Andrejs Everitt

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Andrejs Everitt
Personal information
Full name Andrejs Everitt
Date of birth (1989-03-13) 13 March 1989 (age 33)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 11, 2006 national draft
Height 194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20072010 Western Bulldogs 036 0(8)
20112013 Sydney 043 (24)
20142016 Carlton 052 (61)
Total131 (93)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Andrejs Everitt (born 13 March 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs, Sydney Swans and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of former St Kilda, Hawthorn and Sydney player Peter Everitt.

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Everitt was picked in the 2006 AFL Draft at pick 11 from the Dandenong Stingrays. At the end of the 2007 AFL season, Andrejs was given Chris Grant's old No. 3 guernsey on Grant's insistence, although the club had contemplated retiring the number. [1]

At the end of the 2010 season, Everitt was traded to the Sydney Swans, in return for Patrick Veszpremi and a late round draft selection. [2]

Andrejs Everitt has a Latvian mother and an Australian father. His mother named him Andrejs in recognition of her Latvian heritage.

In Round 3, Everitt stamped himself as a Swans player, leading the team to victory over the West Coast Eagles with 2 crucial goals in the last quarter.

Everitt also kicked one of the most famous goals at the SCG vs Geelong Cats. with less than a minute to go he kicked a goal from fifty right on the boundary to win it for the Swans.

At the end of the 2013 season, Everitt was traded to the Carlton Football Club. He spent three seasons with Carlton, playing a total of 52 games. He finished as the club's leading goalkicker in 2015 with 31 goals, but struggled with form in 2016 and was delisted in October. [3] He subsequently announced his retirement from AFL football in November. [4]

Everitt will return to play and co-coach at Somerville in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League, his local club when he was a junior, from 2017. [5]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
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Disposals  
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Tackles
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Behinds  
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  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2007 Western Bulldogs 29844664310933140.50.58.35.413.64.11.80
2008 Western Bulldogs 3900714111233150.00.07.94.612.43.71.70
2009 Western Bulldogs 371250409030130.10.37.15.712.94.31.90
2010 Western Bulldogs 312351029019269280.30.48.57.516.05.82.30
2011 Sydney 13118566289440180.70.56.02.58.53.61.60
2012 Sydney 131298665011617250.80.75.54.29.71.42.10
2013 Sydney 13207316913930878370.40.28.57.015.43.91.90
2014 Carlton 331713716012628689380.80.49.47.416.85.22.23
2015 Carlton 33223120225109334132301.40.910.25.015.26.01.40
2016 Carlton 3313178998118067171.30.67.66.213.85.21.32
Career1319362107474718215882350.70.58.25.713.94.51.85

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References

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  2. Balym, Todd (6 October 2010). "Andrejs Everitt to Swans and Patrick Veszpremi to Bulldogs in first deal of trade week". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
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  4. Schmook, Nathan (12 November 2016). "Delisted Blue calls time on his career". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. Simon McEvoy (29 November 2016). "Former Bulldog, Swan and Blue Andrejs Everitt returns to Somerville as co-coach". Frankston Standard Leader. Melbourne, VIC. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
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