Patrick Bowden
Encyclopedia
Patrick Bowden is an Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
.
Bowden was a fourth round selection (no.58 overall) to the Western Bulldogs
. With limited opportunites at the Bulldogs
, he was traded at the end of the 2005 AFL season to the Richmond Football Club
in return for the 55th pick in the 2005 AFL Draft
, which the Western Bulldogs
used to select Brett Montgomery
.
list for marks and was equal fourth for marks in the competition.
He was the fourth in his family to pull on the yellow-and-black (after father Michael
and brothers Sean
and Joel
).
After a year full of injury and poor form, the Tigers delisted Bowden at the end of season 2007.
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 Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Western Bulldogs
In the 1999 National AFL Draft1999 AFL Draft
The 1999 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.In 1999 there...
Bowden was a fourth round selection (no.58 overall) to the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
. With limited opportunites at the Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
, he was traded at the end of the 2005 AFL season to 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,...
in return for the 55th pick in the 2005 AFL Draft
2005 AFL Draft
The 2005 AFL Draft was the 2005 instance of the AFL Draft, the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.The 2005 Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period...
, which the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
used to select Brett Montgomery
Brett Montgomery
Brett Montgomery is a retired Australian rules football player and current assistant coach with the Western Bulldogs.-Early life:...
.
Richmond Football Club
In the 2006 AFL season, Bowden had his best season to date. He led Richmond'sRichmond 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,...
list for marks and was equal fourth for marks in the competition.
He was the fourth in his family to pull on the yellow-and-black (after father Michael
Michael Bowden (Australian rules footballer)
Michael Bowden is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1967 and 1971 for the Richmond Football Club.Bowden has had three sons also play for the Tigers - Sean, Joel and Patrick. Two more sons - Rhett and Kane - played for the Port Melbourne Football Club in the...
and brothers Sean
Sean Bowden
Sean Bowden is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .-Football career:...
and Joel
Joel Bowden
Joel Bowden was an Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. In 2007, he was declared the new president of the AFL Players Association....
).
After a year full of injury and poor form, the Tigers delisted Bowden at the end of season 2007.