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Nicholas Gerstel 8A. Brendon Goddard – My Health Hero. About Brendon Goddard?. Goddard is currently in the top four players in the AFL, equal with Dane Swan, Garry Ablett and Chris Judd. He currently plays for St. Kilda.
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Nicholas Gerstel 8A Brendon Goddard – My Health Hero
About Brendon Goddard? • Goddard is currently in the top four players in the AFL, equal with Dane Swan, Garry Ablett and Chris Judd. • He currently plays for St. Kilda. • He went to Caulfield Grammar with his close mate Chris Judd, who now plays for Carlton. • He was born on the 20th of May 1985. • His position on the football field is on the Half Back Line or in the midfield. • Height and weight 189cm / 94kg
Early Life • Goddard was raised in Traralgon, Victoria and later attended Caulfield Grammar School as a boarder. He was an accomplished sportsman, co-captaining the school's First XVIII football team and co-captaining the First XI cricket team as a powerful batsman and pace bowler. He was selected by the St Kilda Football Club with the first pick in the 2002 AFL Draft. • Goddard debuted for St Kilda in the 2003 season while completing his VCE as a Year 12 student at Caulfield Grammar.
Football Awards • All-Australian Team 2009,2010 • St Kilda Minor Premiership side 2009 • 2nd in St Kilda's Trevor Barker Award 2009, Equal 3rd in St Kilda's Trevor Barker Award 2010 • St Kilda Wizard Cup winning side 2004 • 11 AFL finals series matches • International Rules Series 2006 • He has played 173 games and has scored 85 goals. He is still playing football so these numbers will continue to rise.
Why is he my health hero? • Goddard is my health hero because he is my favourite footballer and he plays for St. Kilda. • Besides that he is my health hero because he is so charismatic, sporty, healthy, heroic, brave, loyal, a team player Etc. • He always does the team thing and when St. Kilda need him most he stands tall and delivers. He is also loyal saying that he will be a saint for life. There are so many other qualities about him that I would like to talk about but I have to say this one, his marking ability. What about the 2010 drawn Grand final mark over Harry Obrien. See slide 9.
5 ways that he is healthy • He trains five times a week for 4 hours. • He eats healthy having all carbohydrate full foods. • He has lots of friends being in a footy team and one of the leaders. • He keeps fit all year. • He does not eat fast food.
Pictures X3 To the right is a screamer that Brendon Goddard took against Collingwood in the 2010 drawn grand final, when the saints needed him most. He went on to slot a goal.