Career
Padley was a utility, recruited from Diamond Valley Football League side Reservoir-Lakeside. In his first season he was badly injured in a game against Street Kilda, puncturing a lung and breaking four ribs. Padley kicked 24 goals in the 1971 VFL season, a career high
Padley coached Heidelberg in 1981 and 1982, winning their Best and Fairest award in the first of those years.