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Sam Docherty
Sam Docherty (born 17 October 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for and is a former co-captain for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited from the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup with the 12th selection in the 2011 AFL Draft. Early life Docherty grew up on Phillip Island and was a supporter of the Carlton Football Club. Docherty learned the game through the Phillip Island Auskick program. He played all of his junior football for Phillip Island Bulldogs in the Alberton Football Netball League making his Senior debut as a 15 year old in 2009 playing alongside his older brother Josh. He played 13 games and kicked 2 goals in his senior debut year plus was named in the best players in 7 games. In 2010 as a 16-year-old Docherty no longer played under-18 football for Phillip Island despite being picked for the Alberton Interleague team; he played 21 games for the Senior team and kicked 16 goals after his pre-season was hamp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Gippsland Football Netball League
The West Gippsland Football Netball Competition (WGFNC) is an Australian rules football and netball league in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The competition comprises four grades of football (seniors, reserves, under-18 and under-16) and six grades of netball (A-grade, B-grade, C-grade, 17-&-Under, 15-&-Under and 13-&-Under). The competition is not to be confused with the former ''West Gippsland Football League'' which merged with the ''Gippsland Latrobe Football League'' at the end of 2001 to form the West Gippsland Latrobe Football League. History A Senior Leagues Review that commenced at the beginning of 2015, conducted by AFL Gippsland to address issues of competitive imbalance and club sustainability, brought major change to structure of the lower Gippsland area. The West Gippsland Football Netball Competition in its present incarnation began in 2017 as part of the AFL Gippsland Senior Football Leagues Review of 2015–16. Five teams from the Ellinbank & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 AFL Under 18 Championships
The 2011 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships were the 16th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships The AFL Under-19 Championships (for sponsorship reasons, the NAB AFL Under-19 Championships) is an annual Australian national underage representative championship in Australian rules football tournament. It is seen as one of the main pathways .... Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory (NSW/ACT), Northern Territory, Queensland and Tasmania in Division 2. Vic Metro were the Division One champions and Tasmania were the Division Two champions. The Larke Medal (for the best player in Division 1) was awarded to Western Australia's Stephen Coniglio, and the Hunter Harrison Medal (for the best player in Division 2) was won by Tasmania's John McKenzie. Format The format used for the 2011 championships differed slightly from the format used in 2009 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Malthouse
Michael Raymond Malthouse (born 17 August 1953) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for the St Kilda Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). After finishing his playing career, Malthouse embarked on a distinguished coaching career with , , and . He guided the Eagles to their first two AFL premierships in 1992 and 1994, and then led Collingwood to their 15th VFL/AFL premiership in 2010. Early in the 2015 AFL season, Malthouse broke the long-standing record held by legendary Collingwood coach Jock McHale for the most VFL/AFL senior games coached, eventually finishing with 718 over 31 seasons. Since the end of his coaching career, Malthouse has continued his involvement in football through his media commitments, especially with ABC Radio. Early Years Malthouse was born in Ballarat, Victoria, to Ray Malthouse, a local plasterer, and his wife Marie (née Canty), the year after their marriage. He also has a younger si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dale Thomas (footballer)
Dale Robert Jordan “Daisy” Thomas (born 21 June 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Thomas was a priority pick in 2005 where he then played with the Collingwood Football Club from 2006 to 2013 before transferring to the Blues in 2014. Early life Dale Thomas grew up in Drouin with his mother Kaye, father Darryl and his sister Jessica. As a child, he idolised the Geelong Cats' Gary Ablett, who also grew up in Drouin. He idolised Ablett so much that he used to repeatedly watch his grandfather's tapes of Ablett and Geelong and recreate Ablett's marks and goals. His favourite highlight was Ablett's one-handed mark over Collingwood's Gary Pert in Round 7, 1994. Thomas played his first junior football at age eight, later moving on to play with the Hallora under-12s. His mother was dedicated to her children's sporting dreams; she kicked football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Karnezis
Patrick Karnezis (born 23 April 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was taken at pick number 25 in the 2010 national draft by the Brisbane Lions. Karnezis made his debut in round 13 of the 2011 season, against . On 25 October 2013 he was traded to the Collingwood Football Club in exchange for Jackson Paine. He retired from AFL at the conclusion of the 2015 season. After his retirement from AFL, Karnezis joined West Preston Lakeside of the Northern Football League (NFL). Statistics : , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2011 , , 28 , , 11 , , 17 , , 10 , , 65 , , 23 , , 88 , , 40 , , 14 , , 1.5 , , 0.9 , , 5.9 , , 2.1 , , 8.0 , , 3.6 , , 1.3 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2012 , , 28 , , 7 , , 7 , , 8 , , 39 , , 18 , , 57 , , 29 , , 14 , , 1.0 , , 1.1 , , 5.6 , , 2.6 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Polec
Jared Polec (born 12 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club, Port Adelaide and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first selection (pick 5 overall) in the 2010 AFL draft, 2010 national draft from South Australian National Football League, SANFL club, Woodville West Torrens, Woodville-West Torrens. Of Polish descent, Polec is an outside midfielder who, prior to being drafted, played senior football with Woodville West Torrens and was a key player in their 2010 finals series. Woodville-West Torrens coach Michael Godden described Polec as being "as good a junior as I've seen come through the system" and praised him for his skill, composure and work ethic. Polec has missed games for both Port Adelaide and North Melbourne due to a recurrent injury to his foot. AFL career Brisbane Lions (2011–2013) Polec was selected in the initial extended squad for the Lion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Longer
Billy Longer is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Longer was recruited with pick 8 in the 2011 national draft by the Brisbane Lions from the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup under 18s where he played as a ruck. Longer made his debut for Brisbane in round 3 of the 2012 AFL season, against . After two years and nine senior games with Brisbane, Longer announced that he wanted to return to Melbourne to live near family and friends and sought a trade. There was considerable interest from Melbourne-based clubs Hawthorn and St Kilda. Hawthorn dropped their interest after St Kilda traded their ruckman, Ben McEvoy, for draft picks. Seeing the ruck opening, Longer agreed to be traded to St Kilda. Longer played his first game for St Kilda in round 4 of the 2014 AFL season against the Adelaide Football Club. After playing 34 out of 44 games in 2014 and 2015, Longer lost his place and form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elliot Yeo
Elliot Yeo (born 1 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions between 2012 and 2013. Yeo won a premiership with West Coast in 2018, and is a dual John Worsfold Medallist and dual All-Australian. Early life Yeo was born in Perth to Craig and Wendy Yeo, and attended high school at Aquinas College. He has an older brother, Corey, who currently plays for Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). The family surname is Cornish and is pronounced "YO". Beginning his career at the Booragoon Junior Football Club, Yeo represented Western Australia at the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships (where his teammates included Jaeger O'Meara and Stephen Coniglio), and also played 14 games at colts level for East Fremantle in the WAFL. AFL career Brisbane Lions (2012–2013) Yeo was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with the 30th pick overall in the 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Voss
Michael Voss (born 7 July 1975) is a former professional Australian rules football player with the Brisbane Bears/Lions and current senior coach of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Voss was a triple premiership captain with the Brisbane Football Club. He was also the first Brisbane player to win the Brownlow Medal ( 1996), which is considered the game's most prestigious individual award; won the Leigh Matthews Trophy twice (2002 and 2003), which is awarded annually to the league's most valued player; and has been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame. Additionally, he represented Australia in the 2006 International Rules Series. As a player, he was noted for his fearless play, inspirational leadership, and the ability to turn a game. Early life Voss was born in Traralgon, Victoria, and lived as a child in Orbost until the age of 11, when he moved with his family to Beenleigh in Logan, Queensland. Voss attended Trinity College dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos also field a reserves men's team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Founded in the suburb of North Melbourne in 1869 and based at the Arden Street Oval, it is the 4th oldest club in the competition and one of the oldest surviving clubs in the world. Its original home at Arden Street continues to serve as its headquarters, training facilities and home ground for its women's side. The club's senior men's team plays its home matches at Marvel Stadium in the Docklands area of Melbourne, Victoria, as well as Blundstone Arena in Hobart, Tasmania which is also used by the women's team as a secondary home ground. The club's mascot is a grey kangaroo wearing the club uniform, and its use dates from the mid-20th century. The club is also un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 AFL Season
The 2013 AFL season was the 117th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eighteen clubs, ran from 22 March until 28 September, and comprised a 22-game home-and-away season followed by a finals series featuring the top eight clubs. The premiership was won by the Hawthorn Football Club for the eleventh time, after it defeated by 15 points in the 2013 AFL Grand Final. The season was marred by a series of off-field controversies, with three clubs penalised in 2013 for separate infractions which had taken place over previous years: , following an Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority investigation into the club's supplements program; , after illegal payments and draft-tampering charges relating to Kurt Tippett's 2009 contract extension; and , after an investigation into allegations that the club had intentionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
