Martin Heffernan is a former Australian rules football

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er who played with Geelong

Geelong Football Club

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 and the Brisbane Bears

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 in the Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Originally from Terang, Heffernan played his three games for Geelong midway through the 1992 AFL season

1992 AFL season

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. With Geelong going on to make the grand final, Heffernan was unable to break into the seniors on any more occasions.

He was selected by Brisbane in the 1993 Pre-Season Draft

1992 AFL Draft

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with pick six but would only add two further games to his league tally.