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Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Cleve Hughes
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Full name
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Cleve Hughes
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Date of birth
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(
1987-01-15
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15 January 1987
(age 37)
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Place of birth
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South Australia
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Original team(s)
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Norwood
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Height
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193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
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Weight
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93 kg (205 lb)
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Position(s)
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Centre half forward/full forward
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Years
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Club
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Games (Goals)
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2006?2009
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Richmond
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16 (23)
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1
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.
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Sources:
AFL Tables
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AustralianFootball.com
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Cleve Hughes
(born 15 January 1987) is a former professional
Australian rules footballer
who played for the
Richmond Football Club
in the
Australian Football League
(AFL).
Hughes was drafted by Richmond at pick 24 from
South Australian National Football League
(SANFL) club
Norwood
in the
2005 national draft
.
2007 season
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Hughes played a handful of senior games in 2007 with a highlight being his three-goal effort against reigning premiers
West Coast Eagles
in a 21-point loss. He also managed to score three goals in the round 6 match against
Geelong
, however the Tigers were thrashed by 157 points on the day.
2008 season
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If there was any indication Hughes would be the future replacement for
Matthew Richardson
it was in the Tigers round 13 clash against
Port Adelaide
at
AAMI Stadium
. After playing consistent football in the
Victorian Football League
(VFL), scoring multiple bags of goals, Hughes got his chance for Richmond booting six goals in the Tigers four point win.
AFLQ/NEAFL
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After being delisted by Richmond, Hughes joined
Queensland Australian Football League
(QAFL) team
Southport
in 2010. He won the NEAFL leading goal kicker award on two occasions. 2010 with Southport
[1]
and 2014 with
Redland
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[2]
Other
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Hughes was also an exceptional cricket player in his youth, having made the Australian Under-17 development side in 2003/04 as right arm fast bowler. His district cricket club in South Australia was
Kensington Cricket Club
.
Hughes is also currently modeling for Viviens Model Management in Melbourne and Sydney. He is signed internationally with Promod in Germany.
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First round
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Second round
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Third round
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Fourth round
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Fifth round
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