Brendon Retzlaff
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Brendon Retzlaff is a former Australian rules football
er who played for the Brisbane Bears
, West Coast Eagles
and Fremantle Dockers
in the Australian Football League
between 1992 and 1995.
After making his senior football debut for Swan Districts
in the WAFL
in 1989, he was drafted by Collingwood
with selection 52 in the 1990 AFL Draft
but did not play a league game for them. At the end of the 1991 season he was traded to Brisbane as part of a series of trades involving Colin Alexander
, Brad Rowe
and Brad Hardie
. He played fifteen games for the Bears, but was delisted at the end of the year. The West Coast Eagles
selected him with their first selection, number 19 overall, in the 1993 Pre-Season Draft
. He would only play 3 games for them before again being delisted.
He spent the 1994 season playing for Swan Districts, before being named as a foundation selection with the new Fremantle Football Club
. He played six games for Fremantle before being delisted at the end of the season. He continued to play for the Swans in the WAFL, being named as their captain in 1997, his final year of league football. He represented Western Australia four times, winning the Simpson Medal
in 1991 for being the best player for WA.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
, West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
and Fremantle Dockers
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
between 1992 and 1995.
After making his senior football debut for Swan Districts
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
in the WAFL
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
in 1989, he was drafted by Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
with selection 52 in the 1990 AFL Draft
1990 AFL Draft
The 1990 AFL Draft was the 5th annual draft of Australian rules footballers to the 14 clubs in the Australian Football League. It consisted of the national draft held at the end of the 1990 season, the pre-season draft, held before 1991 AFL season and a mid-season draft.Clubs receive picks based...
but did not play a league game for them. At the end of the 1991 season he was traded to Brisbane as part of a series of trades involving Colin Alexander
Colin Alexander
Colin Alexander is a former Australian rules footballer who was recruited from the Clarence Football Club in Tasmania to play in the Victorian Football League. He played 24 games for Collingwood between 1989–1991, and after a lack of opportunities at Collingwood, he moved to the Brisbane Bears and...
, Brad Rowe
Brad Rowe (Australian rules footballer)
Brad Rowe is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.From East Fremantle, Rowe was drafted by Brisbane as a first-round draft pick in the 1989 National Draft, no.5 overall. He played two seasons for only 14 games at the Bears before being traded to...
and Brad Hardie
Brad Hardie
Bradley John "Brad" Hardie is a former Australian rules footballer and current radio commentator. He began his career as an attacking back pocket player, but ended as a dangerous goal kicking forward pocket...
. He played fifteen games for the Bears, but was delisted at the end of the year. The West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
selected him with their first selection, number 19 overall, in the 1993 Pre-Season Draft
1992 AFL Draft
The 1992 AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League...
. He would only play 3 games for them before again being delisted.
He spent the 1994 season playing for Swan Districts, before being named as a foundation selection with the new Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
. He played six games for Fremantle before being delisted at the end of the season. He continued to play for the Swans in the WAFL, being named as their captain in 1997, his final year of league football. He represented Western Australia four times, winning the Simpson Medal
Simpson Medal
The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr. Fred Simpson and family since 1945. It is awarded to the best player in a WAFL Grand Final and the best player in an interstate game involving Western Australia....
in 1991 for being the best player for WA.