Career
In just his sixth VFL game, Broadstock became a premiership player when he was the centreman in Richmond"s winning 1943 VFL Grand Final team He played finals football again the following season and kicked three goals in a Semi Final loss to Fitzroy. Broadstock had started his career at West Adelaide in 1938 and returned there in 1947.
He missed out on playing in their premiership side that year when he was suspended the week before for hacking at Portuguese Adelaide ruckman Bob McLean.
He captain-coached Boulder City to a Goldfields National Football League premiership in 1948, having spent the early part of the season at West Torrens. Broadstock returned to West Torrens the following season and was a losing Grand Finalist.
Back at West Adelaide in 1950, he was captain coach for the year before announcing his retirement.
