Garrick Ibbotson
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Garrick Ibbotson is an Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
(AFL) for the Fremantle Football Club
.
Ibbotson mainly played soccer as a junior and only converted to Australian rules football at school at the age of 14. He graduated from Corpus Christi College
in 2005.
He was recruited as the number 26 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft
from East Fremantle
.
in round 11, 2007 against Richmond
following some good form in the WAFL
for East Fremantle. Considered one of the quickest players in the Fremantle squad, he re-signed for a further two years in May 2007, before he had even made his debut. He was nominated for the 2008 AFL Rising Star award after being Fremantle's best player in their Round 9 loss to Carlton at the Telstra Dome; he ultimately finished fifth for the award.
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 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) for the 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...
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Ibbotson mainly played soccer as a junior and only converted to Australian rules football at school at the age of 14. He graduated from Corpus Christi College
Corpus Christi College, Perth
Corpus Christi College is a private, co-educational, Catholic, Secondary College, located in Bateman, a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
in 2005.
He was recruited as the number 26 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft
2005 AFL Draft
The 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
from East Fremantle
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
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AFL career
Garrick made his debut for the Fremantle Football ClubFremantle 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 round 11, 2007 against Richmond
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
following some good form 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...
for East Fremantle. Considered one of the quickest players in the Fremantle squad, he re-signed for a further two years in May 2007, before he had even made his debut. He was nominated for the 2008 AFL Rising Star award after being Fremantle's best player in their Round 9 loss to Carlton at the Telstra Dome; he ultimately finished fifth for the award.