| Zach Beeck | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Zachary Beeck | ||
| Born | (1982-06-30)30 June 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Original team | Busselton Football Club (SWFL) | ||
| Draft | 20th pick,2001 Rookie Draft(West Coast) 41st pick,2003 Rookie Draft(West Coast) | ||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Positions | Ruckman, utility | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | East Perth | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2002–11 | East Perth | 67 (18) | |
| 2004 | West Coast | 1 (0) | |
| 2008–09 | Peel Thunder | 22 (4) | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Zachary Beeck (born 30 June 1982) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theEast Perth andPeel Thunder Football Clubs in theWest Australian Football League (WAFL), as well as one match for theWest Coast Eagles in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He is known more for his Cricketing Career than his AFL career. He travelled around England in the early stages of life with a young Australian team and averaged 90 in his batting career as a number 3. He had a tough choice to make between AFL and Cricket and stuck to AFL much despite his better cricketing path.
Originally fromYallingup,[1] Beeck played for the Busselton Football Club in theSouth West Football League (SWFL) before being recruited toEast Perth in the WAFL. He played in the club's 2000 colts premiership victory, drawing the attention of West Coast Eagles recruiters, who selected him with pick 20 in the2001 Rookie Draft. He made his senior WAFL debut in round 20, 2002, againstSubiaco.[2] Beeck played 20 games for East Perth in 2003,[2] tying with Subiaco'sMark Nicoski for the Rookie of the Year Award.[1] He was elevated to the Eagles' senior list for the2004 season, and played his only AFL game in round 17 againstPort Adelaide,[3] recording five disposals and eight hit-outs as a replacement for the injuredAndrew McDougall.[4] He was dropped the following week.
Beeck suffered from a serious finger injury in 2005, only managing six games for East Perth, and was de-listed from the Eagles at the end of the season.[1] He switched from East Perth toPeel Thunder for the 2008 season, immediately finding form. Beeck had 438 hit-outs in the 2008, despite only playing 15 games, a season record.[5] Beeck returned to East Perth for the 2010 season, but struggled with form and work commitments, playing only 12 senior games in 2010 and 2011, and was released from the club midway through the 2011 season.[2][6]
