Ian Prendergast
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Ian Prendergast is an Australian rules football
er who played senior professional football with the Carlton Football Club
in the Australian Football League
, and currently serves as the General Manager of Player Relations in the Australian Football League Players' Association
.
from the Kerang Rovers. He was elevated to the Carlton Football Club
Senior list in 2001 and made his debut in Round 17, 2001 against Hawthorn
.
Prendergast earned semi-regular selection throughout his career at Carlton, typically playing about half of the season with Carlton and half with Northern Bullants
. 2004 was his strongest season for selection, playing the first seventeen games of the year.
Prendergast played only three games for Carlton in 2006, partly because the club was adopting a youth policy. He spent most of the year as one of the Northern Bullants
' best players. He was delisted by Carlton at the end of 2006.
After being delisted, Prendergast moved to South Australia, where he played for the South Adelaide
in the SANFL
in 2007 and 2008. He moved back to Melbourne in 2009, and has since played with Balwyn in the Eastern Football League
. He will also serve as assistant coach in 2011.
Throughout his playing and non-playing career, he has been heavily involved in football workplace relations. He served as Carlton's AFL Players' Association delegate from 2004 until 2006 (after serving as alternate for the two previous years). While playing in the SANFL in 2007 and 2008, Prendergast served as the CEO of the SANFL Players' Association. Since 2010, he has served as the General Manager of Player Relations in the AFLPA.
defender Julie Corletto.
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 senior professional football with the Carlton Football Club
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 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 currently serves as the General Manager of Player Relations in the Australian Football League Players' Association
AFL Players Association
The AFL Players Association, or AFLPA, is the representative body for all current and past professional Australian Football League players....
.
Playing career
Prendergast was recruited as the number 58 draft pick in the 1998 AFL Draft1998 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...
from the Kerang Rovers. He was elevated to the Carlton Football Club
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...
Senior list in 2001 and made his debut in Round 17, 2001 against Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
.
Prendergast earned semi-regular selection throughout his career at Carlton, typically playing about half of the season with Carlton and half with Northern Bullants
Northern Bullants
Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne...
. 2004 was his strongest season for selection, playing the first seventeen games of the year.
Prendergast played only three games for Carlton in 2006, partly because the club was adopting a youth policy. He spent most of the year as one of the Northern Bullants
Northern Bullants
Northern Blues Football Club is a long-established Australian rules football club based in Preston and currently playing in the Victorian Football League representing the central and outer areas of Melbourne...
' best players. He was delisted by Carlton at the end of 2006.
After being delisted, Prendergast moved to South Australia, where he played for the South Adelaide
South Adelaide Football Club
South Adelaide Football Club competes in the South Australian National Football League . Known as the Panthers, their home ground is Hickinbotham Oval , located in Noarlunga Downs in the southern suburbs of Adelaide....
in the SANFL
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
in 2007 and 2008. He moved back to Melbourne in 2009, and has since played with Balwyn in the Eastern Football League
Eastern Football League (Australia)
The Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne....
. He will also serve as assistant coach in 2011.
Professional career
Prendergast studied a Bachelor of Laws at Monash University during his AFL career. Since the end of his AFL playing career, he has worked as a lawyer, both in Adelaide and in Melbourne.Throughout his playing and non-playing career, he has been heavily involved in football workplace relations. He served as Carlton's AFL Players' Association delegate from 2004 until 2006 (after serving as alternate for the two previous years). While playing in the SANFL in 2007 and 2008, Prendergast served as the CEO of the SANFL Players' Association. Since 2010, he has served as the General Manager of Player Relations in the AFLPA.
Personal life
Prendergast is the elder brother to Australian Netball Diamonds and Melbourne VixensMelbourne Vixens
The Melbourne Vixens are an Australian netball team in Melbourne that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The team were formed in 2007 as an amalgamation of the Melbourne Phoenix and Melbourne Kestrels from the previous Commonwealth Bank Trophy. Sharelle McMahon and Bianca Chatfield have...
defender Julie Corletto.