| Albert Proud | |||
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 Albert Proud at Brisbane Lions pre-season training in December 2008. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Proud | ||
| Born | (1988-09-06)6 September 1988 (age 37) Mer Island, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Original teams | Braybrook(WRFL),Mount Gravatt (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 22,2006 National draft,Brisbane Lions | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2007–2010 | Brisbane Lions | 29 (10) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Proud (born 6 September 1988) is a formerAustralian rules football player who played for Mt Gravatt Vultures in NEAFL. Originally fromBraybrook in Melbourne's Western suburbs he previously played for theBrisbane Lions in theAustralian Football League (AFL). Proud is anIndigenous Australian and made a name for himself at the Lions through his fierce attack on the ball, and hard work when not in possession.
In 2016 Proud pleaded guilty to charges of assaulting his girlfriend and was sentenced to five and a half years in prison.
Proud has heritage that traces back to theTorres Strait Islands,[1] but grew up inMelbourne, Victoria. He moved toBrisbane when he was fifteen years old, and later joined theMount Gravatt Football Club in theQAFL. He was selected to play for Queensland in theAFL Under 18 Championships in 2005 and 2006 and captained the side to a premiership in the latter.[2]
Proud was originally expected to come within the top ten in thedraft of 2006,[3] and early comparisons were made about him to Byron Pickett,[4] but a frightening foot injury pushed him back.[5] He was picked by Brisbane in the second round of the draft and was pick number 22 overall.
Upon arrival at the club, Proud was given the number 34 guernsey. In his debutseason of 2007 he played just two games at senior level, but played in all but one of the Lions' reserves matches and showed great promise. His2008 career was a fair improvement in terms of managing senior games by playing in seven games for the year, including the side's thrilling win againstCollingwood inround two. He included in the Lions' side for four of the last five matches for the year and racked up a career high 21 disposals and kicked two goals in theround 17 clash withNorth Melbourne. In the same year he came an amazing sixth in theGrogan Medal – the best-and-fairest in theQAFL – and polled votes nine times after only playing in twelve matches.[6]
Proud played in 13 games in 2009.
After playing two games in the fourth and fifth round of the 2010 season, Proud took a "voluntary leave of absence" from Brisbane based on personal matters.[7] He returned to the side in Round 17 and in his second week back, he kicked a career high of three goals in the team's loss toMelbourne. On 28 October 2010, Proud was delisted from the Lions.[8] However, on 7 December that year, Proud was redrafted by the Lions, taken at pick #47 in the Rookie Draft.
After getting sacked by Brisbane Lions, Albert Proud decided to rejoin his previous club Mt Gravatt Vultures for the 2011 NEAFL competition. Albert Proud met with Vultures coachDavid Lake less than 24 hours after his dismissal from the Lions.
In February 2009, Proud was charged with assault occasioning bodily harm for allegedly throwing a glass, resulting in facial injuries to a 23-year-old[9] female patron at aSurfers Paradise nightclub. The Brisbane Lions suspended Proud as a result of the incident and charge, preventing him from playing in a first-roundNAB Cup practice game and anIndigenous All-Stars representative match against Adelaide.[10] However he was reinstated shortly afterwards to take his place in the Lions side in two later practice matches. He pleaded guilty to the charge on 12 March,[9] and in July received court imposed sanctions including a three-month intensive correctional order, probation, 100 hours of community service, an $8,000 compensation order paid to the victims and further court approved counselling for his alcohol and anger management issues.[11][12]
While on personal leave from the Brisbane Lions in 2010, Proud undertook psychiatric care in Brisbane, due to problems with alcohol.[13]
In November 2015, Proud was charged with attempted murder, acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and wilful damage after violently assaulting his girlfriend inSunnybank.[14][15] Proud pleaded guilty to charges against him and was sentenced to five and a half years in prison in August 2016.[15]
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