Martin Leslie (Australian footballer)
Martin Leslie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 17 November 1962 | ||
Original team(s) | Ethelton | ||
Draft | No. 1, 1986 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 1989, Brisbane vs. St Kilda, at Moorabbin Oval | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1981–1988 | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | 150 | |
1989–1995 | Brisbane Bears (VFL/AFL) | 107 | (11)|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Martin Leslie (born 17 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
Leslie made his SANFL debut for Port Adelaide in 1981, winning the club best and fairest award in 1986 and a premiership in 1988.
At the VFL National Draft in 1986 Leslie was the number one draft choice, selected by Brisbane. Leslie deferred moving to Brisbane until the end of the 1988 SANFL season. Making his VFL debut in 1989, Leslie would eventually play 107 games for the Bears and won their best and fairest award, in 1990.
Leslie’s son, Mitch Leslie, is a professional Overwatch commentator, where he goes under the name ”Uber”.[citation needed]
External links
- Martin Leslie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Martin Leslie at AustralianFootball.com
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
- Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
- Brisbane Bears players
- South Australian State of Origin players
- Brisbane Bears Club Champion winners
- All-Australians (1953–1988)
- Australian rules biography, 1960s birth stubs