David Armitage (footballer)
Encyclopedia
David Armitage is an Australian rules football
er who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
. Armitage grew up in the rugby league stronghold of Mackay in central Queensland, played for Morningside
in an AFLQ grand final as a 17-year old.
At the NAB National Draft Camp he impressed with finishing first in the "Agility Test and placed in the top 10 for both the "Beep Test" and "3km Time Trial".
Armitage made his AFL debut in Round 8, 2007 against Hawthorn.
Armitage played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup
winning side - the club's third preseason cup win.
Armitage played in three of 22 matches in the 2009 season's home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership
.
As of the end of the 2009 season, Armitage had played in two finals Ssries matches and one preseason cup final.
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 plays for the St Kilda Football Club 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...
(AFL).
AFL career
Armitage was drafted by the Saints with pick Number 9 in the 2006 AFL Draft2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The 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....
. Armitage grew up in the rugby league stronghold of Mackay in central Queensland, played for Morningside
Morningside Australian Football Club
Morningside Australian Football Club, also known as Morningside AFC or the Panthers, is an Australian Rules football club based at Jack Esplen Oval in the suburb of Hawthorne in Brisbane...
in an AFLQ grand final as a 17-year old.
At the NAB National Draft Camp he impressed with finishing first in the "Agility Test and placed in the top 10 for both the "Beep Test" and "3km Time Trial".
Armitage made his AFL debut in Round 8, 2007 against Hawthorn.
Armitage played in St Kilda’s 2008 NAB Cup
2008 NAB Cup
The 2008 NAB Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season competition played in its entirety before the Australian Football League's 2008 Premiership season began...
winning side - the club's third preseason cup win.
Armitage played in three of 22 matches in the 2009 season's home and away rounds in which St Kilda qualified in first position for the finals series, winning the club’s third minor premiership
2009 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...
.
As of the end of the 2009 season, Armitage had played in two finals Ssries matches and one preseason cup final.
External links
- Player profile on Saints.com.au