Andrew Merrington (born November 27, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players
Recruited to the Carlton Football Club in the 1999 National Draft, Merrington was considered a future key position/ruckman prospect. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football The 1999 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft a national draft a trade period and a rookie elevation In the sport of Australian rules football, a " key position " refers to positions on the ground that are considered vital to the structure of a team In Australian rules football, a ruckman is generally a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages (such as boundary throw-ins and ball-ups However he only played 18 games with the Blues until the end of the 2003 season, where he was delisted after spending much time with the Northern Bullants in the VFL rather than the senior Carlton team. The Northern Bullants a gay Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May.
After being delisted he was recruited by East Perth in the WAFL. The East Perth Football Club is an Australian rules football club that is a member of the West Australian Football League. Current teams The teams currently playing in the WAFL are Salary Cap The WAFL is classed as a Semi-professional competition and has a Salary He immediately cemented himself a place in the side usually playing centre half forward, and was rewarded with state selection for Western Australia in his first year.
Merrington won the 2005 F. D. Book Medal for being the club's best and fairest player. Best and Fairest (also known as Fairest and Best in some competitions notably the Australian Football League) is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe He was appointed one of the club's vice captains for the 2006 season.
External links
- Andrew Merrington profile on the Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club
- Andrew Merrington's statistics from AFL Tables
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