Liam Anthony
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Liam Anthony is an Australian rules football
er with the North Melbourne Football Club
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Originally from Geraldton, Western Australia
, he was recruited from the East Fremantle
in WAFL
to North Melbourne with the 43rd selection in the 2008 AFL Draft
. His career to date has been plagued by injuries, with a stress fracture
in his foot delaying his AFL debut until half way through the 2009 season, a severed finger tendon interrupting his 2010 pre-season and dislocating his shoulder during the 2010 season.
Anthony made an impressive senior AFL debut for North Melbourne in Round 13 2009, gathering 28 possessions, and played every game for the rest of the year, avereraging 25 disposals per game.
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 with the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
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).
Originally from Geraldton, Western Australia
Geraldton, Western Australia
Geraldton is a city and port in Western Australia located north of Perth in the Mid West region. Geraldton has an estimated population at June 2010 of 36,958...
, he was recruited from the 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...
in 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...
to North Melbourne with the 43rd selection in the 2008 AFL Draft
2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
. His career to date has been plagued by injuries, with a stress fracture
Stress fracture
A stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture in bones. It is caused by "unusual or repeated stress" and also heavy continuous weight on the ankle or leg...
in his foot delaying his AFL debut until half way through the 2009 season, a severed finger tendon interrupting his 2010 pre-season and dislocating his shoulder during the 2010 season.
Anthony made an impressive senior AFL debut for North Melbourne in Round 13 2009, gathering 28 possessions, and played every game for the rest of the year, avereraging 25 disposals per game.