Height 1.83 m Nominations AFL Rising Star Name Shane Birss Career end 2008 | Years Club Career start 2002 Height/Weight 183 cm / 80kg Weight 84 kg | |
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Date of birth (1983-03-11) 11 March 1983 (age 32) Debut Round 2, 2002, Western Bulldogs
v. Kangaroos, at Docklands Stadium 2002–2006
2007–2008
Total Western Bulldogs
St Kilda Role Australian rules football player | ||
Original team(s) Sale / Gippsland U18 | ||
SANFL 2013 Round 17 Goal of the Day West Adelaide Shane Birss
Shane Birss (born 11 March 1983) is an Australian rules football player.
Birss played for both St Kilda and the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs from the Gippsland Under 18s in the 2001 AFL Draft. Debuting in 2002, Birss was unable to play consistently to establish himself in the Bulldogs' senior side, playing 51 games and kicking 20 goals in five seasons.
Birss was traded to St Kilda during the 2006 Trade period for their fourth Round draft selection at Number 59. He played two seasons for St Kilda before being delisted at the end of the 2008 AFL season. Birss was then recruited by South Australian Football League (SANFL) club West Adelaide but was hospitalised in December 2008 after suffering a depression-related breakdown which he attributed to his delisting by St Kilda. He initially quit West Adelaide after one match due to his battle with depression but later returned to the club.