| Anthony Corrie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Anthony Corrie | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-06-22)22 June 1984 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory | ||
| Original team(s) | Nightcliff | ||
| Draft | 44th overall,2002 AFL Draft 4th overall,2007 Rookie Draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2008 | Brisbane Lions | 53 (48) | |
| 2009–2010 | Collingwood | 3 (2) | |
| Total | 56 (50) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
All-Australian U18 2002 | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Anthony Corrie (born 22 June 1984 in Darwin,Australia[1]) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who had a 56-gameAustralian Football League (AFL) career.
Regarded as one of the most talented under 18s in the country,[citation needed] he was named All-Australian and won the Harrison Medal at the Under 18 National Championships 2002, attracting the attention of AFL talent scouts. The Brisbane Lions recruited him in the2002 AFL Draft from theSouthern Districts Football Club. In 2004 he made his AFL debut with theBrisbane Lions against West Coast. Ofindigenous heritage, he began playing junior football with theNightcliff Football Club in theNorthern Territory and represented the Northern Territory Thunder side.[2]
Corrie suffered a setback when he broke his jaw in round 12 in a collision withEssendon Football Club'sDustin Fletcher. A finger injury once again proved to be a setback to his career. In 2006, after a couple of in-form games, Corrie ruptured hisanterior cruciate ligament on a fall againstFremantle, ending his season.
He was delisted at the end of 2006, but was redrafted by the Lions with their first selection in the 2006 Rookie Draft.
At the end of the 2008 season, Corrie wastraded to Collingwood in return for pick 93.[3] He played 3 games for Collingwood in the next 2 seasons before being delisted at the end of the 2010 AFL season.
Since 2014 Corrie has been the playing coach of theKenmore Australian Football Club in theQFA South league.[4]
First cousin of Melbourne FC's Aaron Davey and Essendon FC's Alwyn Davey through their mothers who are sisters.
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