Martin Leslie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 17 November 1962 | ||
Original team(s) | Ethelton | ||
Draft | No. 1, 1986 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 1989, Brisbane vs. St Kilda, at Moorabbin Oval | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1981–1988 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 150 | |
1989–1995 | Brisbane Bears (VFL/AFL) | 107 | (11)|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Martin Leslie (born 17 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
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At the VFL National Draft in 1986 Leslie was the number one draft choice, selected by Brisbane. Leslie deferred moving to Brisbane until the end of the 1988 SANFL season. Making his VFL debut in 1989, Leslie would eventually play 107 games for the Bears and won their best and fairest award, in 1990.
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