fullname heightweight years clubs article_title position statsend originalteam birth_date draftpick name
robert powell 180 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 79 & nbsp 1995 total '' ' 1996 & ndash ; 2000 2001 '' ` collingwood richmond st kilda robert powell -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 forward 2001 north heidelberg / northern knights 19 march 1976 64th , 1994 afl draft robert powell
robert powell -lrb- footballer -rrb-

robert powell -lrb- born 19 march 1976 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played with richmond football club and st kilda in the australian football league -lrb- afl -rrb- .
after spending a year on collingwood 's list , where he played in the reserves , powell was traded to richmond in a swap for matthew francis .
powell , a forward , had to wait until round 15 of the 1996 afl season to make it into the richmond seniors .
on debut , against melbourne , he was unable to kick a goal but instead registered five behinds .
he still finished the year with 15 goals , five of which came in a win over geelong .
the former north heidelberg player started the 1997 season in richmond 's best 21 but again had his biggest impact in the second half of the year .
he received a nomination for the 1997 afl rising star award in round 20 , having managed 25 disposals and two goals against north melbourne .
he played 18 of a possible 22 games in 1998 and made a further 13 appearances in 1999 .
troubled by a hip injury , he put together only four games in 2000 and was delisted at the end of the year .
he nominated for the 2000 afl draft and was picked up by st kilda , with the 75th selection .
calf injuries plagued his time at st kilda and he played just 10 afl games .
