2002 AFL draft
2002 national draft
Table:
Round
Pick
Player
Recruited from
Club

1

1

Brendon Goddard

Gippsland Power

St Kilda

1

2

Daniel Wells

Peel Thunder

Kangaroos

1

3

Jared Brennan

Southern Districts

Brisbane Lions

1

4

Tim Walsh

Northern Knights

Western Bulldogs

1

5

Jarrad McVeigh

NSW/ACT Rams

Sydney Swans

1

6

Steven Salopek

Dandenong Stingrays

Port Adelaide

1

7

Andrew Mackie

Glenelg

Geelong

1

8

Luke Brennan

North Ballarat Rebels

Hawthorn

1

9

Hamish McIntosh

Murray Bushrangers

Kangaroos

1

10

Jason Laycock

Tassie Mariners

Essendon

1

11

Jason Winderlich

Gippsland Power

Essendon

1

12

Jay Schulz

Woodville-West Torrens

Richmond

1

13

Byron Schammer

West Adelaide

Fremantle

1

14

Daniel Bell

Glenelg

Melbourne

1

15

Nicholas Smith

Norwood

Melbourne

2

16

Stephen Gilham

Oakleigh Chargers

Port Adelaide

2

17

Cameron Faulkner

Central District

Western Bulldogs

2

18

Kris Shore

Eastern Ranges

Kangaroos

2

19

Troy Selwood

Bendigo Pioneers

Brisbane Lions

2

20

Will Minson

Norwood

Western Bulldogs

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Brendon Goddard ( born 20 May 1985 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda and Essendon in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He played for the St Kilda Football Club from 2003 to 2012 , then with Essendon from 2013 to 2018 . He was the captain of Essendon during the 2016 season . He is the second cousin of Hugh Goddard who currently plays for the Carlton Football Club .
The Gippsland Power is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League , the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria , Australia .
The St Kilda Football Club , nicknamed the Saints , is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . The club plays in the Australian Football League , the sport 's premier league . The club 's name originates from its original home base in the bayside Melbourne suburb of St Kilda in which the club was established in 1873 . The club also has strong links to the south-eastern suburb of Moorabbin , where it was based between 1965 and 2010 . St Kilda were a foundation team of the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) in 1877 and later , in 1897 , became a foundation team in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) , which later became known as the Australian Football League ( AFL ) in 1990 . The Saints field teams in the AFL Women 's and VFL Women 's competitions , and are in an alignment with the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football League . St Kilda have won a single premiership to date , a famous one-point win in the 1966 VFL Grand Final . St Kilda most recently won the minor premiership in the 2009 AFL season and were grand finalists in 2009 and 2010 . St Kilda developed a reputation as perennial underachievers , much of this attributed to their record of finishing last more often than any other club in the league ( 27 times ) , as well as having the second lowest all-time win percentage of any team still playing in the league .
Daniel Wells ( born 3 February 1985 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for North Melbourne and Collingwood in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . .
The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ) and WAFL Women 's ( WAFLW ) . The team is based in Mandurah , Western Australia , with their home ground being Rushton Park . The club joined the WAFL as an expansion team in 1997 . Since the 2014 season , Peel has served as the host club in the WAFL for the Fremantle Dockers of the Australian Football League , an arrangement which sees Fremantle 's reserve players playing for Peel .
The North Melbourne Football Club , nicknamed the Kangaroos or less formally the Roos , the Kangas or North , is an Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , the sport 's premier competition . Founded in North Melbourne , Victoria in 1869 , it is based at its traditional home ground , Arden Street Oval , and currently plays its home matches at both the nearby Docklands Stadium and Blundstone Arena in Hobart , Tasmania . The club 's mascot is a grey kangaroo donning the club uniform , and its use dates from the mid-20th century . The club is also unofficially known as The Shinboners , a term which dates back to its 19th-century abattoir-worker origins . The club 's motto is Victoria amat curam , Latin for Victory Demands Dedication . Aside from their representation in the AFL , the Kangaroos also field teams in the following competitions ; AFL Women 's , VFL Women 's and Victorian Football League .
Jared Brennan ( born 28 July 1984 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer , who last represented the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He also previously represented the Brisbane Lions .
The Southern Districts Football Club , nicknamed the Crocs , is an Australian rules football club established in 1981 . The club plays in the Northern Territory Football League at semi-professional level and represent the rural area of Litchfield . Premier League ( ' A ' Grade ) The club won their first ever ' A ' Grade Premiership under Coach Mark Motlop in the 1997/98 season defeating St Mary 's . Michael Magic McLean coached for a number of seasons commencing with the 2006/07 Premiership season . Shannon Rusca became Senior Coach in the 2012/13 season . Shannon who played as the youngest Premier League premiership player as a 17-year-old in the club 's first ' A ' grade Premiership in the 1997/98 season was Captain in the 2006/07 season Premiership winning team playing as a Player / Assistant Coach under Magic . Then in the 2017/18 season coached the team to the club 's third Premier League premiership .
The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club who play in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . The club is based in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . The club was formed in late 1996 from the merger of the Fitzroy Lions and the Brisbane Bears . The Lions are one of the most successful AFL clubs of the 21st century , having appeared in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals from 2001 to 2004 and winning three premierships ( 2001 , 2002 , 2003 ) . The club plays home matches in the AFL at the Gabba and is captained by Dayne Zorko and coached by Chris Fagan . The Lions were a foundation team in the AFL Women 's competition in 2017 and have featured in two grand finals in that time , finishing runners-up on both occasions . The Brisbane Bears were the first south-east Queensland based team formed in the region . They played at their home ground at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast from 1987 to 1992 before relocating to the Gabba in 1993 . The club continues to play its home games at the Gabba .
Tim Walsh ( born 14 May 1985 ) is an Australian rules football player formerly of the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was chosen in the 2002 AFL Draft at pick number four as a first round selection . Being 196 cm tall , the Bulldogs recruited him because of his potential to hold down a key forward position . He wore the number 26 guernsey . Walsh debuted in season 2005 kicking a goal in his first game . However , a finger injury forced him to return to Werribee . He missed the whole of season 2006 because of a long term leg injury , at a time when the Bulldogs were in desperate need of some height . The 2006 Record described Walsh as a good prospect as a future key forward . However , Walsh was delisted by the Bulldogs following the 2007 AFL season after succumbing to injury again during the season and failing to gain a senior position .
The Northern Knights is an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League , the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria , Australia . They are based in Preston , representing the northern suburban area of Melbourne . The Knights are one of the six original clubs set up as part of a plan by the Victorian State Football League to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs . This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft , which allows U18 players the opportunity to be selected by AFL clubs . Northern Knights have had many of their players drafted into the AFL , including the first two selections in the 2007 AFL Draft , Matthew Kreuzer and Trent Cotchin , and the fifth selection in the 2008 AFL Draft , Michael Hurley . Previously drafted players include Anthony Rocca , Brent Harvey , Jack Grimes , Lance Whitnall , Brent Stanton , Heath Shaw , Marcus Bontempelli and David Zaharakis .
The Western Bulldogs ( formerly the Footscray Football Club [ a ] ) is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , the sport 's premier competition . Founded in 1877 in Footscray , an inner-western suburb of Melbourne , the club won nine premierships in the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) before gaining entry to the Victorian Football League ( since renamed the AFL ) in 1925 . The club has won two VFL/AFL premierships , in 1954 and 2016 , and was runner up in 1961 . It has also claimed one premiership in the AFL Women 's competition , in 2018 , having been a foundation member of the league the previous year . The Western Bulldogs ' home guernsey features two thick horizontal hoops - one red and one white - on a royal blue background . The club 's headquarters and training facilities are located in Footscray at Whitten Oval , nicknamed The Kennel , its original home ground . The club draws much of its supporter base from Melbourne 's traditionally working class western region , and plays its home matches at Docklands Stadium ( currently known as Marvel Stadium ) in the Docklands area , also in the city 's inner-west . In 1996 , the club changed its name from the Footscray Football Club to the Western Bulldogs. [ why ? ] As well as their participation in AFL and AFLW , the club also fields reserves sides in the Victorian Football League and VFL Women 's .
Jarrad McVeigh ( born 7 April 1985 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He is the younger brother of former Essendon midfielder Mark McVeigh . He was co-captain of the Sydney Swans alongside Adam Goodes in 2011 and 2012 and Kieren Jack from 2013 to 2016 .
The NSW/ACT Rams is an under 18 Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup . The team , under the guidance of AFL NSW/ACT represented New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and had the moniker of the Ram , partly derived as an acronym from Riverina , ACT , Murrumbidgee and Sydney , the four regions supplying the bulk of the team 's squad . The Rams joined the Cup in 1996 with another non-Victorian club , the Tassie Mariners . Both left the competition in 2002 when the TAC Cup became a Victorian-focused competition . The Rams then played around three or four games a year , with players instead playing club football on the remaining weeks of the year . Prior to the 2014 season , the NSW/ACT Rams was reestablished as a TAC Cup team , with players from the Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants young academy sides being picked for the NSW/ACT team . The team plays only 7 games in the competition and can not qualify for finals like the Victorian teams in the competition .
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Established in Melbourne as the South Melbourne Football Club in 1874 , the Swans relocated to Sydney in 1982 , thus making it the first club in the competition to be based outside Victoria . Initially playing in the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) , the Swans joined seven other clubs in founding the breakaway Victorian Football League ( now known as the AFL ) in 1896 . It won premierships in 1909 , 1918 and 1933 before experiencing a 72-year premiership drought - the longest in the competition 's history . The club broke the drought in 2005 and won another premiership in 2012 . The club has proven to be one of the most consistent teams in the AFL era , failing to make the finals in only four seasons since 1995 , playing the most number of finals matches and winning the second-most matches overall ( only behind Geelong ) since 2000 and boasting a finals winning record of over 50% in the same time period . The Swans ' headquarters and training facilities are located at the Sydney Cricket Ground , the club 's playing home ground since 1982 .
Steven Salopek ( born 21 June 1985 ) is an Australian rules footballer of Croatian descent who played for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Originally from Narre Warren Football Club in Melbourne 's south-east , Salopek played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup before being a first round drafted choice at the 2002 AFL Draft , being selected at number six by Port Adelaide . Salopek is currently an Assistant Coach ( Backline ) for the Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women 's .
The Dandenong Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in a Victorian under 18s league called the NAB League , the Victorian statewide under-18s competition . 1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays and they were developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy ( Regional Manager ) and Ron Roach ( Promotions Manager ) with the home base located at the Ben Kavanagh Reserve , Mordialloc . The side is coached in the inaugural year by Peter Russo . In 1995 the club moved from Mordialloc to Dandenong and it also changed its name to the Dandenong Southern Stingrays . The club is currently under the leadership of Darren Flanigan ( Region Talent Manager ) and Matthew Crozier ( Female Talent Coordinator ) with the home base located at Shepley Oval , Dandenong . The side is coached by Nick Cox .
Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton , Port Adelaide , South Australia . The club 's senior team plays in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , where they are nicknamed the Power , whilst its reserves team competes in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) , where they are nicknamed the Magpies . Port Adelaide is the oldest professional sporting club in South Australia and the fifth-oldest club in the AFL . Since the club 's founding on 12 May 1870 , the club has won 36 South Australian league premierships , including six in a row . The club also won the Champions of Australia competition on a record four occasions . After successfully winning an AFL licence in 1994 the club began competing in the Australian Football League in 1997 as the only pre-existing non-Victorian club - and has subsequently added the 2004 AFL premiership to its achievements .
Andrew John Mackie ( born 7 August 1984 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) .
Glenelg Football Club is an Australian rules football team , which plays in the South Australian National Football League . The club is known as the Tigers ( or the Bays ) , and their home ground is ACH Group Stadium ( formerly Glenelg Oval ) , located in the southern coastal suburb of Glenelg East , South Australia .
The Geelong Football Club , nicknamed the Cats , are a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong , Australia . The club competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , the highest level of Australian rules football in Australia . The Cats have been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times , with three in the AFL era ( since 1990 ) . The Cats have also won ten McClelland Trophies . The club was formed in 1859 , making it the second oldest club in the AFL after Melbourne and one of the oldest football clubs in the world . Geelong participated in the first football competition in Australia and was a foundation club of both the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) in 1897 . The club first established itself in the VFA by winning seven premierships , making it the most successful VFA club leading up to the formation of the VFL in 1897 . The club won a further six premierships by 1963 , before enduring a 44-year waiting period until it won its next premiership - an AFL-record 119-point victory in the 2007 AFL Grand Final . Geelong have since won a further two premierships in 2009 and 2011 . The Cats play most of their home games at Kardinia Park ( known for sponsorship reasons as GMHBA Stadium ) and play the remainder at the Melbourne Cricket Ground . Geelong 's traditional guernsey colours are navy blue and white hoops . The club 's nickname , The Cats , was first used in 1923 after a run of losses prompted a local cartoonist to suggest that the club needed a black cat to bring it good luck .
Luke Brennan ( born 3 March 1985 ) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League . He was recruited to the Hawthorn Football Club with the 8th selection in the 2002 AFL Draft . After just 19 games in 4 seasons , he struggled at the elite level . He played 10 games in a row during the middle part of the 2005 season but since failed to recapture that form . In that year he was also the runner-up in The AFL Footy Show 's singing competition . Brennan can play in different positions , but had particular success as either a spoiling defender or as a strong marking half forward . Brennan was delisted by Hawthorn at the end of the 2006 AFL season . He was later selected by Sydney in the 2007 AFL rookie draft . He received a Mark of the Year nomination in Round 18 , 2008 against the Western Bulldogs for a courageous mark over a pack of players . At the end of the season , however , he was again delisted . He was not selected by any AFL teams and is currently playing for Old Scotch in the VAFA
The Greater Western Victoria Rebels is an Australian rules football club which plays in the NAB League , the statewide under-18s competition in Victoria , Australia . Initially known as the Ballarat Rebels and wearing green and gold , the team was established in 1993 as one of four regional under-18s clubs , set up as part of a plan by the AFL Commission to have clubs set in all regions of the state of Victoria . The club became affiliated with the new VFL 's North Ballarat Football Club in 1996 , and changed its name to North Ballarat Rebels and its colours to black and white to reflect this . In January 2017 , the club again changed its name to Greater Western Victoria Rebels to reflect their expanded recruitment zone . This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft , which allows U18 players the opportunity to be selected by AFL clubs . Greater Western Victoria has produced many notable AFL players including Adam Goodes , Drew Petrie , Troy Chaplin , Jed Adcock , Tim Notting , Shannon Watt , James Walker and Shane O'Bree .
The Hawthorn Football Club , nicknamed the Hawks , is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . The club , founded in 1902 , is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL and has won thirteen VFL/AFL premierships . It is the only club to have won premierships in each decade of the 1960s , 1970s , 1980s , 1990s , 2000s and 2010s . The team play in brown and gold vertically striped guernsey . The club 's Latin motto is spectemur agendo , the English translation being Let us be judged by our acts . The Hawks ' origins are in the inner-eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn and also at Glenferrie Oval , the club 's former administrative and training base and social club . Matches , however , have not been played there since 1973 . In 2006 , Hawthorn 's training and administration facilities were relocated to Waverly Park which is located 27.8 km from the CBD and in the middle of the club 's major supporter base in Melbourne 's outer-eastern region . The mascot of the club is a hawk . Since 2007 Hawthorn have played four games a year at their second ground of York Park in Launceston , Tasmania , with the remaining games played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground , the club 's current playing home ground . Hawthorn 's current Victorian Football League ( VFL ) affiliate team is the Box Hill Hawks Football Club .
Hamish McIntosh ( born 4 September 1984 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) .
The Murray Bushrangers is an Australian rules football team playing in Victorian statewide under-18s competition , presently known as the NAB League , since 1993 based in Wangaratta . The team trains on Norm Minns Oval . The team is coached by Leon Higgins . Guernsey colors are Black , Purple and Yellow , with black socks and black ( home ) or white ( away ) shorts . The Bushrangers have produced some of the current elite Australian Football League players through the AFL Draft including Daniel Cross , Brett Deledio , Steele Sidebottom , Steve Johnson , Jarrad Waite , Kayne Pettifer , Justin Koschitzke , Hamish McIntosh , Barry Hall , Fraser Gehrig , Ben Mathews , Steven King , Robert Campbell , Alipate Carlile , David Mundy & Shannon Byrnes
Jason Laycock ( born 4 November 1984 ) is an Australian rules football player . He played for the Essendon Football Club as a ruckman in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) from 2004 to 2010 . He was drafted by Essendon from East Devonport Football Club with the tenth overall selection in the 2002 National AFL Draft . Laycock was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star Medal in round five , 2005 before straining a calf muscle missed the last seven games of that season . In 2006 , he suffered knee and foot injuries , which restricted him to six games . Laycock played 19 games in 2007 and a further 16 games in 2008 . In 2009 , he suffered another foot injury and missed the entire season . He was delisted by Essendon in 2010 . Laycock was recruited by the Burnie Dockers Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League in 2011 . Laycock Played For The Cygnet Football Club in 2016 and the New Norfolk District Football Club In 2017 in the Southern Football League ( Tasmania ) .
The Tassie Mariners is an under-18 Australian rules football club representing the state of Tasmania . They currently play in the AFL Under 18 Championships and also played in the Victorian statewide under-18s competition ( then known as the TAC Cup ) from 1995 until 2002 .
The Essendon Football Club , nicknamed the Bombers , is a professional Australian rules football club that plays in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , the sport 's premier competition . Thought to have formed in 1872 , the club played its first recorded game on 7 June 1873 against a Carlton Second 20 , winning 1 goal to nil . The club played a senior club in the Victorian Football Association in 1878 , one year after the VFA formed . It is historically associated with Essendon , a suburb in the north-west of Melbourne , Victoria . Since 2013 , the club has been headquartered at The Hangar , Melbourne Airport , and plays its home games at either Docklands Stadium or the Melbourne Cricket Ground ; throughout most of its history the club 's home ground and headquarters was Windy Hill , Essendon , where it played from 1922 until 1991 . While it stopped playing games at the ground thereafter , Windy Hill remained its training and administration base until the end of 2013 . Dyson Heppell is the current team captain . A founding member club of both the Victorian Football Association , in 1877 , and the Victorian Football League ( renamed the AFL in 1990 ) , in 1896 , Essendon is one of Australia 's best-known football clubs . Essendon has won 16 VFL/AFL premierships , which , along with Carlton , is the most of any club in the competition . The club won four consecutive VFA premierships between 1891 and 1894 , a feat matched only by Collingwood between 1927 and 1930 .
Jason Winderlich ( born 10 October 1984 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) .
Jay Schulz ( born 18 April 1985 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League from 2010 to 2016 . A high marking forward , he previously played for Richmond from 2003 to 2009 .
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991 . Since 1993 , the Eagles have played most of their home games at Woodville 's home ground of Woodville Oval , having previously used Football Park . They also play two or three games per season at their pre-season base of Thebarton Oval , a ground which has six light towers that the club has upgraded in 2012 to allow night games at the ground for the first time since the 1983 Escort Cup Grand Final ( a game won by West Torrens ) .
The Richmond Football Club , nicknamed the Tigers , is a professional Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) , the sport 's premier competition . Between its inception in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1885 and 1907 , the club competed in the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) , winning two premierships . Richmond joined the Victorian Football League ( now known as the AFL ) in 1908 and has since won twelve premierships , most recently in 2019 . Richmond 's headquarters and training facilities are located at its original home ground , the Punt Road Oval , which sits adjacent to the Melbourne Cricket Ground ( MCG ) , the club 's playing home since 1965 . Richmond traditionally wears a black guernsey with a yellow sash . The club song , We 're From Tigerland , is well known for its yellow and black refrain . The club is coached by Damien Hardwick and its current captain is Trent Cotchin . Five Richmond players have been inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as Legends of the sport : Kevin Bartlett , Jack Dyer , Royce Hart , Kevin Sheedy and Ian Stewart .
Byron Schammer ( born 21 June 1985 ) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League ( WAFL ) . He previously played with the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League .
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies , the club 's home base is Richmond Oval ( currently known as Hisense Stadium under a sponsorship agreement ) . The Oval is located in Richmond , an inner-western suburb of Adelaide . The club has won nine SANFL premierships , the most recent coming in 2015 - breaking a thirty-two-year premiership drought dating back to 1983 ; the second longest in the SANFL .
The Fremantle Football Club , nicknamed the Dockers , is a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . It was founded in 1994 in honour of the rich footballing history associated with the Western Australian port city of Fremantle , and entered the AFL the following year , making it the second team from the state after the West Coast Eagles to be admitted to the competition . Originally based at Fremantle Oval , the club 's training facilities and administrative headquarters are now located nearby at Cockburn ARC in Cockburn Central . The club 's guernsey is purple and white . High-profile players since the club 's inception include six time All-Australian Matthew Pavlich , dual Brownlow Medal winner Nat Fyfe , and the league 's former all-time tallest player Aaron Sandilands . Currently captained by Fyfe , the club is coached by Justin Longmuir , who replaced Ross Lyon at the end of the 2019 home-and-away season . Fremantle is one of only three active AFL clubs ( the others being Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney ) that has not won a premiership , however it did win the minor premiership in 2015 , and reached the 2013 AFL Grand Final which it lost to Hawthorn . Fremantle has had a team in the AFL Women 's league since its inception in 2017 . They are coached by Trent Cooper and captained by Kara Antonio .
Daniel Bell ( born 13 April 1985 ) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was originally from the town of Kingston SE , South Australia . He was drafted in the 2002 AFL Draft in the first round , with the 14th overall selection from the Glenelg Tigers in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) . He made his debut in round 15 , 2004 against the St Kilda Football Club . In 2005 he played 13 games , and in 2006 played 12 games , but was hampered by injury . In 2007 he got a regular starting spot in the Melbourne side , playing 17 games and even scoring a goal against the Western Bulldogs in round 7 . In round 20 , against Collingwood , he was involved in an incident with Collingwood 's Ben Johnson . With his head over the ball , Johnson crashed into the head of Bell , and Bell lay motionless on the ground before being stretchered off the field . Bell initially feared that he might have broken his back , and he couldnt breathe because of the impact . There were no hard feelings over the incident ; however Johnson was suspended for six weeks for head high contact . He did not play again after the incident in the 2007 season . Bell returned in 2008 to play 18 games and was mainly used as a half back flanker .
The Melbourne Football Club , nicknamed the Demons , is a professional Australian rules football club , playing in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . It is named after and based in the city of Melbourne , Victoria , and plays its home games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ( MCG ) . Melbourne is the world 's oldest professional club of any football code . The club 's origins can be traced to an 1858 letter in which Tom Wills , captain of the Victoria cricket team , calls for the formation of a foot-ball club with its own code of laws . An informal Melbourne team played that winter and was officially formed in May 1859 when Wills and three other members codified The Rules of the Melbourne Football Club - the basis of Australian rules football . The club was a dominant force in the early years of Australian rules football competition , and was also a foundation member of the Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) in 1877 and the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) in 1896 , which later became the national Australian Football League . Melbourne has won 12 VFL/AFL premierships , the latest in 1964 . Melbourne was a foundation team of the AFL Women 's league , entering the competition in the inaugural year 2017 . The club celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2008 by naming 150 Heroes as well as creating a birthday logo which appeared on its official guernsey . The football club has been a sporting section of the Melbourne Cricket Club ( MCC ) since 2009 , having previously been associated with the MCC between 1889 and 1980 .
Nicholas Nick Smith ( born 27 August 1984 ) is an Australian rules footballer with the Box Hill Hawks of the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) . Previously , Smith played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . Recruited from South Australian National Football League club Norwood in the 2002 AFL Draft , Smith debuted in 2003 for Melbourne , playing three games for the season , but having little game time or impact . In 2004 and 2005 , Smith played with Melbourne 's VFL-affiliate , Sandringham , suffered a knee injury in 2005 which ended his season prematurely . Smith played in the VFL throughout 2006 but an injury to Melbourne 's top ruckman Mark Jamar , Smith was suddenly recalled for the semi-final match against Fremantle Football Club . It was Smith 's first AFL game in three years , but he could only manage three hitouts , as Melbourne were knocked out of the finals . Smith was delisted by the Demons at the end of the 2006 season .
Norwood Football Club , nicknamed the Redlegs , is an Australian rules football club competing in the South Australian National Football League ( SANFL ) in the state of South Australia . Its home ground is Coopers Stadium ( Norwood Oval ) , which often referred to as The Parade . It is one of the two traditional powerhouse clubs of the SANFL , the other being Port Adelaide , who together have won half of all SANFL premierships ( see Port Adelaide-Norwood SANFL rivalry ) . The club has won 30 SANFL premierships and 1 SANFLW premiership .
Stephen Gilham ( born 2 September 1984 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club , Hawthorn Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He now works as a Partnerships Manager with Swisse . Gilham 's junior career was distinguished , playing for Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup and in 2002 he was chosen to captain the Victoria Metro under 18 side in the national carnival . A skinny defender , Gilham was taken by Port Adelaide with its second pick ( pick 16 overall ) in the 2002 AFL Draft .
The Oakleigh Chargers is an Australian rules football club playing in the NAB League , the top statewide under-18 competition in Victoria , Australia . They are based at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh , Victoria , representing the southeastern suburban area of Melbourne . The Chargers were one of two additional metropolitan clubs introduced to the competition in 1995 as part of a plan by the AFL to replace the traditional club zones with independent junior clubs . This was to help aid in player development and the process of the AFL draft . In June 2008 the Chargers moved into a new pavilion at their Warrawee Park , They have Been The Feeder Club to Port Melbourne Football Club Since 1999 .
Cameron Faulkner ( born 22 May 1984 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs . Faulkner was recruited to through the 2002 National AFL Draft at number 17 which had been traded by St Kilda for Luke Penny . In season 2005 he played the first four games , but was dropped thereafter and did not return until round 12 . He broke his collarbone in round 15 against Fremantle which put him out for the rest of the season . He played in only three games in the 2006 season , with a shoulder injury in a Round 10 VFL match further hampering his attempts to earn selection . The 2006 Record describes Faulkner as an exciting and quick small forward/midfielder ( he is only 170 cm tall ) . Faulkner plays in number 18 . He was delisted at the end of the 2007 AFL season after playing only one game for the year . After returning to his SANFL club , Central District , for a year , he is now playing for the East Roxby Roos in Roxby Downs SA . ( as a coach/player )
Central District Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the city of Elizabeth about 25 km to the north of Adelaide , South Australia .
The Eastern Ranges is an Australian rules football team in the NAB League , the Victorian statewide under-18s competition . The club is a founding member of the competition ( 1992 ) and has produced several players for the Australian Football League including Kade Simpson , Rory Sloane , Nick Malceski , David Wirrpanda , Jess Sinclair , Damian Cupido , Lindsay Gilbee , Travis Cloke , Chris Scott , Brad Scott , Matthew Bate , Jonathon Patton , Chris Knights , Jaidyn Stephenson and Hayden Crozier .
Troy Selwood ( born 1 May 1984 ) is a former Australian rules footballer who played 75 games for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) . He was also captain of the Geelong Football Club 's team in the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) from 2011 to 2013 .
The Bendigo Pioneers is an Australian rules football team in the statewide Victorian under-18s league , the NAB League .
William Gerald Minson ( born 11 April 1985 ) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League ( AFL ) .