Brett Voss

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Brett Voss
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-02-22) 22 February 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Queensland
Original team(s) Morningside (QAFL)
Debut Round 5, 27 April 1997, Brisbane  vs. Port Adelaide, at Football Park
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1997–2000 Brisbane Lions 35 (11)
2001–2007 St Kilda 135 (56)
Total170 (67)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
Career highlights
  • St Kilda pre-season premiership 2004
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brett Charles Voss (born 22 February 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Lions and the St Kilda Football Club. [1]

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Early life

Voss was born in Queensland and raised in Beenleigh in Logan City, Brisbane where he was schooled at Trinity College, Beenleigh, the younger brother of Michael Voss and the cousin of another AFL Beenleigh local Tony Lynn. [2] He played both junior and senior football with the Morningside club.[ citation needed ]

He was drafted by the Brisbane Bears as a zone selection in 1995.[ citation needed ]

AFL career

Voss played in St Kilda’s 2004 AFL Wizard Home Loans Cup winning side – St Kilda Football Club’s 2nd AFL Cup Win. [3]

After some deliberation at the end of the season, and after consultation with coach Ross Lyon, 29-year-old Voss announced his retirement on 18 September 2007. [4]

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References

  1. "Brett Voss | AFL Queensland". Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. Flanagan, Martin (3 August 2007). "The AFL's other Vossy". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  3. "AFL 2004 Wizard Cup Grand Final – Geelong v St Kilda". Slattery Media Group. 13 March 2004. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  4. "St Kilda's Brett Voss retires from AFL". The Age. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2023.