Patrick Veszpremi
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Patrick Veszpremi is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Western Bulldogs
in the Australian Football League
, having previously played for the Sydney Swans
.
Originally from Bundoora, Victoria
, Veszpremi was drafted to the Swans from the Northern Knights
in the TAC Cup
with the 11th selection in the 2007 AFL Draft
. He was named in the Under 18 All Australian side as a defender, but also played as a forward, where he once kicked eight goals for the Knights in a final.
He made his debut for the Swans in 2008 Round 18 against the Western Bulldogs
in a 16 point defeat. In his fourth game against Brisbane he kicked four goals.
Veszpremi was one of five teenage footballers whose final year of junior football was chronicled in the book The Draft: inside the AFL's Search for talent by Emma Quayle
, published by Allen and Unwin in September 2008.
At the end of the 2010 season, Veszpremi was traded to the Western Bulldogs
. He, along with a late draft pick, were traded for Bulldogs player, Andrejs Everitt
.
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...
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...
, having previously played for the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
.
Originally from Bundoora, Victoria
Bundoora, Victoria
Bundoora is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from the Melbourne central business district. Its Local Government Area are the cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea. At the 2006 Census, Bundoora had a population of 24,018....
, Veszpremi was drafted to the Swans from the Northern Knights
Northern Knights
The Northern Knights are an Australian rules football club playing in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based in Preston, representing the northern suburban area of Melbourne....
in the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
with the 11th selection in the 2007 AFL Draft
2007 AFL Draft
The 2007 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft.- Trades :...
. He was named in the Under 18 All Australian side as a defender, but also played as a forward, where he once kicked eight goals for the Knights in a final.
He made his debut for the Swans in 2008 Round 18 against the 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...
in a 16 point defeat. In his fourth game against Brisbane he kicked four goals.
Veszpremi was one of five teenage footballers whose final year of junior football was chronicled in the book The Draft: inside the AFL's Search for talent by Emma Quayle
Emma Quayle
Emma Quayle is a journalist at The Age newspaper in Melbourne, Australia. Joining as a cadet in 1999, she has covered sport since 2001, specialising in Australian Football League football. Quayle won AFL Media Association Awards in 2005 and 2006 for her coverage of under-18 football and the AFL...
, published by Allen and Unwin in September 2008.
At the end of the 2010 season, Veszpremi was traded to the 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...
. He, along with a late draft pick, were traded for Bulldogs player, Andrejs Everitt
Andrejs Everitt
Andrejs Everitt is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League and previously played for the Western Bulldogs. He is the younger brother of former St Kilda, Hawthorn and Sydney player Peter Everitt.Everitt was picked in the 2006 AFL...
.