Paul Patterson (footballer)
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Paul Patterson is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League
(AFL) and West Adelaide
in the South Australian National Football League
(SANFL).
Patterson was already an experience player for West Adelaide
when he joined Adelaide for their first ever league season in 1991. A key defender, he had to wait until round 22 to make his debut and played just eight more games before being delisted in 1993. He kept playing with West Adelaide until retiring in 1999, having brought up his 200th SANFL appearance in the final round of the season.
Outside of football, Patterson was a Police officer
with the South Australia Police
where he was a member of the Police Tactical Group
, S.T.A.R. force
.
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 who played with Adelaide 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) and West Adelaide
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
(SANFL).
Patterson was already an experience player for West Adelaide
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
when he joined Adelaide for their first ever league season in 1991. A key defender, he had to wait until round 22 to make his debut and played just eight more games before being delisted in 1993. He kept playing with West Adelaide until retiring in 1999, having brought up his 200th SANFL appearance in the final round of the season.
Outside of football, Patterson was a Police officer
Police officer
A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
with the South Australia Police
South Australia Police
The South Australia Police is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the South Australian Department of Justice.-History:...
where he was a member of the Police Tactical Group
Police Tactical Group
Police tactical groups , formerly known as "police assault groups", are part of the Australian government's National Anti-Terrorism Plan which, since 1978, has required each state and territory police force to maintain a specialised counter-terrorist and hostage rescue unit jointly funded by the...
, S.T.A.R. force
Special Tasks and Rescue
Special Tasks and Rescue is the Police Tactical Group of the South Australia Police.-History:Formed on 30 November 1978 the South Australian Police STAR Group was a rationalisation of specialist resources into one command/unit. Specialist units had existed prior to 1978 within SAPOL to deal with...
.