Andrew Gaff
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Andrew Gaff is an Australian rules football
er, drafted with the fourth selection in the 2010 AFL Draft
by the West Coast Eagles
.
Originally from the Kew Comets, Gaff played in the TAC Cup
with the Oakleigh Chargers
before being selected in the draft by the Eagles. He attended Carey Baptist Grammar School
and starred in the Carey first XVIII football team He also attended Kew East Primary school until 2004.
Gaff played his first game for the Eagles in the pool round of the 2011 NAB Cup
, playing against and gathering six possessions, before being rested in the second game against . He made his premiership season debut in the opening round match against , replacing Chris Masten
as the Eagles' first substitute player. Gaff has been named 'The Super Sub' due his ability to come onto the ground in the dying minutes and have an impact, using his large aerobic capacity and hard running against a fatigued opposition.
He became the third player in the Eagles' history to wear the No. 3 jumper for the Eagles after Chris Mainwaring
and Chris Judd
. The jumper was retired for three years following Mainwaring's death in October 2007 and Judd's departure from the club prior to the 2008 season.
In round 19, 2011, Gaff was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star
award.
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, drafted with the fourth selection in the 2010 AFL Draft
2010 AFL Draft
The 2010 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2010/11 Australian Football League off-season. These are the Trade Week; held between , the National Draft; held on the , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .This is the first national draft to feature the...
by the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
.
Originally from the Kew Comets, Gaff played in the TAC Cup
TAC Cup
The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....
with the Oakleigh Chargers
Oakleigh Chargers
The Oakleigh Chargers are an Australian rules football club playing in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based at Warrawee Park in Oakleigh, Victoria, representing the southeastern suburban area of Melbourne...
before being selected in the draft by the Eagles. He attended Carey Baptist Grammar School
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Carey Baptist Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Christian, international, day school consisting of four campuses in Victoria, Australia - Kew , Donvale , the Carey Sports Complex in Bulleen and an outdoor education camp near Paynesville in eastern Gippsland called Carey...
and starred in the Carey first XVIII football team He also attended Kew East Primary school until 2004.
Gaff played his first game for the Eagles in the pool round of the 2011 NAB Cup
2011 NAB Cup
-Quarter-finals:-Semi-finals:-Grand Final:-NAB Challenge:Teams that are eliminated from the NAB Cup are scheduled to play against each other, mostly at regional venues, to provide all teams warm-up games for the main season and expose regional audiences to AFL level football.On 16 December 2010,...
, playing against and gathering six possessions, before being rested in the second game against . He made his premiership season debut in the opening round match against , replacing Chris Masten
Chris Masten
Chris Masten is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles. He was chosen as the first round pick in the 2007 AFL Draft by the Eagles, the team he had supported as a child....
as the Eagles' first substitute player. Gaff has been named 'The Super Sub' due his ability to come onto the ground in the dying minutes and have an impact, using his large aerobic capacity and hard running against a fatigued opposition.
He became the third player in the Eagles' history to wear the No. 3 jumper for the Eagles after Chris Mainwaring
Chris Mainwaring
Chris Douglas Mainwaring was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League...
and Chris Judd
Chris Judd
Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
. The jumper was retired for three years following Mainwaring's death in October 2007 and Judd's departure from the club prior to the 2008 season.
In round 19, 2011, Gaff was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star
2011 AFL Rising Star
The AFL Rising Star award is given annually to a stand out young player in the Australian Football League. The 2011 Ron Evans Medal will be awarded to one of the 24 nominees. The 2011 award was won by Dyson Heppell of the Essendon Football Club....
award.