Shane Birss
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Shane Birss is an Australian rules football
player.
Birss played for both the St Kilda Football Club and the Western Bulldogs
in the Australian Football League
(AFL). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs from the Gippsland Under 18s in the 2001 AFL Draft. He was unable to play consistently to establish himself in the Bulldogs' best 18. He played 51 games and kicked 20 goals in five seasons, having debuted in 2002. His playing measurements at the commencement of the 2006 season were 183 cm and 83 kg.
The 2006 Record describes Birss as a "long kicking utility" and as possessing "ball winning abilities" with a capacity for "hard running". In nine VFL
games in 2006 he featured in the best seven times.
Birss was traded to St Kilda during the 2006 Trade period
for their 4th Round draft selection at Number 59. He played two seasons for St Kilda before being delisted at the end of the 2008 season. He currently plays in the South Australian Football League (SANFL).
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...
player.
Birss played for both the St Kilda Football Club and 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 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). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs from the Gippsland Under 18s in the 2001 AFL Draft. He was unable to play consistently to establish himself in the Bulldogs' best 18. He played 51 games and kicked 20 goals in five seasons, having debuted in 2002. His playing measurements at the commencement of the 2006 season were 183 cm and 83 kg.
The 2006 Record describes Birss as a "long kicking utility" and as possessing "ball winning abilities" with a capacity for "hard running". In nine VFL
VFL
VFL can refer to:Sport* Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996....
games in 2006 he featured in the best seven times.
Birss was traded to St Kilda during the 2006 Trade period
2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
for their 4th Round draft selection at Number 59. He played two seasons for St Kilda before being delisted at the end of the 2008 season. He currently plays in the South Australian Football League (SANFL).