Fred Campbell (Australian footballer)

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Fred Campbell
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-14) 14 December 1979 (age 44)
Original team(s) Pioneer FC (CAFL, Northern Territory)
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1999 Sydney 05 (3)
2000 St Kilda 07 (4)
Total12 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fred Campbell (born 14 December 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney and St Kilda in the AFL in 1999 and 2000.

Originally from the Pioneer Football Club in Alice Springs, Campbell was drafted by the Swans with the 40th selection in the 1997 AFL draft, three selections before the Swans selected future dual Brownlow Medalist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and 350 game player Adam Goodes. [1]

After five games for Sydney in 1999 he left the club to return home to Alice Springs. [2] He was, however, drafted by St Kilda in the 2000 Pre-season draft, where he played a further seven games in 2000, before again returning to Alice Springs. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Cowley, Michael (28 November 2008). "The day dreams come true - or end forever".
  2. Hinds, Richard (27 November 1999). "Swans lose young gun to the Alice". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. "2001 Review: Fred Campbell returns to the Alice". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  4. Rielly, Stephen (18 October 2000). "Campbell quits Saints to go home". The Age.