Brent Staker
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Brent Staker is an Australian rules football
er in the AFL
, who plays for the Brisbane Lions
.
in remote country New South Wales
.
He went to Burke Ward Public School where he made a time capsule to be opened on 2020. He made his A Grade debut in 2000 at age 15 for West Broken Hill(The Club at which his father Alan holds the record for most senior games played) playing in their losing grand final side that year
Recruited from NSW/ACT Rams
(Under 18s), he made his debut in 2003.
In round seven 2004, he earned a AFL Rising Star nomination when he kicked three goals against Melbourne
.
Staker was punched by Barry Hall
on 12 April 2008 in a game against the Sydney Swans
at ANZ Stadium http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23532115-948,00.html. Hall was suspended for seven weeks http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23545411-948,00.html. Later in the same match Hall broke his wrist, potentially keeping him out of the game for more than his suspension period. This was not his only hiccup in matches against the Swans however; in the 2005 AFL Grand Final
he was slapped with a 50-metre penalty
in the dying moments following an incident involving Adam Goodes
in a play that cost West Coast the game.
At the end of the 2009 season Staker told the Eagles that he wished to be traded away from Western Australia; the Eagles traded him to the Brisbane Lions with its third round draft pick (#39 overall) for Bradd Dalziell
.
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 in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
, who plays for the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
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Early life
Staker grew up in Broken HillBroken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
in remote country New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
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He went to Burke Ward Public School where he made a time capsule to be opened on 2020. He made his A Grade debut in 2000 at age 15 for West Broken Hill(The Club at which his father Alan holds the record for most senior games played) playing in their losing grand final side that year
Recruited from NSW/ACT Rams
NSW/ACT Rams
The NSW/ACT Rams were an under 18 Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup.The team, under the guidance of AFL NSW/ACT represented New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and had the moniker of the Ram, partly derived as an acronym from Riverina, ACT, Murrumbidgee...
(Under 18s), he made his debut in 2003.
In round seven 2004, he earned a AFL Rising Star nomination when he kicked three goals against Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
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Staker was punched by Barry Hall
Barry Hall
Barry Hall is a former Australian rules footballer. Hall is considered to be one of the best forwards of the modern era, being named All-Australian, leading his club's goalkicking on nine occasions and captaining the Sydney Swans to their 2005 AFL Grand Final victory...
on 12 April 2008 in a game against 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...
at ANZ Stadium http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23532115-948,00.html. Hall was suspended for seven weeks http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23545411-948,00.html. Later in the same match Hall broke his wrist, potentially keeping him out of the game for more than his suspension period. This was not his only hiccup in matches against the Swans however; in the 2005 AFL Grand Final
2005 AFL Grand Final
The 2005 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Sydney Swans and West Coast Eagles, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 2005. It was the 109th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League, staged to...
he was slapped with a 50-metre penalty
50-metre penalty
In the sport of Australian Rules Football, the 50-metre penalty is applied by umpires to a number of different infractions when a free kick or mark has already been paid.Some leagues and competitions use a 25-metre penalty...
in the dying moments following an incident involving Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes
Adam Goodes is a professional Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League ....
in a play that cost West Coast the game.
At the end of the 2009 season Staker told the Eagles that he wished to be traded away from Western Australia; the Eagles traded him to the Brisbane Lions with its third round draft pick (#39 overall) for Bradd Dalziell
Bradd Dalziell
Bradd Dalziell is an Australian Rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League . He was drafted to the Brisbane Lions with selection 52 of 2007 AFL National Draft from the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League.-WAFL:Bradd Dalziell...
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