 2005 that was dedicated to Troy.

This game was something else to witness live. Never felt such genuine raw emotion from the 'G.

Edited December 26, 2025Dec 26 by Random Task

Broady 😢❤️

He was becoming really good before that horrible tragedy. RIP Troy.

He was on his honeymoon

On 26/12/2025 at 13:20, Random Task said:

Full game replay of our game vs the bombers in Round 1 2005 that was dedicated to Troy.

This game was something else to witness live. Never felt such genuine raw emotion from the 'G.

It was such a coincidence that his first and last games were against Essendon and that our first game after his passing was also against Essendon. It's the sort of fixturing that the AFL tries to contrive today, but it was all the more emotional then precisely because the game had been scheduled long before the tsunami.