Alipate Carlile

Alipate Carlile
Carlile with Port Adelaide in 2009
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Bobby, Pate
Date of birth	(1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Lautoka, Fiji
Original team(s)	Wangaratta Rovers Murray Bushrangers
Draft	2005: Pick 44 (Port Adelaide)
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–2016	Port Adelaide	167 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
2008 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Alipate Carlile (born 30 April 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer for who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Carlile was born in Lautoka to mother Asenaca of Batiki. ^[1] He was brought to Australia at the age of one. ^[2] Carlile is a cousin of former Australian rules footballer David Rodan.^{[ citation needed ]}

Carlile often played basketball and soccer as a junior before beginning his Australian rules career semi-professionally with the Wangaratta Rovers. The big-bodied 192 cm and 98 kg Carlile was selected by Port Adelaide at pick 44 in the 2005 AFL Draft from the Murray Bushrangers.

Carlile is married to ex Adelaide Thunderbird netballer Joanna Sutton.

AFL career

2006–2007

He made his Australian Football League debut in round 16, 2006 in the match against St Kilda at Aurora Stadium.

In 2007, he played his first game for the year in round 14, playing seven consecutive games in a relatively successful Port Adelaide team. He then played in the round 22 match, and the first week of the finals, but was dropped for the preliminary final in favour of experienced player Darryl Wakelin.

2008–2016

2008 was Carlile's break out season, playing all 22 games in the season, a first for Carlile. He quickly become a stalwart in defense for his tight checking role and ability to run forward of the play. He averaged 13 disposals, five marks and two tackles. He was recognised with the Gavin Wanganeen Medal. In 2010, he came third in the John Cahill Medal. ^[3]

Carlile's 2015 season was hampered and then abbreviated by an ongoing hip injury. He played just 12 games, the last of which was in round 14, his lowest tally in a season since 2007. He did however manage to poll the first Brownlow votes of his career after an outstanding display against Hawthorn in which he kept Jarryd Roughead goalless to be a key player in Port's win against Hawthorn.

At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he announced his retirement. ^[4]

References

1. Makaba, Jo Carlile backs countrymen Fiji Times. 15 October 2008
2. http://auspost.com.au/education/afl/students/profile-alipate-carlile.html
3. Fjeldstad, Jesper (12 September 2010). "Port Adelaide midfielder Kane Cornes picks up third Power best and fairest". Sunday Mail (SA) .
4. Rucci, Michelangelo (31 August 2016). "Port Adelaide defender Alipate Carlile retires from AFL football". The Advertiser . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 31 August 2016.

External links

• Alipate Carlile's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
• Alipate Carlile's playing statistics from AFL Tables