Edward (Eddie) Sansbury (born 26 November 1983) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

player who formerly played as a midfielder for the

Kangaroos 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 ...

in the

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. He was drafted to the Kangaroos as a third round selection at pick 40 in the 2003 AFL Draft from the

Central District Bulldogs Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the South Australian National Football League. Based at Elizabeth in the City of Playford about 25 km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia the club's ...

in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

. In the 2003 SANFL grand final he kicked 5 goals against the future

Brownlow Medal The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal (and informally as "Charlie"), is awarded to the " best and fairest" player in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the home-and-away season, as determined by votes cast by ...

ist

Adam Cooney Adam Cooney (born 30 September 1985) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He won the Brownlow Medal in 2008, with 24 votes b ...

. Eddie played as a forward midfielder during his career. In Round 22 of 2007, Sansbury kicked 5 goals in the 64 point win over the Western Bulldogs. He had his best season in Kangaroo colours to date. However Sansbury was delisted at the end of the 2008 season after only playing one game during the season. In 2009, he has returned to Adelaide and to Central District. Sansbury is the father of St Kilda footballer Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera, as well as the cousin of Sydney's

Michael O'Loughlin Michael Kevin O'Loughlin (born 20 February 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer, who played his entire Australian Football League career with the Sydney Swans. O'Loughlin was named a member of the Indigenous Team of t ...

and Kangaroo team-mate Daniel Wells.

Achievements

Career Games - 40 Career Goals - 21 Draft History - Pick 40 (2003) Brownlow Votes - 3 Career Finals - 3

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sansbury, Eddie 1983 births Living people North Melbourne Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Central District Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Aspley Football Club players Palmerston Football Club players Wanderers Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players North Ballarat Football Club players Broadbeach Australian Football Club players