David Gallagher (footballer)
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David Gallagher is an Australian rules football
er who has played in the Australian Football League
and the Victorian Football League
.
Gallagher was recruited from the Prahran Dragons in the TAC Cup
to the Adelaide Football Club with the 32nd selection in the 1998 AFL Draft
. After playing 26 games over three seasons, including a AFL Rising Star nomination in 1999 he was traded to Carlton
in return for Ben Nelson
. He played in seven of the first nine games of the 2002 season, but did not play again in the AFL and was delisted.
Since his AFL career, Gallagher has had a long and successful VFL
career with the Sandringham Football Club. To the end of 2010, he has played 131 games for the Zebras, winning consecutive premierships with the club in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and twice winning the best and fairest
award, in 2004 and 2009. In 2011, Gallagher was made club captain.
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 has played 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...
and the Victorian Football League
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
.
Gallagher was recruited from the Prahran Dragons in the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
to the Adelaide Football Club with the 32nd selection in the 1998 AFL Draft
1998 AFL Draft
The 1998 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. 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.In 1998 there...
. After playing 26 games over three seasons, including a AFL Rising Star nomination in 1999 he was traded to Carlton
Carlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in return for Ben Nelson
Ben Nelson (footballer)
Ben Nelson is an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Adelaide in the Australian Football League ....
. He played in seven of the first nine games of the 2002 season, but did not play again in the AFL and was delisted.
Since his AFL career, Gallagher has had a long and successful VFL
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
career with the Sandringham Football Club. To the end of 2010, he has played 131 games for the Zebras, winning consecutive premierships with the club in 2004, 2005 and 2006, and twice winning the best and fairest
Best and Fairest
Best and Fairest is the term commonly used in Australian sport to describe the player adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition while not receiving a suspension for misconduct or breaching the rules during that season.In the...
award, in 2004 and 2009. In 2011, Gallagher was made club captain.