Brett Backwell
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| + | *GFC League Player Number: 899 | ||
| + | *GFC League Debut: Round 1, 2003 | ||
*Glenelg [[2003]] – [[2009]] | *Glenelg [[2003]] – [[2009]] | ||
** 112 games | ** 112 games | ||
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**J.J Liston Trophy winner (VFL, Carlton Reserves, 2001) | **J.J Liston Trophy winner (VFL, Carlton Reserves, 2001) | ||
*West Adelaide FC (2002) | *West Adelaide FC (2002) | ||
| - | + | * North Adelaide (2011 -2012) | |
| - | + | ** 20 games, 10 goals | |
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::Carlton (AFL 1999-2001) | ::Carlton (AFL 1999-2001) | ||
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Guernsey Number: [[2]] | Guernsey Number: [[2]] | ||
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== Career == | == Career == | ||
| - | '''Brett Backwell''' became Glenelg's first Magarey Medallist for | + | '''Brett Backwell''' became Glenelg's first Magarey Medallist for 24 years after having a troublesome finger amputated prior to the 2006 season, and going on the David Letterman Show in the USA. Mouse polled 26 votes, 9 more that his nearest rival. |
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| + | Mouse moved to the SANFL (West Adelaide) in 2002, after being delisted by Carlton despite showing promise and winning the Liston Trophy as the best & fairest in 2001 (Carlton Reserves). In his debut SANFL season he finished 4th in the Magarey Medal. | ||
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| + | In 2003 he moved to Glenelg, he made the State side the same year and also in 2005–2006, included the 2003 win over Western Australia, earning him the Fos Williams Medal for a best-on-ground performance. | ||
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| + | He continued to play with Glenelg until 2009. In seven seasons for the Tigers, Backwell played more than 100 games. | ||
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| + | Backwell spent the 2009/10 summer playing in the Northern Territory Football League for Waratah; as a result of playing for Waratah instead of participating in Glenelg's preseason, Backwell was sacked by Glenelg. He sat out the 2010 SANFL season, then returned in 2011 for North Adelaide. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | 1. [[Gallery Brett Backwell|Gallery pictures]] | ||
| + | 2. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_sfgwiqiLU|Brett Backwell interviewed on the David Letterman show.] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
1. [http://www.glenelgfc.com.au/profiles_Backwell.htm Glenelg Football Club] | 1. [http://www.glenelgfc.com.au/profiles_Backwell.htm Glenelg Football Club] | ||
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[[Category:Players|Backwell, Brett]] | [[Category:Players|Backwell, Brett]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Magarey Medallists|Backwell, Brett]] | ||
Current revision as of 11:32, 19 November 2020
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Biographical
- Born: 18 May 1980
- Height: 173 cm
- Weight: 74 kg
- Recruited from: Northern Eagles (QAFL)
- Previous Clubs:
- Carlton (AFL 1999-2001)
- West Adelaide FC (2002)
Guernsey Number: 2
Nickname: Mouse
Career
Brett Backwell became Glenelg's first Magarey Medallist for 24 years after having a troublesome finger amputated prior to the 2006 season, and going on the David Letterman Show in the USA. Mouse polled 26 votes, 9 more that his nearest rival.
Mouse moved to the SANFL (West Adelaide) in 2002, after being delisted by Carlton despite showing promise and winning the Liston Trophy as the best & fairest in 2001 (Carlton Reserves). In his debut SANFL season he finished 4th in the Magarey Medal.
In 2003 he moved to Glenelg, he made the State side the same year and also in 2005–2006, included the 2003 win over Western Australia, earning him the Fos Williams Medal for a best-on-ground performance.
He continued to play with Glenelg until 2009. In seven seasons for the Tigers, Backwell played more than 100 games.
Backwell spent the 2009/10 summer playing in the Northern Territory Football League for Waratah; as a result of playing for Waratah instead of participating in Glenelg's preseason, Backwell was sacked by Glenelg. He sat out the 2010 SANFL season, then returned in 2011 for North Adelaide.
See also
2. Backwell interviewed on the David Letterman show.
