Brett Eddy

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Brett Eddy
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Eddy playing for Wanderers in December 2017
Personal information
Full name Brett Eddy
Nickname(s) Hollywood [1]
Date of birth (1989-08-26) 26 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Gippsland, Victoria
Original team(s) Foster (AFNL), Sandringham (VFL), De La Salle (VAFA), Collingwood (VFL), South Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 26, 2017 rookie draft
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 97 kg (214 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2016 South Adelaide 72 (199)
2017 Port Adelaide 3 (3)
Port Adelaide (SANFL) 20 (59)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brett Eddy (born 26 August 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), who gets fed the ball on his chest by the bastinac boys at pearcedale football club

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Victorian Football League

Collingwood

Eddy was previously listed with Collingwood's VFL team in 2011, he kicked 21 goals in eight games before injuring his ACL. [2]

South Australian National Football League

South Adelaide

He joined South Adelaide in 2013, playing for four seasons and having an impressive 2016 season kicking 74 goals and winning the Ken Farmer Medal. He was runner up for the medal in 2014 and 2015. [2]

Australian Football League

Port Adelaide

Eddy was drafted by Port Adelaide as a mature aged rookie with their 2nd pick, 26th overall, in the 2017 rookie draft.

He kicked five goals in a JLT Community Series match against Hawthorn at Hickinbotham Oval [3] (South Adelaide's home ground, his former club).

He made his AFL debut in Round 1 against Sydney at the SCG. He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the conclusion of the 2017 season. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Partland, Warren. "Brett Eddy bags eight goals to prove his value to South Adelaide in the SANFL". The Advertiser. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 Gaskin, Lee. "Power keen on SANFL goalkicking machine Brett Eddy". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Brett Eddy on the rampage as Port Adelaide beat Hawthorn in final pre-season hit-out". The Age. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "List changes: Port farewells trio". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
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