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The retirements of [[Stephen Silvagni]], [[Michael Sexton]] and [[Ang Christou]] over a two-year period saw a major gap left in the Carlton defence, and the young Thornton quickly found himself forced to try to fill that hole. Over the next few years, constantly defending against top forwards with more experience, Thornton developed into an important and reliable defender for the club.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>Thornton <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">was</ins> an important part of the Carlton backline since his debut in 2002. The retirements of [[Stephen Silvagni]], [[Michael Sexton]] and [[Ang Christou]] over a two-year period saw a major gap left in the Carlton defence, and the young Thornton quickly found himself forced to try to fill that hole. Over the next few years, constantly defending against top forwards with more experience, Thornton developed into an important and reliable defender for the club.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>With the development of Carlton's backline through the mid-2000s, Thornton's role became more variable. He still played full-back when required, with reasonable capability against both leading and tall marking forwards, but Carlton benefitted significantly when he was able to push up the ground and direct play from centre half-back. He played every game in 2006, and played his 100th game in 2007, becoming the ninth-youngest Carlton player to achieve the milestone.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>With the development of Carlton's backline through the mid-2000s, Thornton's role became more variable. He still played full-back when required, with reasonable capability against both leading and tall marking forwards, but Carlton benefitted significantly when he was able to push up the ground and direct play from centre half-back. He played every game in 2006, and played his 100th game in 2007, becoming the ninth-youngest Carlton player to achieve the milestone.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 65:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 65:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Category:Oakleigh Chargers players]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>[[Category:Oakleigh Chargers players]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Category:Preston Football Club (VFA) players]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>[[Category:Preston Football Club (VFA) players]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Category:People from <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">City</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">of Monash</del>]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>[[Category:People from <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Mount</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Waverley,</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Victoria</ins>]]</div></td> </tr> </table><hr class='diff-hr' id='mw-oldid' /> <h2 class='diff-currentversion-title'>Latest revision as of 18:15, 2 May 2024</h2> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Australian rules footballer</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Australian rules footballer</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox infobox-table vcard" style="line-height: 1.2em; width: 25em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-above fn">Bret Thornton</th></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">1983-11-15</span>) </span>15 November 1983<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 41)</span></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"> Waverley Blues (Vic)/<a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers" title="Oakleigh Chargers">Oakleigh Chargers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Draft</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="vertical-align: baseline"> No. 11, <a href="/wiki/2001_AFL_draft" title="2001 AFL draft">2002 rookie draft</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"> 192 cm (6 ft 4 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"> 94 kg (207 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_positions" title="Australian rules football positions">Defender</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#003399; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.5em">Playing career</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">2002–2012</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> 188 (30)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight: normal">2013</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">00</span>1 <span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">0</span>(0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline"> <b>189 (30)</b></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/B/Bret_Thornton.html">AFL Tables</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Bret+Thornton/14373">AustralianFootball.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bret Thornton</b> (born 15 November 1983) is a former professional <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules footballer</a> who played for the <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton Football Club</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greater_Western_Sydney_Giants" title="Greater Western Sydney Giants">Greater Western Sydney Giants</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a> (AFL). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_junior_career">Early life and junior career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bret_Thornton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and junior career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Thornton grew up in the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Waverley,_Victoria" title="Mount Waverley, Victoria">Mount Waverley</a> and attended <a href="/wiki/Mount_Waverley_Secondary_College" title="Mount Waverley Secondary College">Mount Waverley Secondary College</a>. </p><p>As a junior, he played for the Waverley Blues Junior Football Club, before being selected to play for the <a href="/wiki/Oakleigh_Chargers" title="Oakleigh Chargers">Oakleigh Chargers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/TAC_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="TAC Cup">TAC Cup</a>. </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=Bret_Thornton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: AFL career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He made his debut with <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Football_Club" title="Carlton Football Club">Carlton</a> in Round 10, 2002, against <a href="/wiki/Fremantle_Football_Club" title="Fremantle Football Club">Fremantle</a> after being elevated from the rookie list that year. </p><p>Thornton was an important part of the Carlton backline since his debut in 2002. The retirements of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Silvagni" title="Stephen Silvagni">Stephen Silvagni</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Sexton" title="Michael Sexton">Michael Sexton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ang_Christou" title="Ang Christou">Ang Christou</a> over a two-year period saw a major gap left in the Carlton defence, and the young Thornton quickly found himself forced to try to fill that hole. Over the next few years, constantly defending against top forwards with more experience, Thornton developed into an important and reliable defender for the club. </p><p>With the development of Carlton's backline through the mid-2000s, Thornton's role became more variable. He still played full-back when required, with reasonable capability against both leading and tall marking forwards, but Carlton benefitted significantly when he was able to push up the ground and direct play from centre half-back. He played every game in 2006, and played his 100th game in 2007, becoming the ninth-youngest Carlton player to achieve the milestone. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hawthorn_Football_Club" title="Hawthorn Football Club">Hawthorn</a> has been particularly keen to acquire Thonton's services. They expressed interest in trading for the out-of-contract Thornton for the 2007 season, and Thornton similarly named Hawthorn as his preferred destination for 2007. Carlton refused to agree to a trade, stating that Thornton was a required player at the club. After no trade was made, Thornton re-signed with Carlton on 14 October 2006 for a three-year deal. Hawthorn again expressed an interest in trading for Thornton for the 2008 season, but Carlton again refused. </p><p>In 2010, the increasing strength of Carlton's backline saw Thornton start to struggle for selection for the first time in his career. He played twelve matches for the year, and was occasionally moved into the forward-line. In 2011, he returned to Carlton's best 22, playing more often in the forward-line, and kicked thirteen goals for the season.<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> </p><p>On 7 September 2012, Thornton left the Blues in hopes of trying his luck at another side in 2013. He was picked up by Greater Western Sydney with the first selection in the 2013 Pre-Season Draft, but played only one game for the Giants and was delisted on 4 September 2013.<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> </p><p>Thornton currently plays for <a href="/wiki/Deer_Park_Football_Club" title="Deer Park Football Club">Deer Park</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Region_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Region Football League">Western Region Football League</a>.<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-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bret_Thornton&action=edit&section=3" 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"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bret_Thornton.html">"Bret Thornton - Statistics"</a>. AFL Tables<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Bret+Thornton+-+Statistics&rft.pub=AFL+Tables&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fafltables.com%2Fafl%2Fstats%2Fplayers%2FB%2FBret_Thornton.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABret+Thornton" class="Z3988"></span></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.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-04/ohailpin-thornton-delisted">O'hAilpin, Thornton among five Giants delisted</a></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"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLuke_d'Anello2013" class="citation news cs1">Luke d'Anello (11 November 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/former-afl-player-bret-thornton-has-signed-with-deer-park/story-fngnvog3-1226757424752">"Former AFL player Bret Thornton has signed with Deer Park"</a>. <i>Brimbank Leader</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 March</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Brimbank+Leader&rft.atitle=Former+AFL+player+Bret+Thornton+has+signed+with+Deer+Park&rft.date=2013-11-11&rft.au=Luke+d%27Anello&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fleader%2Fwest%2Fformer-afl-player-bret-thornton-has-signed-with-deer-park%2Fstory-fngnvog3-1226757424752&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ABret+Thornton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bret_Thornton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gwsgiants.com.au/players/">Bret Thornton's profile</a> on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bret_Thornton.html">Bret Thornton's playing statistics</a> from AFL Tables</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=Bret+Thornton">Blueseam profile</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol 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