Mason Redman (born 26 August 1997) is a professional

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er playing for the

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in the

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(AFL). Redman grew up in

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, the son of a lobster fisherman. He played junior football for Millicent in the

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, making his debut for the A Grade at 15. Redman was included in Glenelg's South East talent squads and moved to Adelaide in 2015 to achieve his dream of playing in the AFL. He moved in with his Aunt at Highgate and joined Concordia College so school football wouldn't interfere with his Glenelg commitments. Redman started 2015 in the under 18s for Glenelg, then played for South Australia in the

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. He then played reserves for Glenelg and two senior

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games. He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with pick 30 overall in the 2015 national draft. He made his debut in the eighty-one point loss against the

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at the

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in round 7 of the

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. After becoming a regular running defender in the Essendon side in 2021, Redman became renowned for his booming right foot goals from outside 50m usually followed by his unique "Hellboy" celebration. Having become an important player for Essendon across 2021 to 2023, Redman rejected free agency and a substantial offer from

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to sign a long-term extension with the Bombers. He was selected in the initial 44 man All Australian squad but missed selection in the final 22 man team.

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2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

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2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

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2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

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2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

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* * 1997 births Living people Essendon Football Club players Glenelg Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen People from Millicent, South Australia {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub