Todd Banfield (born 28 June 1990) is an

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player who played in the

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(AFL). Banfield played 53 games for the

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between 2010 and 2013 and joined

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in 2014, before being delisted after one season. He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' third selection (pick 41 overall) in the 2008 National Draft. He was recruited from Swan Districts in the

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(WAFL).

AFL career

Todd Banfield at the Richmond Family Day 16 February 2014

Banfield made his debut for Brisbane in the

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of the 2010 season. In round 6 Banfield received an

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nomination when he kicked a career best three goals. In the 2010 season Banfield was one of the few Lions to play every match. He finished the season as the third highest goal scorer (27) for the club, only behind Jonathan Brown (53) and

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(48). At the end of the 2013 season Banfield was delisted from Brisbane without playing an AFL match for the entire year. He was subsequently picked up by Richmond for pick 11 in the 2014 Rookie Draft. Richmond announced that he was delisted on 9 September 2014, along with seven other players.

International career

Banfield was included in the 22-man squad that travelled to Ireland to represent

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in the 2010 International Rules series.

Honours

Australia *

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winner

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* 1990 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Swan Districts Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Australia international rules football team players uild by build specialist{{AFL-bio-1990s-stub