Albert Proud

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Albert Proud
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Albert Proud at Brisbane Lions pre-season training
in December 2008.
Personal information
Full name Albert Proud
Date of birth (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Mer Island, Queensland, Australia
Original team(s) Braybrook (WRFL), Mount Gravatt (QAFL)
Draft No. 22, 2006 National draft, Brisbane Lions
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2007–2010 Brisbane Lions 29 (10)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2009 Indigenous All-Stars 1
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert Proud (born 6 September 1988) is a former Australian rules football player who played for Mt Gravatt Vultures in NEAFL. Originally from Braybrook in Melbourne's Western suburbs he previously played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Proud is an Indigenous Australian, and made a name for himself at the Lions through his fierce attack on the ball, and hard work when not in possession.

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In 2016 Proud pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting his girlfriend and was sentenced to five and a half years in prison.

Early life

Proud has heritage that traces back to the Torres Strait Islands, [1] but grew up in Melbourne, Victoria. He moved to Brisbane when he was fifteen years old, and later joined the Mount Gravatt Football Club in the QAFL. He was selected to play for Queensland in the AFL Under 18 Championships in 2005 and 2006, and captained the side to a premiership in the latter. [2]

AFL career

2006–2008: Introduction

Proud was originally expected to come within the top ten in the draft of 2006, [3] and early comparisons were made about him to Byron Pickett, [4] but a frightening foot injury pushed him back. [5] He was picked by Brisbane in the second round of the draft, and was pick number 22 overall.

Upon arrival at the club, Proud was given the number 34 guernsey. In his debut season of 2007 he played just two games at senior level, but played in all but one of the Lions' reserves matches and showed great promise. His 2008 career was a fair improvement in terms of managing senior games by playing in seven games for the year, including the side's thrilling win against Collingwood in round two. He included in the Lions' side for four of the last five matches for the year, and racked up a career high 21 disposals and kicked two goals in the round 17 clash with North Melbourne. In the same year he came an amazing sixth in the Grogan Medal – the best-and-fairest in the QAFL – and polled votes nine times after only playing in twelve matches. [6]

2009–2010

Proud played in 13 games in 2009.

After playing two games in the fourth and fifth round of the 2010 season, Proud took an "voluntary leave of absence" from Brisbane based on personal matters. [7] He returned to the side in Round 17 and in his second week back, he kicked a career high of three goals in the team's loss to Melbourne. On 28 October 2010, Proud was delisted from the Lions. [8] However, on 7 December that year, Proud was redrafted by the Lions, taken at pick #47 in the Rookie Draft.

NEAFL career

After getting sacked by Brisbane Lions, Albert Proud decided to rejoin his previous club Mt Gravatt Vultures for the 2011 NEAFL competition. Albert Proud met with Vultures coach David Lake less than 24 hours after his dismissal from the Lions.

Personal life

In February 2009, Proud was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm for allegedly throwing a glass, resulting in facial injuries to a 23-year-old [9] female patron at a Surfers Paradise nightclub. [10] The Brisbane Lions suspended Proud as a result of the incident and charge, preventing him from playing in a first-round NAB Cup practice game and an Indigenous All-Stars representative match against Adelaide. [11] However he was reinstated shortly afterwards to take his place in the Lions side in two later practice matches. He pleaded guilty to the charge on 12 March, [9] and in July received court imposed sanctions including a three-month intensive correctional order, probation, 100 hours of community service, an $8,000 compensation order paid to the victims and further court approved counselling for his alcohol and anger management issues. [12]

While on personal leave from the Brisbane Lions in 2010, Proud undertook psychiatric care in Brisbane, due to problems with alcohol. [13]

In November 2015, Proud was charged with attempted murder, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and wilful damage after violently assaulting his girlfriend in Sunnybank. [14] [15] Proud pleaded guilty to charges against him and was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in August 2016. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Traditional tribal/language group of this year's AFL Indigenous players". AFL Record (Round 9, 2009): 74–75. 22–24 May 2009.
  2. ↑ Day a future champion landed on doorstep
  3. ↑ Andrews, Michael (23 November 2006). "AFL Phantom Draft: 2006". Archived from the original on 29 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  4. ↑ Albert Proud SportingPulse. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  5. ↑ Albert Proud Player Profile bio lions.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  6. ↑ Proud showing in Grogan Medal [ dead link ] lions.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "Albert Proud Club statement". lions.com.au. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  8. ↑ Phelan, Jason (28 October 2010). "Lions axe Johnstone". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. 1 2 Proud faces court over glassing. 12 March 2009. ABC News. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  10. ↑ Malone, Paul (5 February 2009). "Brisbane Lion Albert Proud suspended after assault charge". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 August 2010.[ dead link ]
  11. ↑ Lions youngster charged over glassing-throwing incident
  12. ↑ Albert Proud club statement Official website of the Brisbane Lions AFC. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  13. ↑ Hamilton, Andrew. "Brisbane Lions player Albert Proud is proud to be sober". The Courier-Mail . Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  14. ↑ KYRIACOU, Kate. "Former Lions player accused of trying to kill girlfriend". The Courier-Mail . Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  15. 1 2 Alexandra Patrikios (28 August 2016). "Albert Proud sentenced to five years over violent assault on girlfriend". Yahoo News.
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