Brent Heaver (born 15 June 1971) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for
Melbourne Football Club,
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition.
Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of Me ...
and the
Port Adelaide Football Club in the
Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.
AFL career
Melbourne career (1990–1991)
A rover and
forward pocket
In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the gro ...
, Heaver started his career at Melbourne and is often remembered for his debut game. Playing against Carlton at the MCG, he kicked five goals and had 20 disposals to set up a win.
Carlton career (1992–1996)
After two seasons he was delisted and Carlton picked him up in the 1992 Mid Season Draft. He had his best year at Carlton in 1993 when he kicked 48 goals to finish second in their goal kicking behind
Stephen Kernahan. He played in
the Grand Final against Essendon that season but finished in the losing team.
Port Adelaide career (1997–1998)
Heaver was traded to Port Adelaide for their inaugural year in the AFL and retired after the 1998 season. He is also noted for kicking Port Adelaide Power's second goal.
He commonly had injury issues in his time at Port Adelaide.
Coaching
Heaver was senior coach of
Greensborough in 2001 and 2002.
Personal life
Heaver now lives in Canberra where he works for the Australian Federal Government.
References
External links
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Blueseum profile of Brent Heaver
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1971 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Melbourne Football Club players
Carlton Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Greensborough Football Club coaches
Epping Football Club players