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Henry Playfair
Henry Playfair (born 22 January 1983) is the former the Head of Coaching Performance at the Carlton Football Club having previously been an assistant coach at the St Kilda Football Club and an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Playfair grew up around the town of Holbrook, New South Wales, Holbrook in the Riverina region of New South Wales. Career Drafted by the Geelong Cats in the 2001 AFL Draft at pick number 41, he debuted in Round 15 of the 2003 season at Telstra Dome. He was one of Geelong's main players in the 2005 AFL season, however a series of injuries hampered his performance in 2006. He was a key forward who also played the positions of back and ruck. Playfair was an integral part of the Cats 2007 VFL premiership team, along with players such as Charlie Gardiner (Australian footballer), Charlie Gardiner, Brent Prismall and Tom Lonergan (Australian footballer), Tom Lonergan. Due to a lack of opportunities, and moving into the prime of his c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holbrook, New South Wales
Holbrook is a small town in Southern New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Hume Highway, by road North-East of Melbourne and by road south-west of Sydney between Tarcutta, New South Wales, Tarcutta and Albury. The town is in the Greater Hume Shire which was established in May 2004 from the merger of Culcairn, New South Wales, Culcairn Shire with the majority of Holbrook Shire and part of the Hume Shire. At the 2016 Australian census, 2016 census, Holbrook had a population of 1,715 people. The district around Holbrook is renowned for local produce including merino wool, wheat and other grains, lucerne, fat cattle and lamb. History The area was originally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. The explorers Hume and Hovell expedition, Hume and Hovell were the first-known Europeans in the area. They travelled through in 1824 looking for new grazing country in the south of the colony of New South Wales. The town was originally called Ten Mile Creek and the first buildings were erec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
