When asked whether he had canvassed offers from other clubs after ranking highly in Port Adelaide’s midfielder stocks, Broadbent said he had no interest leaving the club he had grown up supporting.

Broadbent’s grandfather Frank was the club’s podiatrist during its successes as ‘the Magpies’ in the SANFL and upon its entry to the AFL as the ‘Power’ in 1997 - eventually ending his 33 years in the role in 2003.

Growing up, Broadbent was a keen Power supporter and, despite developing his football trade down the road at Woodville-West Torrens, remains a proud Port Adelaide player today.

“It’s not hard at all [to sign back on] I’ve grown up loving this club so I’m very happy and very excited to be a part of the future and I’m very grateful for the club to give me that opportunity,” said Broadbent. 

“I grew up supporting this club and I’m more than happy to be here.

“I’m really looking forward to it.”

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Broadbent has averaged just under 20 disposals per game this year and currently leads the Power’s stats in clearances, contested possessions (tied with Brad Ebert) and goal assists - demonstrating how influential he has been in 2012 as a chief play maker for the Power.

Despite Port Adelaide’s battle to move up the ladder in 2012, Broadbent is positive that the Power is tracking in the right direction and that his teammates are collectively wanting to achieve wins quickly.

“We’re really confident in the direction Matty [Primus] is taking us [and] we think we can get there,” he said.

“We just want to do it quicker.

“We’re still a young, developing group and you’re not always going to be as consistent as the older, more seasoned teams.

“We’re working really hard to get to that left and we want to be there as quick as possible.”