Anthony Lovell (born 28 July 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for

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and West Coast in the Victorian and Australian Football Leagues (VFL/AFL). Lovell currently serves as an assistant coach with the

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. As a teenager Lovell had been a wood chopper which earned him the nickname 'Chopper' and his father Greg was a world champion at the sport. Lovell attended

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for one year (1988) and was a member of the School's 1st XVIII alongside

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, Stephen Tingay, Stephen Ryan and John Ahern, footballers who also later played in the VFL and AFL. Lovell was recruited to Melbourne from Tasmanian club Glenorchy and in his debut season played in their losing

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. A ruck-rover, Lovell was handy near goals and in a game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) against

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he kicked a career best eight goals as his side won by a record 121 points. The previous year he ran second in Melbourne's Best and fairest. Lovell was traded to West Coast for the

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and spent three years in their midfield before retiring. He later became coach of the

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and is currently an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Suns.

References

*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lovell, Andy 1970 births Living people Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Melbourne Football Club players West Coast Eagles players Glenorchy Football Club players Sandringham Football Club coaches People educated at Melbourne High School Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees Tasmanian State of Origin players Peel Thunder Football Club players