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Paul Medhurst
Paul Medhurst
Personal information
Original team(s)	Claremont Football Club
Debut	Round 1, March 31 2002, Fremantle vs. West Coast Eagles, at Subiaco Oval
Height / weight	178cm / 86kg
Playing career
	Fremantle (2002-2006) 99 games, 166 goals
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Paul Medhurst (born 11 December 1981) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Medhurst was drafted to the Fremantle Dockers as a small forward, as a 4th round selection in the 2001 AFL Draft, after winning the Bernie Naylor Medal in 2001 for the most goals the WAFL where he played for the Claremont Football Club.

He made a successful debut in round 1, 2002 in a Western Derby against West Coast, kicking 3 goals and earning him an AFL Rising Star nomination. At the end of 2002 he won the Beacon Award as the best young player on the Fremantle team. He was Fremantle's leading goalkicker in 2003 and 2004, kicking 50 and 41 goals respectively, including hauls of 9 against Brisbane in 2004 and 7 against Carlton in 2003. Medhurst's ability to find the ball and kick some goals in the stereotype pocket role were overshadowed by his brilliant overhead marking, which helped him to his clever record at Fremantle of 166 goals in his 99 appearances.

In 2006, Medhurst would only play 12 games in a year which saw the club make it's best performance, finishing top 4 after a Preliminary Final berth. His lack of form would see him traded to Collingwood along with the clubs first round draft pick for troubled forward Chris Tarrant.

External links

Paul Medhurst's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
Paul Medhurst's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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 games, 166 goals
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-'''Paul Medhurst''', born 11 December 1981 is an [[Australian rules football]]er.  Formerly a player for the [[Fremantle Football Club]] as a [[Football (Australian rules) positions#forward pocket|small forward]], he was traded to the [[Collingwood Football Club]] for [[Chris Tarrant (footballer)|Chris Tarrant]] on [[October 13th]], [[2006]].  He was a 4th round selection in the [[2001 AFL Draft]] after winning the [[Bernie Naylor Medal]] in 2001  for the most goals the [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]] where he played for the [[Claremont Football Club]].
+'''Paul Medhurst''' (born 11 December 1981) is an [[Australian rules football]]er in the [[Australian Football League]].
+Medhurst was drafted to the [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle Dockers]] as a [[Football (Australian rules) positions#forward pocket|small forward]], as a 4th round selection in the [[2001 AFL Draft]], after winning the [[Bernie Naylor Medal]] in 2001  for the most goals the [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]] where he played for the [[Claremont Football Club]].
-He made a successful debut in round 1, 2002 in a [[Western Derby]] against West Coast, kicking 3 goals and earning him an [[AFL Rising Star]] nomination.  At the end of 2002 he won the [[Fremantle Football Club#Beacon Award|Beacon Award]] as the best young player on the Fremantle team.  He was Fremantle's leading goalkicker in 2003 and 2004, kicking 50 and 41 goals respectively, including hauls of 9 against Brisbane in 2004 and 7 against Carlton in 2003.   His 154 goals (to the end of 2005) is currently third behind to [[Clive Waterhouse]] who holds the record of 178 goals for Fremantle, and [[Matthew Pavlich]] with 167.  He is a very strong overhead mark for his size. He has currently played 67 consecutive matches since 2003.
+He made a successful debut in round 1, 2002 in a [[Western Derby]] against West Coast, kicking 3 goals and earning him an [[AFL Rising Star]] nomination. At the end of 2002 he won the [[Fremantle Football Club#Beacon Award|Beacon Award]] as the best young player on the Fremantle team.  He was Fremantle's leading goalkicker in 2003 and 2004, kicking 50 and 41 goals respectively, including hauls of 9 against Brisbane in 2004 and 7 against Carlton in 2003. Medhurst's ability to find the ball and kick some goals in the stereotype pocket role were overshadowed by his brilliant overhead marking, which helped him to his clever record at Fremantle of 166 goals in his 99 appearances.
-Wearing guernsey number 34 from his debut in 2002 until 2005, for the 2006 season he has chosen to change to number 6, the number worn by his idol, ex-Fremantle and [[Adelaide Crows|Adelaide]] champion goalkicker [[Tony Modra]].
+In [[2006]], Medhurst would only play 12 games in a year which saw the club make it's best performance, finishing top 4 after a Preliminary Final berth. His lack of form would see him traded to [[Collingwood Magpies|Collingwood]] along with the clubs first round draft pick for troubled forward [[Chris Tarrant (footballer)|Chris Tarrant]].
-As of the 2006 trading period has now become a member of The Collingwood Magpies Football Club as part of a deal that saw pick 8 and Paul Medhurst head to Victoria in return for Chris Tarrant.
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 [[Category:Fremantle Dockers players|Medhurst, Paul]]
-[[Category:Collingwood Magpies players|Medhurst, Paul]]
 [[Category:Claremont Football Club players|Medhurst, Paul]]