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colspan="4" class="infobox-image"> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Matthew_whelan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Matthew_whelan.jpg/220px-Matthew_whelan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Matthew_whelan.jpg/330px-Matthew_whelan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Matthew_whelan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="374" data-file-height="448" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#003399; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5em">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: baseline"> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1979-11-13</span>) </span>13 November 1979<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 45)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: baseline"> Darwin</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Original team(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Darwin_Buffaloes" class="mw-redirect" title="Darwin Buffaloes">Darwin Buffaloes</a> (NT), <a href="/wiki/Woodville-West_Torrens_Football_Club" title="Woodville-West Torrens Football Club">Woodville-West Torrens</a> (SA)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Debut</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: baseline"> Round 4, 2 April 2000, <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne Demons</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda Saints</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Height</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: baseline"> 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Weight</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="vertical-align: baseline"> 80 kg (176 lb)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#003399; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5em">Playing career<sup>1</sup></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Club</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>Games (Goals)</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight: normal">2000–2009</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club" title="Melbourne Football Club">Melbourne</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> 150 (15)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="color:#555; font-size:90%"><sup>1</sup> Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#003399; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5em">Career highlights</th></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-full-data" style="vertical-align: baseline"> <div style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Football_Club#Honour_board" title="Melbourne Football Club">Harold Ball Memorial Trophy</a>: 2000</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="text-align: right"> Sources: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Whelan.html">AFL Tables</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Matthew+Whelan/14180">AustralianFootball.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Matthew Whelan</b> (born 13 November 1979) is a former professional <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> player. </p><p>Wearing the number 45 jersey, Whelan, recruited from the Northern Territory was a reliable defender/<a 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He also earned the nickname "Wrecker" (after <a href="/wiki/Whelan_the_Wrecker" title="Whelan the Wrecker">Whelan the Wrecker</a>) for his big hits (often on big name players) and tough and uncompromisingly defensive style of play. His tackling style, to drop the shoulder, resulted in spectacular, almost <a href="/wiki/Spear_tackle" title="Spear tackle">spear tackle</a> like throws of opponents, and he ended up at the Tribunal many years over unsightly plays. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Matthew has <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Australian" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous Australian">Indigenous Australian</a> heritage, and his ancestry can be traced to the <a href="/wiki/Ngalakan_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngalakan language">Ngalakan language</a> speaking peoples of the <a href="/wiki/Arnhem_Land" title="Arnhem Land">Arnhem Land</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He grew up in <a href="/wiki/Darwin,_Northern_Territory" title="Darwin, Northern Territory">Darwin</a>, the capital of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Territory" title="Northern Territory">Northern Territory</a>, where he played <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> at junior levels<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> before concentrating on Australian football at the age of 15. Before heading to Victoria in 2000, Whelan played in both the Northern Territory and South Australian leagues. From October to March he would play for Darwin before heading to <a href="/wiki/Woodville-West_Torrens" class="mw-redirect" title="Woodville-West Torrens">Woodville-West Torrens</a> for the winter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="AFL_career">AFL career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: AFL career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_debut_season">2000 debut season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2000 debut season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Whelan made his debut in round four of season 2000, and played every game until round 20 when an injured neck cost him his place and he missed the finals, including Melbourne's grand final appearance. This was a major blow to the Demons, who missed his toughness against a more physical Essendon. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_repeats">History repeats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History repeats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>History repeated itself in 2002 when Whelan played every game but was forced out in round 22 with a calf injury, and another finals series went begging. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2003_&_Shane_Crawford_incident"><span id="2003_.26_Shane_Crawford_incident"></span>2003 & Shane Crawford incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2003 & Shane Crawford incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In a rare report for rough play in 2003 for what appeared to be a dangerous throw on <a href="/wiki/Shane_Crawford" title="Shane Crawford">Shane Crawford</a> he was later cleared by the tribunal of any infringement.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2004_&_James_Hird_incident"><span id="2004_.26_James_Hird_incident"></span>2004 & James Hird incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2004 & James Hird incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the 2004 <a href="/wiki/2004_AFL_season#Finals_series" title="2004 AFL season">Elimination Final</a>, Melbourne were drawn to play rivals <a href="/wiki/Essendon_Football_Club" title="Essendon Football Club">Essendon</a>. With about five minutes to go in the first half, Whelan knocked <a href="/wiki/James_Hird" title="James Hird">James Hird</a> unconscious with a strong <a href="/wiki/Bump_(Australian_rules_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bump (Australian rules football)">shirtfront</a>, re-gathered the ball and fed it off to <a href="/wiki/Travis_Johnstone" title="Travis Johnstone">Travis Johnstone</a> who finished the play with a goal to bring up double figures for the Demons. Whelan, playing his first final, was one of Melbourne's best, picking up 22 possessions and a match high five tackles. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005_&_Nathan_Brown_incident"><span id="2005_.26_Nathan_Brown_incident"></span>2005 & Nathan Brown incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2005 & Nathan Brown incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the final quarter of the Melbourne v Richmond game on 27 May 2005, Richmond attacked in their 50 when Whelan came from nowhere to smother <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer,_born_1978)" title="Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1978)">Nathan Brown</a>'s kick. Because Brown was kicking with his left boot, Whelan landed on his right foot, and, in front of horrified <i><a href="/wiki/Friday_Night_Football_(AFL)" title="Friday Night Football (AFL)">Friday Night Football</a></i> viewers, broke his leg. Replays were constantly played on the news, including <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Tonight_(Australian_TV_program)" title="Sports Tonight (Australian TV program)">Sports Tonight</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_News_(Australia)" title="Fox Sports News (Australia)">Fox Sports News</a>. Whelan said that he had felt guilty, given the seriousness of Brown's injury. Brown sat out the rest of the season, and has had re-occurring leg-related injuries ever since. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006_AFL_Season">2006 AFL Season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2006 AFL Season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Whelan had a stellar season in 2006, marred only by minor injuries to his <a href="/wiki/Calf_muscle" class="mw-redirect" title="Calf muscle">calf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hamstring" title="Hamstring">hamstring</a>.he kicked a career high four goals in round-five </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007_&_Luke_Ball_incident"><span id="2007_.26_Luke_Ball_incident"></span>2007 & Luke Ball incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2007 & Luke Ball incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/AFL_season_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL season 2007">2007 season opener</a> against <a href="/wiki/St_Kilda_Football_Club" title="St Kilda Football Club">St Kilda</a>, while shepherding a teammate, Whelan turned his back, colliding solidly with <a href="/wiki/Luke_Ball" title="Luke Ball">Luke Ball</a>. The severe collision injured both players, resulting in both coming off the ground, with the back of Whelan's head lacerating Ball's forehead. Ball was carried off the ground with a laceration to his head, although both players later returned to play out the game. Whelan was charged for rough play based on the video. The charge, however, was later dropped as the high contact was ruled as an accidental clash of heads, while Ball continued a slow recovery from the injury.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His 2007 season saw him play just a handful of games due to injury. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_&_Brendan_Fevola_incident"><span id="2008_.26_Brendan_Fevola_incident"></span>2008 & Brendan Fevola incident</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2008 & Brendan Fevola incident"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In round-five of the <a href="/wiki/2008_AFL_season" title="2008 AFL season">2008 season</a>, Whelan was reported for striking <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a>'s full-forward <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Fevola" title="Brendan Fevola">Brendan Fevola</a>. He was offered a two-week suspension by the AFL. But an early guilty plea reduced this to just one week. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Retirement">Retirement</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Retirement"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2009, Whelan announced his retirement from the AFL alongside teammate Paul Wheatley, effective after Round 22, as part of the Melbourne Football Club's youth policy. His career has been plagued by injury, but is leaving on a good note and was happy to play an important role mentoring the MFC's young Aboriginal players.<sup id="cite_ref-test_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-test-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2010, Whelan was awarded life membership of the Melbourne Football club at the club's annual general meeting. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Whelan&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">AFL Record. Round 9,2009. Slattery Publishing. pg 75.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/06/03/152731_ntsport.html">Folau will deliver</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120319155436/http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2010/06/03/152731_ntsport.html">Archived</a> 19 March 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> by GREY MORRIS for Northern Territory News 3 June 2010</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://melbournefc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=108228">[1]</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged January 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21548781-11088,00.html">Ball plans for Round 4 | Herald Sun</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-test-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-test_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/82754/default.aspx">afl.com.au</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090817222610/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/82754/default.aspx">Archived</a> 17 August 2009 at the <a 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Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Koops" title="Steven Koops">Koops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Krakouer" title="Andrew Krakouer">Krakouer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Lovett-Murray" title="Nathan Lovett-Murray">Lovett-Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cory_McGrath" title="Cory McGrath">McGrath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_McLeod" title="Andrew McLeod">McLeod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Miller_(footballer)" title="Harry Miller (footballer)">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Motlop" title="Shannon Motlop">Motlop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Murphy_(Australian_rules_footballer)" title="Justin Murphy (Australian rules footballer)">Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Murray" title="Allan Murray">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byron_Pickett" title="Byron Pickett">Pickett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Rusca" title="Shannon Rusca">Rusca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Sansbury" title="Eddie Sansbury">Sansbury</a></li> <li><a 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<li>8. <a href="/wiki/Joel_Corey" title="Joel Corey">Joel Corey</a></li> <li>9. <a href="/wiki/Caydn_Beetham" title="Caydn Beetham">Caydn Beetham</a></li> <li>10. <a href="/wiki/Luke_McPharlin" title="Luke McPharlin">Luke McPharlin</a></li> <li>11. <a href="/wiki/Darren_Glass" title="Darren Glass">Darren Glass</a></li> <li>12. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Koulouriotis" title="Paul Koulouriotis">Paul Koulouriotis</a></li> <li>13. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Murphy_(footballer)" title="Robert Murphy (footballer)">Robert Murphy</a></li> <li>14. <a href="/wiki/Travis_Gaspar" title="Travis Gaspar">Travis Gaspar</a></li> <li>15. <a href="/wiki/David_Spriggs_(footballer)" title="David Spriggs (footballer)">David Spriggs</a></li> <li>16. <a href="/wiki/David_Haynes" title="David Haynes">David Haynes</a></li> <li>17. Ezra Bray</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Second round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>18. <a href="/wiki/Rhyce_Shaw" title="Rhyce Shaw">Rhyce Shaw</a></li> <li>19. <a href="/wiki/Brad_Green_(footballer)" title="Brad Green (footballer)">Brad Green</a></li> <li>20. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Wheatley_(footballer)" title="Paul Wheatley (footballer)">Paul Wheatley</a></li> <li>21. <a href="/wiki/Scott_Stevens_(footballer)" title="Scott Stevens (footballer)">Scott Stevens</a></li> <li>22. <a href="/wiki/Ezra_Poyas" title="Ezra Poyas">Ezra Poyas</a></li> <li>23. <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Foster_(Australian_footballer)" title="Daniel Foster (Australian footballer)">Daniel Foster</a></li> <li>24. <a href="/wiki/Jason_Blake_(footballer)" title="Jason Blake (footballer)">Jason Blake</a></li> <li>25. <a href="/wiki/Brett_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Brett Johnson (Australian footballer)">Brett Johnson</a></li> <li>26. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Doyle_(footballer)" title="Stephen Doyle (footballer)">Stephen Doyle</a></li> <li>27. <a href="/wiki/Cain_Ackland" title="Cain Ackland">Cain Ackland</a></li> <li>28. <a href="/wiki/Brent_Guerra" title="Brent Guerra">Brent Guerra</a></li> <li>29. <a href="/wiki/Adam_Hunter_(footballer)" title="Adam Hunter (footballer)">Adam Hunter</a></li> <li>30. <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Brown_(Australian_footballer)" title="Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)">Jonathan Brown</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Father%E2%80%93son_rule" title="Father–son rule">F/S</a>)</small></li> <li>31. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Chapman_(Australian_footballer)" title="Paul Chapman (Australian footballer)">Paul Chapman</a></li> <li>32. <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Giansiracusa" title="Daniel Giansiracusa">Daniel Giansiracusa</a></li> <li>33. <a href="/wiki/Tim_Clarke_(Australian_footballer)" title="Tim Clarke (Australian footballer)">Tim Clarke</a></li> <li>34. <a href="/wiki/Leon_Davis_(footballer)" title="Leon Davis (footballer)">Leon Davis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Third round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>35. <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wiggins_(footballer)" title="Patrick Wiggins (footballer)">Patrick Wiggins</a></li> <li>36. <a href="/wiki/Rhett_Biglands" title="Rhett Biglands">Rhett Biglands</a></li> <li>37. <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Hahn" title="Mitch Hahn">Mitch Hahn</a></li> <li>38. <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Ling" title="Cameron Ling">Cameron Ling</a></li> <li>39. Scott Homewood</li> <li>40. <a href="/wiki/David_Hille" title="David Hille">David Hille</a></li> <li>41. <a href="/wiki/Kane_Munro" title="Kane Munro">Kane Munro</a></li> <li>42. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Clark_(Australian_footballer)" title="Michael Clark (Australian footballer)">Michael Clark</a></li> <li>43. <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Gilbee" title="Lindsay Gilbee">Lindsay Gilbee</a></li> <li>44. <a href="/wiki/Shane_Morrison" title="Shane Morrison">Shane Morrison</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Father%E2%80%93son_rule" title="Father–son rule">F/S</a>)</small></li> <li>45. Marcus Pickett</li> <li>46. Adam Butler</li> <li>47. <a href="/wiki/Corey_Enright" title="Corey Enright">Corey Enright</a></li> <li>48. <a href="/wiki/Chance_Bateman" title="Chance Bateman">Chance Bateman</a></li> <li>49. <a href="/wiki/Ben_Cunningham_(Australian_footballer)" title="Ben Cunningham (Australian footballer)">Ben Cunningham</a></li> <li>50. <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Matthew Whelan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fourth round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>51. <a href="/wiki/Ricky_O%27Loughlin" title="Ricky O'Loughlin">Ricky O'Loughlin</a></li> <li>52. Andrew Mills</li> <li>53. Clayton Lassock</li> <li>54. Murray Pitts</li> <li>55. <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hazell" title="Tim Hazell">Tim Hazell</a></li> <li>56. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_O%27Keefe" title="Ryan O'Keefe">Ryan O'Keefe</a></li> <li>57. <a href="/wiki/Steven_Brosnan" title="Steven Brosnan">Steven Brosnan</a></li> <li>58. <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Bowden" title="Patrick Bowden">Patrick Bowden</a></li> <li>59. <a href="/wiki/John_Barnes_(Australian_footballer)" title="John Barnes (Australian footballer)">John Barnes</a></li> <li>60. Richard Kelly</li> <li>61. Mark Ainley</li> <li>62. <a href="/wiki/Ben_Johnson_(Australian_footballer)" title="Ben Johnson (Australian footballer)">Ben Johnson</a></li> <li>63. Shannon O'Brien</li> <li>64. <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Bruce" title="Cameron Bruce">Cameron Bruce</a></li> <li>65. <a href="/wiki/Justin_Cicolella" title="Justin Cicolella">Justin Cicolella</a></li> <li>66. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Hargrave" title="Ryan Hargrave">Ryan Hargrave</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fifth round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>67. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Shirley_(footballer)" title="Robert Shirley (footballer)">Robert Shirley</a></li> <li>68. <a href="/wiki/Tony_Delaney" title="Tony Delaney">Tony Delaney</a></li> <li>69. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Nicholls_(Australian_footballer)" title="Bill Nicholls (Australian footballer)">Bill Nicholls</a></li> <li>70. <a href="/wiki/Brett_Allison" title="Brett Allison">Brett Allison</a></li> <li>72. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Forster-Knight" title="Robert Forster-Knight">Robert Forster-Knight</a></li> <li>73. <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Houlihan" title="Ryan Houlihan">Ryan Houlihan</a></li> <li>74. <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Burton_(Australian_footballer)" title="Matthew Burton (Australian footballer)">Matthew Burton</a></li> <li>75. <a href="/wiki/Dale_Baynes" title="Dale Baynes">Dale Baynes</a></li> <li>77. <a href="/wiki/Lindsay_Smith_(Australian_footballer)" title="Lindsay Smith (Australian footballer)">Lindsay Smith</a></li> <li>78. <a href="/wiki/Ty_Zantuck" title="Ty Zantuck">Ty Zantuck</a></li> <li>79. Balraj Singh</li> <li>80. Jeremy Dukes</li> <li>81. <a href="/wiki/Troy_Makepeace" title="Troy Makepeace">Troy Makepeace</a></li> <li>82. <a href="/wiki/Nick_Stone_(footballer,_born_1981)" title="Nick Stone (footballer, born 1981)">Nick Stone</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sixth round</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>83. <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Shir" title="Matthew Shir">Matthew Shir</a></li> <li>86. <a href="/wiki/Trent_Hotton" title="Trent Hotton">Trent Hotton</a></li> <li>87. Christian Woodley</li> <li>88. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Clark_(sportsman)" title="Michael Clark (sportsman)">Michael Clark</a></li> <li>90. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Merrington" title="Andrew Merrington">Andrew Merrington</a></li> <li>92. Adam Mathews</li> <li>93. 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