Clayton Collard
| Clayton Collard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Clayton Collard | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft |
31st overall, 2006 Fremantle 1st overall, 2007 Rookie Draft Richmond | ||
| Height / weight | 182 cm / 86 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward pocket/Midfielder | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Clayton Collard (born 4 December 1988) is an Australian rules footballer. He plays as a midfielder or small forward and was selected by the Fremantle Football Club with selection 31 in the 2006 AFL National Draft. He was rookie listed by the Richmond Football Club in the 2007 Rookie Draft at pick 1. In August 2008 he was delisted from the Richmond Football Club.[1]
Collard spent the 2006 season playing for the South Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League. He represented Western Australia in the national under 18 championships and is a graduate of the AIS/AFL academy.[2]
Clayton made his debut for the Fremantle Dockers against St Kilda in Round 9, 2007. This was extra special being the first game of the inaugural Indigenous Round.[3] He was given the opportunity due to good form in the WAFL for South Fremantle and Jeff Farmer, an idol and mentor of Collard, being suspended by Fremantle .[4]
On 22 October 2007 Clayton Collard was delisted by the Fremantle Football Club.[5]
External links
- Fremantle Football Club Bio
- Clayton Collard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
References
- ^ Full 2009 AFL lists
- ^ Davini, Daniel (25 November 2006). "Fremantle picks local talent". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ Bousfield, Andrew (24 May 2007). "Debut in Indigenous Round". Fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ AAP (24 May 2007). "Collard to fill Farmer's boots in Dockers debut". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- ^ Sportal (22 October 2007). "Dockers dump five players". Sportal.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
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