| Bernie Vince | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Vince playing for Melbourne in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bernard Vince | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-10-02)2 October 1985 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Stansbury, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 32,2005 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2006,Adelaide vs.Collingwood, atTelstra Dome | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006–2013 | Adelaide | 129(80) | |
| 2014–2018 | Melbourne | 100(33) | |
| Total | 229 (113) | ||
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 2011. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bernard Vince (born 2 October 1985) is a formerAustralian rules footballer who played for theAdelaide andMelbourne Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He has since become involved in the football media, working forTriple M andFox Footy.
At the time of his retirement, Vince was only one of seven players in VFL/AFL history to have played 100 or more games at two clubs and win the best and fairest award at both clubs.[1]
Originally fromStansbury on theYorke Peninsula, Vince grew up on the family farm with four younger sisters and attended school at Minlaton District School until his senior years, which were spent inAdelaide atPrince Alfred College where he represented the school in the Open A Grade football and cricket teams.
Vince originally playedAustralian Rules football for the CMS Crows. After an unsuccessful stint in theSANFL, he returned toStansbury, but eventuallyWoodville-West Torrens gave him a chance to play in the SANFL firsts—successfully played four games–including 3 finals. Vince was selected by theAdelaide Football Club in the 2005 national draft with pick 32.
Vince played all pre-seasonNAB Cup games in 2006, and debuted later that year—playing ten games in his first two seasons. He played six consecutive games early in 2007 before missing the rest of the season due to form and injury.
2008 saw Vince become a consistent member of Adelaide's young midfield, capable of going forward as well. One such performance earned him theShowdown Medal inShowdown XXIV against rivalsPort Adelaide, despite being one of several Crows to take heavy knocks in the six-point victory. In round 11 againstRichmond, he exceeded 30 disposals for the first time—also kicking 3 goals—as Adelaide won by 50 points. He has continued this form in 2009, being one of the club's, and league's, leading possession-getters. Vince topped a great season by winning the Adelaide Crows Best and Fairest award in 2009.[2]
In 2007 and 2010 Vince was suspended by Adelaide for missing curfews.[3][4] Prior to the start of the 2012 AFL season, Vince was reprimanded, but not suspended, after reportedly stripping down to his underwear in a pub after celebrating his cricket team winning the championship. Vince had played for theStansbury, South Australia for most of the season, but Adelaide coachBrenton Sanderson prevented him from playing in the final to avoid any chance of injury so close to the AFL season.[5]
Vince was traded to theMelbourne Demons during the2013 Trade Period.[6]
In 2015, he won theKeith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal as Melbourne's best and fairest, polling one vote ahead ofJack Viney.[7]
Vince married Abbie Noonan in 2017. They have one son, Harvey and two daughters, Olivia and Charlotte.[8]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2006 | Adelaide | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 2007 | Adelaide | 28 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 2008 | Adelaide | 17 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 217 | 161 | 378 | 100 | 50 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 7.7 | 18.0 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 2009 | Adelaide | 17 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 336 | 323 | 659 | 142 | 66 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 27.5 | 5.9 | 2.8 |
| 2010 | Adelaide | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 226 | 154 | 380 | 78 | 41 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14.1 | 9.6 | 23.8 | 4.9 | 2.6 |
| 2011 | Adelaide | 17 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 227 | 163 | 390 | 69 | 33 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 9.6 | 22.9 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | Adelaide | 17 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 293 | 121 | 414 | 83 | 34 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 6.1 | 20.7 | 4.2 | 1.7 |
| 2013 | Adelaide | 17 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 284 | 148 | 432 | 87 | 68 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 7.0 | 20.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | Melbourne | 23 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 361 | 170 | 531 | 100 | 76 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 16.4 | 7.7 | 24.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 |
| 2015 | Melbourne | 23 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 307 | 212 | 519 | 57 | 101 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 10.1 | 24.7 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | Melbourne | 23 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 357 | 177 | 534 | 81 | 65 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17.0 | 8.4 | 25.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 2017 | Melbourne | 23 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 263 | 140 | 403 | 73 | 55 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 13.8 | 7.4 | 21.2 | 3.8 | 2.9 |
| 2018 | Melbourne | 23 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 101 | 273 | 43 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 5.9 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Career | 229 | 113 | 90 | 3086 | 1914 | 5000 | 938 | 650 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 13.5 | 8.4 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 2.8 | ||
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