Jace Bode
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Jace Bode is an Australia
n former professional footballer
who played for Melbourne FC in 2007 and 2008 and now plays for Norwood
in the SANFL.
Bode grew up in Adelaide
and attended Pulteney Grammar School
, before changing to Pembroke
for his final three years of high school, where he finished in 2005. He excelled at many sports at junior level apart from Aussie Rules, particularly cricket
, athletics
and basketball
. As a fast bowler, he played at various representative levels until his focus turned to football. His background in athletics (particularly the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints) saw him perform very well at the AFL Draft Camp. He is a natural left-footer and played senior footy for Sturt
in 2005 before being selected in the Under-18 All-Australian side, on the wing. He was taken at No. 9 in the 2005 NAB AFL Rookie Draft, and made his debut in Round 19 of the 2007 season
.
Bode broke in to the Sandringham Zebras
(Melbourne FC's VFL club) first-team towards the end of 2006, playing 5 games. He suffered from a serious back injury in the early parts of 2007 but regained full fitness and was elevated from the Rookie List before his debut in a resounding victory against Western Bulldogs
. Bode played in the last four matches of the 2007 season, kicking two goals in the final match of the season against Carlton
. He was retained on the Melbourne list for 2008, and played in the Round 2 thrashing at the hands of the Bulldogs, and was dropped the following week. He did manage to break back in to the starting side for the round 11, Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood
, where he played in front of a crowd of 60,000. He was delisted by Melbourne at the end of the 2008 season. Bode came back to Adelaide where he was put on the Sturt list for the 2009 season.
Bode now plays for Norwood
in the SANFL.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former professional footballer
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...
who played for Melbourne FC in 2007 and 2008 and now plays for Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
in the SANFL.
Bode grew up in Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
and attended Pulteney Grammar School
Pulteney Grammar School
Pulteney Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, co-educational, day school, located on South Terrace in Adelaide, South Australia.- History :...
, before changing to Pembroke
Pembroke School, Adelaide
Pembroke School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day and boarding school, located at Kensington Park, a suburb 6 kilometres east of the CBD of Adelaide, South Australia....
for his final three years of high school, where he finished in 2005. He excelled at many sports at junior level apart from Aussie Rules, particularly cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...
and basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
. As a fast bowler, he played at various representative levels until his focus turned to football. His background in athletics (particularly the 100m, 200m and 400m sprints) saw him perform very well at the AFL Draft Camp. He is a natural left-footer and played senior footy for Sturt
Sturt Football Club
Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. The club is best known for its period of dominance from 1966–76 under legendary coach Jack Oatey, during which it revolutionised the style of play by emphasising teamwork and accurate ball...
in 2005 before being selected in the Under-18 All-Australian side, on the wing. He was taken at No. 9 in the 2005 NAB AFL Rookie Draft, and made his debut in Round 19 of the 2007 season
2007 AFL season
The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia...
.
Bode broke in to the Sandringham Zebras
Sandringham Zebras
The Sandringham Football Club, nicknamed The Zebras, is an Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that was formed in 1929 and plays in the Victorian Football League . The Zebras have a 5 year alignment agreement with AFL club St Kilda Football Club of which the first season was 2009...
(Melbourne FC's VFL club) first-team towards the end of 2006, playing 5 games. He suffered from a serious back injury in the early parts of 2007 but regained full fitness and was elevated from the Rookie List before his debut in a resounding victory against Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
. Bode played in the last four matches of the 2007 season, kicking two goals in the final match of the season against 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...
. He was retained on the Melbourne list for 2008, and played in the Round 2 thrashing at the hands of the Bulldogs, and was dropped the following week. He did manage to break back in to the starting side for the round 11, Queen's Birthday clash against Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, where he played in front of a crowd of 60,000. He was delisted by Melbourne at the end of the 2008 season. Bode came back to Adelaide where he was put on the Sturt list for the 2009 season.
Bode now plays for Norwood
Norwood Football Club
Norwood Football Club, nicknamed, Redlegs, is an Australian rules football club belonging to the South Australian National Football League in the state of South Australia...
in the SANFL.