David Gallagher (footballer)
| Personal information | |
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| Birth | 5 August 1980 |
| Recruited from | Prahran Dragons |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, 1999, Adelaide Football Club v. Western Bulldogs, at Football Park |
| Team(s) |
Adelaide (1999-2001)
Carlton (2002)
Total - 33 Games, 3 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2011 season | |
| Career highlights | |
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David Gallagher (born 5 August 1980) is an Australian rules footballer who has played in the Australian Football League and the Victorian Football League.
Gallagher was recruited from the Prahran Dragons in the TAC Cup to the Adelaide Football Club with the 32nd selection in the 1998 AFL Draft.[1] After playing 26 games over three seasons, including a AFL Rising Star nomination in 1999[2] he was traded to Carlton in return for Ben Nelson.[1] He played in seven of the first nine games of the 2002 season, but did not play again in the AFL and was delisted.[3]
Since his AFL career, Gallagher has had a long and successful VFL career with the Sandringham Football Club. To the end of 2010, he has played 131 games for the Zebras, winning consecutive premierships with the club in 2004, 2005 and 2006,[4] and twice winning the best and fairest award, in 2004 and 2009.[5] In 2011, Gallagher was made club captain.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL 2005. p. 341. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
- ^ High-flying Crow hero
- ^ David Gallagher (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
- ^ a b Sandringham Football Club, Gallagher named Sandringham Captain for 2011, 29 March 2011, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Sandringham Football Club, The Honour Board, Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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