Andrew Bomford is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Essendon

Essendon Football Club

The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 and the Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Bomford was initially drafted by the Sydney Swans and he played 79 games for them at reserves level. Essendon then acquired him in the 1996 AFL Draft

1996 AFL Draft

The 1996 AFL Draft was held at the conclusion of the 1996 Australian Football League season.The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.Clubs receive picks based...

 with pick 25, one of the compensation picks that they had received for losing Gavin Wanganeen

Gavin Wanganeen

Gavin Adrian Wanganeen is a retired Australian rules footballer, playing in two Australian Football League premierships with Essendon and Port Adelaide. Wanganeen is a Brownlow Medallist and is considered one of the finest indigenous players ever...

. He made three appearances in 1997 and played 10 games in 1998 for Essendon.

He returned to Sydney for the 1999 season, traded for the draft pick used by Essendon on Danny Jacobs

Danny Jacobs

Daniel "Danny" Jacobs is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon and Hawthorn Football Clubs in the Australian Football League.-Essendon career:...

. On debut, in the opening round of the season against Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide Football Club

The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...

, Bomford had a career best 25 disposals. He played only one more year with the Swans and finished his career at North Shore, retiring after playing in their 2001 premiership team.