Aaron Cornelius
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Aaron Cornelius is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions
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He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' fourth selection (pick 57 overall) in the 2008 National Draft
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Cornelius was given the number 44 jumper, previously worn by Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions champion Nigel Lappin
. He fell out of favour in 2011 when he was unable to kick a goal in consecutive matches. Instead, Patrick Karnezis
and Bryce Retzlaff
got matches. He was recalled later in the year, only because of the injury to Jonathan Brown
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
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He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' fourth selection (pick 57 overall) in the 2008 National Draft
2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
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Cornelius was given the number 44 jumper, previously worn by Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions champion Nigel Lappin
Nigel Lappin
Nigel Lappin is a former professional Australian rules footballer.Lappin was born in Corowa, New South Wales, but grew up in Chiltern, Victoria and was drafted to play for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League in 1993, playing his first AFL game the following year...
. He fell out of favour in 2011 when he was unable to kick a goal in consecutive matches. Instead, Patrick Karnezis
Patrick Karnezis
Patrick Karnezis is a professional Australian rules football player at the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League . He was taken at pick number 25 in the 2010 National Draft. Karnezis made his debut in Round 13, against ....
and Bryce Retzlaff
Bryce Retzlaff
Bryce Retzlaff is a professional Australian rules football player at the Brisbane Lions. He was taken at pick #84 in the 2010 National Draft, after having played for Labrador in the QAFL. Retzlaff made his debut in QClash 1, the inaugural Queensland derby, against .-External links:*...
got matches. He was recalled later in the year, only because of the injury to Jonathan Brown
Jonathan Brown
Jonathan Brown is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Widely regarded as one of the premier players in the competition, Brown is a three-time club best and fairest winner, two time All Australian , one time Coleman Medallist and three...