Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Rhys Palmer
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Full name
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Rhys Palmer
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Date of birth
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(
1989-02-13
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13 February 1989
(age 35)
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Original team(s)
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Bullcreek Leeming JFC /
East Fremantle
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Height
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181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
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Weight
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82 kg (181 lb)
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Position(s)
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Forward
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Years
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Club
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Games (Goals)
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2008?2011
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Fremantle
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0
53 (23)
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2012?2016
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Greater Western Sydney
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0
69 (72)
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2017
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Carlton
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1
0
(0)
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Total
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123 (95)
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1
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
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Sources:
AFL Tables
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AustralianFootball.com
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Rhys Palmer
(born 13 February 1989) is a former professional
Australian rules footballer
who played for the
Fremantle Football Club
,
Greater Western Sydney Giants
[1]
and
Carlton Football Club
in the
Australian Football League
(AFL). He won the
AFL Rising Star
award in
2008
.
Early life
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Palmer was born in 1989 and played junior football for the Bullcreek Leeming Junior Football Club.
[2]
He made his
West Australian Football League
(WAFL) debut for
East Fremantle
in 2007, playing 14 games, obtaining over 20 possessions in his final six games, include five goals in one game.
[3]
Palmer was a key member of
Western Australia
's victorious 2007
AFL Under 18 Championships
side, averaging 32 possessions and 3 goals per game. He finished second by one vote behind
Cale Morton
in the
Larke Medal
and was named in the Under 18
All-Australian
side.
[4]
Palmer gained attention again at 2007 AFL Draft Camp finishing second in the 3 km time trial with a time of 10min 25sec and fifth in the beep test with a score of 14.8.
[5]
AFL career
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Palmer was taken at pick #7 overall in the
2007 AFL Draft
by Fremantle.
He put in some impressive performances in the
2008 NAB Cup
and after being named as an emergency for the opening round of the 2008 season, Palmer made his debut in Round 2 at
Subiaco Oval
against
Hawthorn
. Whilst his debut match was impressive individually, with 22 possessions and a goal, Fremantle lost the match by 15 points.
[6]
In his second match he was awarded the
AFL Rising Star
nomination for his outstanding performance in the
Western Derby
,
[7]
despite receiving a gash to his head in the opening quarter.
[8]
After being nominated in Round 3, Palmer won the
2008
AFL Rising Star
ahead of
Cyril Rioli
from
Hawthorn
with 8 of the 9 judges voting him as the best emerging player. He missed most of the
2009 season
because of a knee reconstruction.
Palmer joined
Greater Western Sydney
in September 2011, becoming the third uncontracted player, after
Phil Davis
and
Callan Ward
, to join the club in preparation for its entry into the AFL for the
2012 season
.
[9]
At the conclusion of the 2016 season, Palmer was traded to Carlton. He made his first senior appearance for Carlton at the MCG against Essendon, as a late inclusion. Carlton recorded their first win of the season, winning by 15 points.
[10]
At the conclusion of the 2017 season, he was delisted by Carlton.
[11]
In 2018 he returned to Western Australia and joined
Swan Districts
in the
West Australian Football League
(WAFL).
[12]
In March 2019 he threw his shoes onto the
Gloucester Park
harness racing
track during the feature race. No horses or reinsmen were injured, but there were calls for Palmer to be banned for life from racetracks due to the dangerous act.
[13]
On 16 March 2019, at roughly 7:30pm local time, Palmer suffered serious injuries in a
motorcycle
accident in
Perth
, resulting in Palmer being placed in an
induced coma
.
[14]
Palmer has since relocated to Kalgoorlie-Boulder and continues to play football with the Kalgoorlie City Football Club (Kangas). He was awarded Best on Ground in the 2021 Grand Final and later won the club’s fairest and best award for the season.
Statistics
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- Statistics are correct to round 19 of 2017 season
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References
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External links
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Full-back
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Half-back
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Centre
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Half-forward
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Full-forward
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Ruck
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Interchange
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Coach
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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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Sixth round
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