James Begley had a promising career ahead of him after being named an AFL Rising Star nominee in 2001. In 2002 he returned to his hometown of Adelaide to play with the Crows.

Unfortunately he was injury plagued and only played 25 games with Adelaide before retiring at the end of the 2005 season. He was nominated for CLEO

Cleo

Cleo is a given name that is short for Cleopatra or Cleophalus and an alternate spelling of Clio. It is a Greek prefix often translated to mean 'pride', 'fame' or 'glory'.Cleo may refer to:-People:...

 Bachelor of the Year.

Begley was probably best remembered due to a highly publicised incident with Byron Pickett

Byron Pickett

Byron Pickett is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with three clubs in the AFL. He was known as a big game player as well as for his strength, hard bumps and tough approach to the game. Pickett is one of 12 players with two premiership medallions, a Norm Smith Medal...

, suspended for 6 games for a hip and shoulder on Begley while he put his head down to pick up the ball.

Begley still plays football in South Australia.

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