Aaron Cornelius

Aaron Cornelius
Aaron Cornelius
	Aaron Cornelius at Brisbane Lions pre-season training,; December 2008.
Personal information
Full name	Aaron Cornelius
Nickname(s)	Ace
Date of birth	29 May 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth	Hobart, Tasmania
Original team(s)	Tasmanian Devils (VFL)
Draft	#57, 2008 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated July 14, 2021

Aaron Cornelius (born 29 May 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' fourth selection (pick 57 overall) in the 2008 National Draft.^[1]

Cornelius was given the number 44 jumper, previously worn by Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions champion Nigel Lappin.^[2]

Cornelius was delisted by Brisbane at the end of the 2013 season. He then returned to Tasmania where he was announced as the playing-coach of the Glenorchy Football Club in the Tasmanian State League for the 2014 season.^[3]

In 2014, during a game against Clarence at Bellerive Oval, Cornelius suffered an horrific injury during a marking contest where he dislocated his knee and severed blood vessels in his leg which led to fears he would lose the limb.

Cornelius coached the Glenorchy Magpies to a Grand Final win in 2016 after finishing runners up the previous two years.

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References

↑ "Lions hit draft jackpot by getting Rich". The Age website. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
↑ "Number's up for Lions draftees". Lions.com.au. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
↑ Bresnehan, James (5 December 2013). "Aaron Cornelius declares he is not finished yet as a potential AFL force". The Mercury.

External links

Aaron Cornelius's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
Aaron Cornelius's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] "Lions hit draft jackpot by getting Rich". The Age website. 29 November 2008. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.

[2] "Number's up for Lions draftees". Lions.com.au. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.

[3] Bresnehan, James (5 December 2013). "Aaron Cornelius declares he is not finished yet as a potential AFL force". The Mercury.

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v t e 2008 AFL national draft
First round	1. Jack Watts 2. Nic Naitanui 3. Stephen Hill 4. Hamish Hartlett 5. Michael Hurley 6. Chris Yarran 7. Daniel Rich 8. Ty Vickery 9. Jack Ziebell 10. Phil Davis 11. Steele Sidebottom 12. Lewis Johnston 13. Tom Lynch 14. Ayce Cordy (F/S) 15. Mitch Brown 16. Ryan Schoenmakers 17. Sam Blease (PP) 18. Luke Shuey (PP)
Second round	19. James Strauss 20. Tom Swift 21. Hayden Ballantyne 22. Jackson Trengove 23. David Zaharakis 24. Nick Suban 25. Jack Redden 26. Jayden Post 27. Sam Wright 28. Shaun McKernan 29. Dayne Beams 30. Dan Hannebery 31. Jordan Roughead 32. Liam Jones 33. Tom Gillies 34. Liam Shiels
Third round	35. Jamie Bennell 36. Ashley Smith 37. Zac Clarke 38. Matthew Broadbent 39. Steven Motlop 40. Mitch Robinson 41. Todd Banfield 42. Mitch Banner 43. Liam Anthony 44. Rory Sloane 45. Jarrad Blight 46. Luke Rounds 47. Rhys Stanley 48. Nick Heyne 49. Taylor Hunt 50. Jordan Lisle
Fourth round	51. Neville Jetta 52. Jordan Jones 53. Michael Walters 54. Jarrad Redden 55. Michael Still 56. Ben Bucovaz 57. Aaron Cornelius 58. Tom Hislop 59. Nathan O'Keefe 60. Tom Lee 61. Campbell Heath 62. Alistair Smith 63. Luke Lowden
Fifth round	64. Rohan Bail 65. Rhys O'Keeffe 66. Glenn Dawson 67. Tyson Slattery 68. Tim Ruffles 69. Bart McCulloch 71. Warren Benjamin 72. Will Young 73. Leigh Brown 74. Paul Cahill 75. Shane Savage
Sixth round	77. Chris Hall 78. Jason Davenport 80. Caleb Tiller 81. Kieran King 83. Colm Begley