Todd Curley
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Todd Curley is a former Australian Rules Football
er, who played for Collingwood
and the Western Bulldogs
in the Australian Football League
, and who coached West Perth Football Club
in the West Australian Football League
.
He was drafted in the 1991 AFL Draft
, to Collingwood
at pick number 41, from West Perth Football Club
. He didn't make his AFL debut for Collingwood until 1994, and played just 3 games for them in that season, acquiring 13 disposals and scoring a goal. He was delisted at the end of the season, and nominated for the 1995 national draft
, in which he was picked up by the Western Bulldogs
at pick number 29 overall.
He had a successful career at the Bulldogs, playing a total of 115 games for them across 6 seasons, including playing all games in 1998, 1999 and missing just the one game in 2000 season. In 2001 there was controversy, when he was banned for 4 matches for making contact with an umpire, after a nightmare year. It was halved on appeal, but his football career never recovered and by the end of the year he was back playing for West Perth (possibly delisted by the bulldogs). He finished his AFL career with 118 games, and 48 goals.
He continued playing football for West Perth
in the Western Australian Football League, and was announced their captain for the 2005 WAFL season, although decided to retire at the end of that season. He played a total of 147 games for West Perth. In December 2005, he was then announced as the new coach for West Perth, after being selected from a strong list of applicants. In October 2007, at the club's best and fairest night, it was announced that Todd had signed on for the next two years as head coach
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 for Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
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...
, and who coached West Perth Football Club
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
in the West Australian Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
.
He was drafted in the 1991 AFL Draft
1991 AFL Draft
- History :When the competition was known as the Victorian Football League , the league introduced the first incarnation of a draft system in 1981, where teams had two selections each of interstate players determined by reverse finishing position order...
, to Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
at pick number 41, from West Perth Football Club
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
. He didn't make his AFL debut for Collingwood until 1994, and played just 3 games for them in that season, acquiring 13 disposals and scoring a goal. He was delisted at the end of the season, and nominated for the 1995 national draft
1995 AFL Draft
The 1995 AFL Draft was held at the conclusion of the 1995 Australian Football League season.The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football clubs that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.Clubs receive picks based...
, in which he was picked up by 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...
at pick number 29 overall.
He had a successful career at the Bulldogs, playing a total of 115 games for them across 6 seasons, including playing all games in 1998, 1999 and missing just the one game in 2000 season. In 2001 there was controversy, when he was banned for 4 matches for making contact with an umpire, after a nightmare year. It was halved on appeal, but his football career never recovered and by the end of the year he was back playing for West Perth (possibly delisted by the bulldogs). He finished his AFL career with 118 games, and 48 goals.
He continued playing football for West Perth
West Perth Football Club
The West Perth Football Club, nicknamed the Falcons, is an Australian rules football club located in Joondalup, Western Australia, competing in the West Australian Football League . It is the oldest existing Australian rules football club in Western Australia. It competes in the West Australian...
in the Western Australian Football League, and was announced their captain for the 2005 WAFL season, although decided to retire at the end of that season. He played a total of 147 games for West Perth. In December 2005, he was then announced as the new coach for West Perth, after being selected from a strong list of applicants. In October 2007, at the club's best and fairest night, it was announced that Todd had signed on for the next two years as head coach