Brett Yorgey

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Brett Yorgey
Personal information
Full name Brett Yorgey
Date of birth (1960-10-13) 13 October 1960 (age 62)
Original team(s) North Albury, Perth (WAFL)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1980 North Albury ? (13)
1981 South Melbourne
1982 - 1986, 1988 Perth 65 (44)
1987 Collingwood 11 (7)
1989-1991 Port Melbourne 13 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Career highlights

1980 O&MFNL premiership

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brett Yorgey (born 13 October 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Yorgey played his early football at North Albury Football Club, playing in their 1980 Ovens & Murray Football League premiership [1] and kicked 13 goals for the season.

His first stint in the VFL, at South Melbourne was in 1981, didn't result in a senior game. Yorgey then played with Perth in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) between 1982 and 1986, then in 1988. [2]

Yorgey then joined Collingwood in 1987 and made his senior debut, against Geelong at Waverley Park mid-season. On debut, Yorgey had 19 disposals, and kicked two goals and two behinds. He appeared in all of Collingwood's remaining games for the year, except their last. [3]

In 1989, Yorgey was appointed captain-coach of Port Melbourne [4] . They finished the season in eighth position and after falling to 10th the following year, the former Collingwood player was replaced by Doug Searl.

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References

  1. ↑ "1980 - O&MFNL Grand Finals". Ovens & Murray FNL. 1980. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Brett Yorgey". OzFooty.net. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Brett Yorgey". AFL Tables.
  4. ↑ Sam Prenesti (22 May 1989). "Port win a trimuph for Condon & Learning". Google. The Age. p. 31.
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