Drew Petrie

Drew Petrie
Personal information
Full name Drew Petrie
Date of birth (1982-10-15) 15 October 1982
Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 23, 2000 national draft
Height / weight 197 cm / 101 kg
Position(s) Forward / ruckman
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 21
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2001–2016
2017–
Total		 North Melbourne
West Coast		 316 (428)
000 00(0)
316 (428)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2008 Australia 2 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights

Drew Petrie (born 15 October 1982) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the North Melbourne Football Club from 2001 to 2016.

AFL career

Since debuting in 2001 he has played 300 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck. In a game against the Western Bulldogs in 2007 he helped inspire North Melbourne to a win in Glenn Archer's 300th match, kicking seven goals—six of them in the first quarter.[1] His form continued the following week when he kicked another six goals.

Petrie was selected by coach Mick Malthouse for Australia in the International Rules series against Ireland as a utility player. He was a key player during the second test at MCG, scoring two overs (three points each) in quick succession early in the last quarter. He added a goal (six points) in the final minute giving Australia some hope of snatching a win. In the end, however, Ireland won the series by five points (on aggregate).

Petrie was named as a vice-captain of North Melbourne at the start of the 2009 season and filled-in for the newly appointed captain, Brent Harvey, who missed half the season with an elbow injury. Petrie was North Melbourne's top goal scorer in 2009 with 27 goals and again in 2011 with 48.

After missing most of the 2010 season. In 2011, Petrie was selected in the All-Australian Team on the interchange.[2]

Early in the season Petrie struggled to have the same impact as the previous year. However the forward was still finding ways to get on the scoreboard, kicking a respectable 12 goals in the first seven games. From that point he turned on an impressive feat of goal kicking form, managing 46 in the final 15 matches despite being used as a decoy on multiple occasions. Petrie kicked 23 goals between rounds 16 and 19 to temporarily lead the Coleman Medal. His final tally of 58 goals was the highest of his career and pushed him past 250 career goals.

In August 2016, North Melbourne announced they would not renew Petrie's contract for the 2017 season.[3] He was subsequently drafted by the West Coast Eagles in the 2017 rookie draft.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Roos celebrate Archer milestone in style". 1 July 2007.
  2. ↑ "Six Pies named in All Australian team". 19 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "North Melbourne won't offer Brent Harvey, Drew Petrie, Nick Dal Santo, Michael Firrito contracts for 2017". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ Browne, Ashley (28 November 2016). "Giants reunite ex-Dockers Mzungu and de Boer". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2016.

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