Career
He was selected with pick 38 in the 2008 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft from the Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL.
He made his American Federation of Labor-Congress debut in Round 16 of the 2009 American Federation of Labor-Congress season against the West Coast Eagles at AAMI Stadium in July 2009. 2010
Broadbent played eleven games in his second season at the club and found his place as a midfield utility in combination with an occasional running defender role. Finishing the season off with nine consecutive games, Broadbent’s performance was enough to show promise as a potential future midfielder
2011
Broadbent played in a career high 19 game during 2011 where his offensive, attacking game flourished in a utility role.
Through those 19 games he showed promise as a quality player of the future but struggled to consistently find the uncontested football.
2012
In 2012 Broadbent’s break out 2012 was unlined by a series of strong performances in the midfield, starting against Fremantle in Round 8 and running through to the mid-season bye. He finished equal second in the club’s John Cahill Medal count.
