Paul Evans (born 29 December 1978) is a former

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er who played with

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in the

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(AFL) and

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(SANFL). Evans played in Port Adelaide's SANFL junior teams and was a member of the South Australian team that won the

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in 1995, kicking eight goals in the final against Vic Metro. Evans was selected by Port Adelaide's AFL team as a zonal selection in the 1996 AFL Draft, forming their inaugural AFL squad for the 1997 season, but did not make any appearances that year. Evans made his senior AFL debut in

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, playing six matches. He kicked two goals and four behinds on his league debut, against

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. The following year Evans didn't appear in any AFL games but was full-forward in Port Adelaide's 1999 SANFL premiership and topped the club's goal-kicking that year. At the end of the

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, without adding any more games to his tally, Evans was delisted by Port Adelaide. In 2001, Evans joined Robinvale in the

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, as playing coach. He was the league's leading goal-kicker in the 2001 season, with 119 goals. After another season with Robinvale in 2002, Evans returned to the SANFL and continued his career at Port Adelaide. He topped Port's goal-kicking in 2003 and 2004. Paul now runs his family's oyster farm in

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, South Australia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Paul 1978 births Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Port Adelaide Magpies players