Andrew Eccles

Andrew Eccles
Personal information
Full name Andrew Eccles
Date of birth (1979-06-01) 1 June 1979 (age 45)
Original team(s) Northern Knights
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1998 – 2001 Adelaide 41 (22)
2002 – 2003 Carlton 13 (2)
Total 54 (24)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Andrew Eccles (born 1 June 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.

Eccles played TAC Cup football for the Northern Knights, and was recruited to the AFL in the 1996 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club.

Eccles did not play an AFL game in his first season with the Crows, playing for Norwood in the SANFL where he was selected at pick 1 in the mini draft.[1] The 17 year old Eccles played a majority of the season in Reserves for Norwood.

He made his AFL debut in the 1998 season, playing 18 games and earning a rising star nomination in round 19. Playing on the wing he was the youngest member of Adelaide's 1998 AFL Grand Final winning team.

Hamstring, knee and Achilles tendon injuries affected his performance over the next three seasons, playing only 22 AFL games.[2]

He was traded to Carlton at the end of the 2001 season as a straight swap for Kris Massie.[3] His time at Carlton was generally unsuccessful, and he was delisted at the end of 2003.

After being delisted, he played for North Ballarat in the VFL from 2004 until 2005.[4] He was selected in the VFL Team of the Year in 2004.[5]

Career

  • Adelaide: 1998–2001, 41 games, 22 goals.
  • Carlton: 2002–03, 13 games, 2 goals.

Statistics

[6]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1998† Adelaide 33 18 13 7 112 57 169 40 26 0.7 0.4 6.2 3.2 9.4 2.2 1.4
1999 Adelaide 33 8 4 2 81 39 120 19 11 0.5 0.3 10.1 4.9 15.0 2.4 1.4
2000 Adelaide 33 10 4 5 103 43 146 43 12 0.4 0.5 10.3 4.3 14.6 4.3 1.2
2001 Adelaide 33 5 1 1 37 7 44 10 6 0.2 0.2 7.4 1.4 8.8 2.0 1.2
2002 Carlton 20 11 2 3 94 41 135 35 24 0.2 0.3 8.5 3.7 12.3 3.2 2.2
2003 Carlton 20 2 0 0 4 3 7 0 6 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.5 3.5 0.0 3.0
Career 54 24 18 431 190 621 147 85 0.4 0.3 8.0 3.5 11.5 2.7 1.6

Player Honours

  • 1998 Premiership Player

References

  1. ^ "REDLEGS MUSEUM | PLAYERS". www.redlegsmuseum.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 179. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  3. ^ Confident Crows keep options open
  4. ^ The Courier, "Liston Medal goest to Field VFL Best and Fairest an historic first for Roosters", 6 September 2004, Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  5. ^ Football Victoria, Annual Review 2004 Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  6. ^ Andrew Eccles' player profile at AFL Tables