Todd Banfield is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...

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He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' third selection (pick 41 overall) in the 2008 National Draft

2008 AFL Draft

The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...

. He was recruited from swan districts(WA)joining fellow West Australian team mates; Simon Black

Simon Black

Simon Black is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill...

, Ash McGrath, Matthew Leuenberger

Matthew leuenberger

Matthew "Matt" Leuenberger is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...

, Rohan Bewick

Rohan Bewick

Rohan Bewick is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League . Bewick was part of the Gold Coast Suns compensation to Lions for the loss of senior players; Jared Brennan and Michael Rischitelli . He made his AFL debut in Round 1 2011...

, Mitch Clark, Josh Green

Josh Green

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 and Daniel Rich

Daniel Rich

Daniel Rich is a current Australian rules football player for the Brisbane Lions. He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first selection in the 2008 National Draft.-Pre-AFL career:...

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AFL career

Banfield made his debut for Brisbane in the first round of the 2010 season.

In Round 6 Banfield received a NAB AFL Rising Star star nomination when he kicked a career best 3 goals.

In the 2010 season Banfield was one of the few lions to play every match. He finished the season as the third highest goal scorer(27) for the club, only behind Jonathan Brown

Jonathan Brown

Jonathan Brown is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League. Widely regarded as one of the premier players in the competition, Brown is a three-time club best and fairest winner, two time All Australian , one time Coleman Medallist and three...

 (53) and Brendan Fevola

Brendan Fevola

Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....

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International career

Banfield was announced in the 22-man squad that will travel to Ireland to represent Australia in the 2010 International Rules Series

2010 International Rules Series

The 2010 International Rules Series was the 12th International Rules Series, contested between Gaelic football players from Ireland and Australian rules football players from Australia...

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