[1] 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.

He demonstrated an aptitude to win inside ball and effect contests around the ground as he pushed his way into the side after playing the majority of the first thirteen rounds with his aligned SANFL side Woodville West Torrens.

Through those 19 games he showed promise as a quality player of the future but struggled to consistently find the uncontested football.

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.