Warren Campbell (born 19 October 1974) is a former

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er for

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in the

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(AFL), South Fremantle in the

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(WAFL) and St Mary's in the

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(NTFL) .

Football career

Originally from

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, he played for the St Mary's Football Club in the

(NTFL) before moving to Perth to play for

South Fremantle Football Club South Fremantle Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club plays in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), commonly going by the nickname the ''Bulldogs ...

in the

(WAFL) in 1992 and 1993. He was recruited to North Melbourne with the 23rd selection in the

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. Campbell remained in WA for the 1993 season and made his debut for North Melbourne against

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in Round 7 of the

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. He kicked 13 goals in his first 7 games, but was then goalless for the remaining 4 games that he played in 1994. In 1995 he only played eight games for 4 goals and was delisted at the end of the 1996 season without playing an AFL game in North Melbourne's premiership winning season. He returned to South Fremantle for the 1997 season where he played in South Fremantle's premiership winning team, where he kicked a goal after receiving a

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in the final minutes of the game. The goal gave South the lead, which they were able to maintain until the end of the match. Campell then coached the West Alice Springs football club to a premiership in 2005 Campbell then returned to Darwin and coached St Marys in the NTFL in 2006/2007.Moncrieff, Darren (23 December 2006
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Basil Campbell Basil Gerard Campbell (born 2 August 1956) is a former Australian rules football player of indigenous background who played for the St Mary's Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL) and South Fremantle Football Club in th ...

who also played for St Marys and South Fremantle in the 1970s and 1980s. Three players from South Fremantle's 1997 premiership team were related to members of South's previous premiership in

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;

Clem Michael Clem Anthony Michael (born 16 July 1976) is a former Australian Rules football player in the Australian Football League for the Fremantle Football Club from 1998 to 2000. The son of WAFL legend Stephen Michael, Clem was drafted by Fremantle i ...

is the son of

Stephen Michael Stephen Albert Michael (born 15 March 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer. More recently, Stephen is the patron of the Stephen Michael Foundation, supporting disengaged, at-risk and disadvantaged youth across Western Australia. Playin ...

and

Dean Rioli Dean Rioli (born 20 May 1978) is a former Australian rules football player who spent his whole professional career with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. The nephew of Maurice Rioli, the Richmond Football Club c ...

is the nephew of

Maurice Rioli Maurice Joseph Rioli Sr. (1 September 195725 December 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who represented St Mary's Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and in th ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Warren Living people 1974 births Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory North Melbourne Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory St Mary's Football Club (NTFL) players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football