Trent West is an Australian rules football

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 for the Geelong Football Club

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Career

Selected with the 31st pick in the 2005 National 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...

, West is considered a project ruckman for the Cats, having spent his first two seasons learning the craft of ruckwork in the VFL

VFL

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. He is noted for his good mobility and athleticism. West made his AFL

Australian Football League

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 debut in Round 1 of the 2008 season

2008 AFL season

-Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:...

 against Port Adelaide

Port Adelaide Football Club

The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...

.

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of 19 September 2009 (Preliminary finals, 2009 season). Averages are in brackets.

Season	Team	No.	Games	Disposals	Kicks Kick (football) Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including:* Association football* Australian rules football* International rules football* American football* Canadian football* Gaelic football* Rugby league* Rugby union...	Handballs Handball (Australian rules football) Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball...	Marks Mark (Australian football) A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground....	Tackles Tackle (football move) Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....	Goals	Behinds
2006 2006 AFL season Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 2006.-National Cup: 3.10.5 defeated 1.10.15 in the 2006 NAB Cup Final...	Geelong	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007 2007 AFL season The 2007 AFL Season was the 111th season of the Australian Football League, the highest-level professional Australian rules football league in Australia...			—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008 2008 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5:-Round 6 :-Round 7:-AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match:-Round 8:...			6	35 (5.8)	6 (1.0)	29 (4.8)	13 (2.2)	10 (1.7)	1 (0.2)	—
2009 2009 AFL season -Round 1 :-Round 2:-Round 3 :-Round 4:-Round 5 :-Round 6:-Round 7:-Round 8:-Round 9 :-Round 10:...			1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career totals			7	35 (5.0)	6 (0.9)	29 (4.1)	13 (1.9)	10 (1.4)	1 (0.1)	—

Honours and achievements

• Team
  • AFL Premiership (Geelong): 2011
  • AFL McClelland Trophy (Geelong): 2008
  • VFL Premiership (Geelong): 2007
  • TAC Cup Premiership (Gippsland): 2005

• Individual
  • Vic Country Team representative honours in AFL National Under 18 Championships
    AFL National Under 18 Championships
    The NAB AFL Under 18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for players aged 18 years or younger. The competition is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the fully professional Australian Football League...
    
    : 2005

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