years article_title debutstadium name debutdate birth_date originalteam debutopponent debutteam heightweight
2002 -- 2006 shane birss
 docklands stadium shane birss round 2 , 2002 11 march 1983 sale / gippsland u18 kangaroos western bulldogs 183 cm / 80kg
shane birss

shane birss -lrb- born 11 march 1983 -rrb- is an australian rules football player .
birss played for both st kilda and the western bulldogs in the australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- .
he was drafted by the western bulldogs from the gippsland under 18s in the 2001 afl draft .
debuting in 2002 , birss was unable to play consistently to establish himself in the bulldogs ' senior side , playing 51 games and kicking 20 goals in five seasons .
birss was traded to st kilda during the 2006 trade period for their fourth round draft selection at number 59 .
he played two seasons for st kilda before being delisted at the end of the 2008 afl season .
birss was then recruited by south australian football league -lrb- sanfl -rrb- club west adelaide but was hospitalised in december 2008 after suffering a depression-related breakdown which he attributed to his delisting by st kilda .
he initially quit west adelaide after one match due to his battle with depression but later returned to the club .
