Jayden Attard
Encyclopedia
Jayden Attard was an Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
. He is of Maltese
descent.
He was recruited as the number 50 draft pick in the 2004 AFL Draft
from Chelsea and Dandenong Stingrays. He made his debut for Brisbane in Round 4, 2005 against Hawthorn
.
Attard was delisted by the Lions at the end of the 2006 season. He was then drafted as a rookie by the St Kilda Football Club in the 2006 AFL Rookie Draft and was elevated to the senior list at the start of the 2007 season
and made his debut with the Saints in Round 1.
After an impressive first year at the Saints, Attard ruptured his ACL
in Round 21 of the 2007 season, continuing the Saints' run of injuries. He missed all the 2008 AFL Season
.
On 22 October 2008 the St Kilda Football Club announced they would be delisitng Attard.
Attard played 25 senior AFL games
2009 saw Attard join Chelsea Heights Football Club (Southern Football League) as co-captain. He continues with Chelsea Heights in 2010 in the same role. Attard again signed on for Chelsea Heights in 2011, having an outstanding season.
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...
. He is of Maltese
Maltese people
The Maltese are an ethnic group indigenous to the Southern European nation of Malta, and identified with the Maltese language. Malta is an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea...
descent.
He was recruited as the number 50 draft pick in the 2004 AFL Draft
2004 AFL Draft
The 2004 AFL Draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05 Australian Football League off-season, consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, and the elevation of rookies...
from Chelsea and Dandenong Stingrays. He made his debut for Brisbane in Round 4, 2005 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...
.
Attard was delisted by the Lions at the end of the 2006 season. He was then drafted as a rookie by the St Kilda Football Club in the 2006 AFL Rookie Draft and was elevated to the senior list at the start 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...
and made his debut with the Saints in Round 1.
After an impressive first year at the Saints, Attard ruptured his ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament is a cruciate ligament which is one of the four major ligaments of the human knee. In the quadruped stifle , based on its anatomical position, it is referred to as the cranial cruciate ligament.The ACL originates from deep within the notch of the distal femur...
in Round 21 of the 2007 season, continuing the Saints' run of injuries. He missed all the 2008 AFL Season
2008 AFL season
-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:...
.
On 22 October 2008 the St Kilda Football Club announced they would be delisitng Attard.
Attard played 25 senior AFL games
2009 saw Attard join Chelsea Heights Football Club (Southern Football League) as co-captain. He continues with Chelsea Heights in 2010 in the same role. Attard again signed on for Chelsea Heights in 2011, having an outstanding season.
External links
- Player profile on Saints.com.au