Richard Cole (born 15 July 1983) is a former
Australian rules footballer for the
Collingwood and
Essendon Football Clubs in the
Australian Football League.
Cole was a half-back flanker and was drafted by Collingwood in the first round of
2001 AFL Draft
The 2001 AFL draft consisted of a state draft, a body draft, a pre-season draft and a trade period. The AFL draft is the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Austra ...
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2004 was the best season in his AFL career, in which he finished sixth in Collingwood's best and fairest. He played a total of 56 games for the Magpies.
Essendon acquired Cole via trade at the end of the
2005 season. He made a total of 7 AFL appearances for the Bombers and was delisted at the end of the 2007 season. He is now a part of the Buffaloes football club (NT)
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1983 births
Living people
Collingwood Football Club players
Essendon Football Club players
Darwin Football Club players
Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
Eastern Ranges players
Cobram Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club players
Bendigo Football Club players
Bundoora Football Club players