David Gourdis
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David Gourdis is an Australian rules football
player for the Richmond Football Club
. He was overlooked at the 2007 AFL Draft
, despite ranking no.1 in the 20m sprint (2.3 sec), and ranked no.1 in the running vertical jump (101 cm), at the AFL Draft Camp in Canberra
.
The same year in December 2007, the Richmond Football Club
selected Gourdis with their number 1 pick in the 2007 Pre-Season Draft. He played his junior years at the Carine Junior Football Club
After being delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2008 season he was re-drafted by Richmond in the 2008 AFL Rookie Draft
.
He made his AFL debut in Round 20 of the 2010 season against Carlton at the MCG on 14 August.
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...
player for the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
. He was overlooked at the 2007 AFL Draft
2007 AFL Draft
The 2007 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft.- Trades :...
, despite ranking no.1 in the 20m sprint (2.3 sec), and ranked no.1 in the running vertical jump (101 cm), at the AFL Draft Camp in Canberra
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
.
The same year in December 2007, the Richmond Football Club
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
selected Gourdis with their number 1 pick in the 2007 Pre-Season Draft. He played his junior years at the Carine Junior Football Club
Carine, Western Australia
Carine is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located north of Perth's central business district between Marmion Avenue and Mitchell Freeway. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.-History:...
After being delisted by Richmond at the end of the 2008 season he was re-drafted by Richmond in the 2008 AFL Rookie Draft
2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
.
He made his AFL debut in Round 20 of the 2010 season against Carlton at the MCG on 14 August.