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'''Andrew Lovett''' (born 11 November 1982) is an [[indigenous]]<ref>AFL Record; Round 9, 2009. Slattery Publishing, p75</ref> [[Australian rules football]]er who played in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) for [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] between 2005 and 2009. He was drafted by [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] at the end of the 2009 season, but in December 2009 Lovett was suspended indefinitely by the Saints following allegations of being involved in a sexual assault.<ref>Langmaid, Aaron with AAP (24 December 2009) [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/andrew-lovett-suspended-by-st-kilda/story-e6frf7jo-1225813472122 Andrew Lovett suspended by St Kilda over police probe]; [[Herald Sun]]</ref> He was later sacked on 16th Feb 2010 without having played a match with the Saints after rape charges were laid against him. He was then recruited by former club East Perth.<ref name="sacked">AAP [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26731825-5018851,00.html AFL star Andrew Lovett sacked by St Kilda]; [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]</ref>
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'''Andrew Lovett''' (born 11 November 1982) is an [[indigenous]]<ref>AFL Record; Round 9, 2009. Slattery Publishing, p75</ref> [[Australian rules football]]er who played in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) for [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] between 2005 and 2009. He was drafted by [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] at the end of the 2009 season, but in December 2009 Lovett was suspended indefinitely by the Saints following allegations of being involved in a sexual assault.<ref>Langmaid, Aaron with AAP (24 December 2009) [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/andrew-lovett-suspended-by-st-kilda/story-e6frf7jo-1225813472122 Andrew Lovett suspended by St Kilda over police probe]; [[Herald Sun]]</ref> His contract with st Kilda was terminated on 16 February 2010, after rape charges were laid against him. He was then recruited by former club East Perth.<ref name="sacked">AAP [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26731825-5018851,00.html AFL star Andrew Lovett sacked by St Kilda]; [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]</ref>

== Early life ==
Lovett has [[Indigenous Australian]] heritage and his tribal ancestry can be traced to the [[Gunditjmara]].<ref>AFL Record; Round 9, 2009. Slattery Publishing, p75</ref> He is the cousin of [[Nathan Lovett-Murray]] who also plays AFL football.

After not being drafted in 2002, Lovett was advised{{Who|date=November 2009}} to remain with his team, the Northern Knights. He then began playing for North Heidelberg in [[Melbourne]]'s Diamond Valley league before relocating to [[Western Australia]] to play for [[East Perth Football Club|East Perth]] in the [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]], where he believed he had a greater chance of making it into the AFL.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}

== AFL career ==

Lovett was selected by [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon]] in [[AFL Season 2003|2003]] in the [[2003 AFL Draft|Rookie Draft]]. He remained a rookie, playing for the [[Bendigo Bombers]], until he made his AFL debut against [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]].

Lovett was a member of the [[Australia]]n team that won the [[Cormac McAnallen Cup]] during the [[2005 International Rules Series]]. He also won the [[The Anzac Day clash#Anzac Medal|Anzac Day Medal]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite news | last = Stevens | first = Mark | date = 1 October 2008 | title = Sydney Swans chase Essendon's Andrew Lovett | work = Herald Sun | url =http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/swans-in-lovett/story-0-1111117630905 | accessdate = 15 July 2011 }}</ref>

At the end of the 2008 season, Lovett was mentioned as a potential trade for Essendon.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} The [[Geelong Football Club]] were said to be the most interested in securing the lively forward who still had one year to run on his contract at Essendon. Although a trade did not eventuate, his form in the 2009 season saw another offer - this time from St Kilda, who traded their first round pick (#16). Lovett accepted the move despite other offers (from the [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Port Adelaide Football Club|Port Adelaide]]) to remain in Melbourne with his family and friends whilst having the prospects of being involved in a premiership team. He was later given the number 9 guernsey, which was last worn by goalkicker [[Fraser Gehrig]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saints.com.au/season2009/news/newsarticle/tabid/5315/newsid/85946/default.aspx |title=St Kilda trade week summary |work=saints.com.au |date=2009-10-09 |accessdate=2009-10-09}}</ref>

In December 2009 Lovett was suspended indefinitely by the Saints following allegations of being involved in a sexual assault.<ref>Langmaid, Aaron with AAP (24 December 2009) [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/andrew-lovett-suspended-by-st-kilda/story-e6frf7jo-1225813472122 Andrew Lovett suspended by St Kilda over police probe]; [[Herald Sun]]</ref><ref>Dowsley, Anthony and Murphy, Padraic (26 December 2009) [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/woman-claims-she-was-sexually-assaulted-by-andrew-lovett-as-she-slept/story-e6frf7jo-1225813674913 Woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Andrew Lovett as she slept]; [[Herald Sun]]</ref> On 16 February 2010 Lovett was dismissed from St Kilda following confirmation that rape charges were laid.<ref name="sacked"/>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player.asp?id=87 Andrew Lovett profile on the Essendon Football Club official website]
*{{AflRleague|ref=A/Andrew_Lovett.html}}

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{{2005 Australian International Rules Team}}
{{Indigenous All-Stars Squad 2009}}
{{Indigenous All-Stars Squad 2007}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Essendon Football Club players]]
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[[Category:North Heidelberg Football Club players]]
[[Category:Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football]]
[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria]]

Revision as of 02:36, 20 July 2011

Andrew Lovett (born 11 November 1982) is an indigenous[1] Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for Essendon between 2005 and 2009. He was drafted by St Kilda at the end of the 2009 season, but in December 2009 Lovett was suspended indefinitely by the Saints following allegations of being involved in a sexual assault.[2] He was later sacked on 16th Feb 2010 without having played a match with the Saints after rape charges were laid against him. He was then recruited by former club East Perth.[3]

  1. ^ AFL Record; Round 9, 2009. Slattery Publishing, p75
  2. ^ Langmaid, Aaron with AAP (24 December 2009) Andrew Lovett suspended by St Kilda over police probe; Herald Sun
  3. ^ AAP AFL star Andrew Lovett sacked by St Kilda; Fox Sports
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