Height/Weight 183cm / 86kg Weight 86 kg Name Eddie Sansbury | 2004-2008 North Melbourne Years Club | |
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Date of birth (1983-12-26) 26 December 1983 (age 31) Debut Round 1, 2004, Kangaroos
v. Adelaide, at MCG Role Australian Rules Football Player Original team Central District Football Club | ||
Goal of the Year Nomination Anzac Round by Eddie Sansbury
Edward (Eddie) Sansbury is an Australian rules football player who formerly played as a midfielder for the Kangaroos Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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He was drafted to the Kangaroos as a third round selection at pick 40 in the 2003 AFL Draft from the Central District Bulldogs in the South Australian National Football League. In the 2003 SANFL grand final he kicked 5 goals against the future Brownlow Medalist Adam Cooney.
Eddie played as a forward midfielder during his career. In Round 22 of 2007, Sansbury kicked 5 goals in the 64 point win over the Western Bulldogs. He had his best season in Kangaroo colours to date. However Sansbury was delisted at the end of the 2008 season after only playing one game during the season. In 2009, he has returned to Adelaide and to Central District.
Sansbury is the cousin of Sydney's Michael O'Loughlin and Kangaroo team-mate Daniel Wells.
Achievements
Career Games - 40
Career Goals - 21
Draft History - Pick 40 (2003)
Brownlow Votes - 3
Career Finals - 3