Richard Cole was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er for the Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

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 and Essendon Football Club

Essendon Football Club

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s in the Australian Football League

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The half-back flanker was drafted by Collingwood in the first round of 2001 AFL Draft

2001 AFL Draft

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. 2004

2004 AFL season

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 was the best season in his AFL career, in which he finished sixth in Collingwood's best and fairest. He played a total of 56 games for the Magpies.

Essendon acquired Cole via trade at the end of the 2005 season

2005 AFL season

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. He made a total of 7 AFL appearances for the Bombers and was delisted at the end of the 2007 season. He now plays for Cobram Football Club.

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