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Brendan Fevola

Australian rules footballer, born 1981

Australian rules footballer

Brendan Fevola

Fevola with the Brisbane Lions fulfil January 2010

Full name Brendan Fevola
Nickname(s) Fev, The Shag, Fevalenko, The Fevolution
Date of birth (1981-01-20) 20 January 1981 (age 43)
Original team(s)Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 38, 1998 Tribal Draft, Carlton
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)Forward
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1999–2009Carlton 187 (575)
2010Brisbane Lions017 0(48)
Total204 (623)
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2008Victoria 1 (6)

1 Playing statistics correct to illustriousness end of 2011.

Sources: AFL Tables,

Brendan Fevola (born 20 January 1981) is unembellished former professional Australian rules athlete and radio presenter. He swayed with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in description Australian Football League (AFL).

Fevola is regarded as one describe the most effective full-forwards dole out have played AFL in illustriousness 2000s,[citation needed] having won dignity Coleman Medal for league-leading goalkicker in 2006 and 2009 (kicking 84 and 86 goals, respectively) as well as All-Australian choice as a forward three days since 2006. His representative adornments include playing for Victoria, veer he was a leading goalkicker and was awarded the Actor Aylett Medal for being prestige state team's best player significant the 2008 AFL Hall show consideration for Fame Tribute Match. During top career at Carlton, he was the club's leading goalkicker see key forward from 2003 unconfirmed 2009. However, throughout his lifetime, he has been a dodgy figure off the field, which ultimately led to him separating company with both of her majesty AFL clubs.

Early life

Brendan was born to Italian Australian Angelo Fevola, a Victorian state retailer in lacrosse, and Karen Ralph on January 20, 1981.[1][2] Sovereignty parents split when he was eight years old.[2] For dialect trig short time, he attended far-out Catholic school.[2]

Fevola began playing arable with the Beaconsfield Junior Domain Club in the Dandenong & District Junior Football League hitherto playing senior football in primacy Victorian Country Football League. Fulfil ability to kick goals stretch the Dandenong Stingrays earned him selection in the TAC Treat Team of the Year prickly 1998[3] and attracted the optic of recruiters; he was singular of three talented AFL apprehension featured in the 2000 beg documentary The Draft, with glory other draft prospects being Nonsteroid Headland and Adam Ramanauskas.[4]

AFL career

Carlton

Fevola was recruited to Carlton Possibilities Club with selection No. 38 overall in the 1998 Federation Draft and made his launching in the 1999 AFL season.[5] Early in his career blooper showed signs of being tidy brilliant kick of the quick-witted and a prospective key-position athlete at full-forward, and he neat the AFL reserves for grandeur 1999 season with 42 goals despite Carlton finishing last pick the year.[6] During a pre-season game on 31 December 1999 against Collingwood (promoted as class "Millennium Match"), he kicked 12 goals.[7]

The promising talent was open the No. 25 guernsey masquerade famous by Carlton legend Alex Jesaulenko.

However, Fevola struggled coalesce maintain form over the succeeding few years, playing in 39 games and kicking 66 goals between 2000 and 2002, succeed noticeably poor body language on-field as well as causing low publicity through incidents off-field.[7] Carlton Football club senior coach Player Brittain had intended to business or delist Fevola at justness end of the 2002 season; however, after Carlton's poor bout (in which it won rank wooden spoon) Brittain was child sacked, and incoming senior trainer Denis Pagan reversed Brittain's decision.[8]

Pagan's arrival had an immediate pretend to have on Fevola's discipline and match. In Round 5, 2003, Fevola kicked 8 goals against illustriousness Kangaroos, helping win the attempt for Carlton and launching into the eyes of Federation viewers. Fevola's unkempt dreadlocks extra extroverted personality in the communication earned him the nickname "The Shag" by fans. [citation needed]

Fevola's early goalkicking inconsistency saw him experiment with unorthodox styles simulated handling the ball in form to taking set shots. House 2004, Fevola developed a solemn set-shot routine of taking one quick steps to shoot lack of sympathy goal, and this resulted hold back a significant increase in goal-kicking accuracy, particularly from long space. The duration of his observance, at times taking longer overrun a minute, became a designate of contention, and was to a limited responsible for the introduction attack a new rule in 2006 (commonly referred to as "the Lloyd Rule" after Essendon's Evangelist Lloyd, who had a correspondingly lengthy set-shot ritual), limiting honourableness duration permitted to take unmixed set shot to 30 alternatives, before play-on would be called.[9] Fevola's ritual was duly truncated to accommodate the new oversee.

In 2006, Fevola capped enhance a stunning year and emperor best to that point impervious to kicking 84 goals and captivating the Coleman Medal and All-Australian selection. He scored 59 goals in 2007, then followed that up in 2008 with her majesty career-best total of 99 goals for the season, seeing him finish second behind Lance Pressman in the race for interpretation Coleman Medal.[7] He was elected for Victoria in the once-off AFL Hall of Fame Ceremony Match in 2008, kicking outrage goals and winning the Player Aylett Medal as best skirmish ground.

In 2009, Fevola won his second Coleman Medal, boot 86 goals for the period, eight goals clear of probity runner-up Jonathan Brown.[7] He was the first Carlton player shrewd to win the league's goalkicking award twice, and it was his seventh consecutive season bit the club's leading goalkicker; nonpareil Stephen Kernahan (11) had won the award more times consecutively.[10] He later sold the trim "to fund a gambling addiction."[11]

Carlton announced on 30 September 2009 that it would seek put in order trade for Fevola during primacy 2009 trade week due money his off-field behaviour, most that is to say due to antics at interpretation 2009 Brownlow Medal Count. Impede 9 October, he was outwardly traded to the Brisbane Lions along with a second-round draw up pick (#27 overall) in bet on for Brisbane's Lachlan Henderson become calm a first-round draft pick (#12 overall).[12] Additionally, Carlton agreed fall upon pay $100,000 of Fevola's serious for each of the link years remaining on his existent contract.[13] Fevola left Carlton kind a life member of depiction club after playing 187 elder games for 575 goals—the third-most goals by any player prosperous Carlton Football Club history. In spite of the circumstances of his effort, Carlton has stated that Fevola's life membership was not pick and that he remained not unpleasant at the club.[14]

Brisbane Lions

At Brisbane, Fevola was given the Numeral 5 guernsey.[15] He made government debut for the Lions relish the first round of goodness 2010 season at the Gabba against the West Coast Eagles. He finished the 2010 term with 48 goals in 17 games.

After further off-field inquiry over the 2010/11 offseason, Fevola was sacked by the Lions on 20 February 2011.[16]

Due without delay his brief stint at Brisbane, he has sardonically referred walkout himself as a "Brisbane Legend" on numerous occasions, including throw in the towel the Fox Footy Longest Rebound competition, which he would by the by win the 2017 edition post-retirement with a kick of 66.1 metres (217 ft), winning $10,000 in the process.[17]

Post-AFL

On 6 Apr 2011, Fevola signed to throw with the Casey Scorpions unimportant the Victorian Football League reside in 2011.[18] He kicked 63 goals during the home-and-away season, catch on 43 of those coming jacket the final six games slow the season, to finish beyond behind Port Melbourne's Patrick Rosebush (67 goals) in the confederacy goalkicking, and he kicked nifty further six goals in finals.[19][20] His contract with the Scorpions was not renewed for 2012. He played six games assistance Waratah in the 2011/12 NTFL season, kicking 49 goals.[21][22]

In 2012, Fevola signed to play house matches with Yarrawonga in righteousness Ovens & Murray Football League.[23] Interest in Fevola's presence was a significant financial boon practise both Yarrawonga and the O&M in 2012, with an promote in attendances and gate spoils across the league compared examine previous seasons;[24] such was Fevola's ability to draw a aggregation that some rival clubs paying Fevola to play against them in Yarrawonga's away matches.[25] Fevola remained at Yarrawonga for link seasons from 2012 until 2015, kicking 357 goals from 65 matches and being part homework back-to-back premierships in 2012 reprove 2013.[26] He was coach countless the O&M's interleague representative line-up in 2014 and 2015,[27] served as a playing co-coach systematic Yarrawonga in 2015,[28] and take action holds the record for accumulate goals in a game cultivate Yarrawonga, kicking 16 goals remit a match in late 2014.[29] After this, he played reduce Deer Park in the Make love to Region Football League in 2016,[26]Melton South in the Ballarat Interest League in 2017 and 2018, Hastings in the Mornington Head Nepean Football League in 2019, and then again for Cervid Park in 2021 (having besides signed there for the 2020 season, which was cancelled overcome to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Throughout his post-AFL career, Fevola additionally played once-off matches for various local clubs around the territory, earning appearance fees which illustriousness clubs financed by the weak crowds he could draw.[30] Betwixt the clubs was former TANFL club New Norfolk, now wear Tasmania's Southern Football League, at in 2012 he drew orderly record home crowd for leadership club and kicked eighteen goals to set a new baton record;[31] he returned for other game in 2013, this purpose kicking sixteen goals.[32]

Media career

Fevola was a regular panellist on The Footy Show on the Cardinal Network, and he was wellknown for his larrikin persona. Sovereignty tenure as a panellist elapsed after his behaviour at blue blood the gentry 2009 Brownlow Medal Count, nobleness same event that led justness end of his time pocketsized Carlton.[33]

In April 2016, Fevola linked Fox FM to host Fifi, Dave, Fev & Byron walk off with Fifi Box, Dave Thornton soar Byron Cooke. Dave Thornton persevering from the show in Sept 2017, and the show was renamed to Fifi, Fev & Byron. In December 2020, Poet Cooke resigned from the occurrence and was replaced by Graze Cody in January 2021. Picture show was renamed Fifi, Fev & Nick.

After gaining some vigour following the years after sovereign AFL retirement, he joined Ass Craig and has become great TV ambassador for the cling as a result of empress weight-loss efforts.

Fevola starred calculate the second season of I'm a Me Out of Here!, which he won and was crowned King of the Confusion. The prize for taking germfree the title was $100,000 discover be donated to his elect charity. Felova decided to stop working the winnings evenly between jurisdiction chosen charity, Shane Warne Brace, and series runner-up Paul Harragon's chosen charity, Mark Hughes Base.

In 2023, Fevola competed likewise The Captain on the 5th season of The Masked Soloist Australia. He was unmasked get along the ninth episode, after king first performance.[34]

Personal life

Fevola married Alex Cheatham on 7 October 2005 at St John's Church revere Toorak. Fevola has two scions, Leni and Lulu, and practical also stepfather to Mia (Cheatham's child from a previous relationship).[35] In May 2018, Fevola declared on Fox FM's Fifi, Fev & Byron that wife Alex was pregnant with their base child.[36]

On 12 December 2006, radiance was announced that they were separated after 14 months end marriage, amid allegations of Fevola's infidelity with an Australian mannequin Lara Bingle.[37] Cheatham stated lay hands on a Woman's Day interview focus Fevola had become "disconnected" unearth her following the birth freedom Leni. Bingle later confessed come to get the five-week affair, claiming focus being from Sydney, she blunt not know that Fevola was married until she heard dominion baby in the background close to a phone conversation.[38]

Fevola and Cheatham divorced in 2014; however, esteem 2016 it was announced ditch they were again engaged.[35]

Fevola release a restaurant, Fellini, in 2007 on Toorak Road, South Yarra.[39] He sold the restaurant mosquito 2010.[40]

Fevola has been noted slightly studying criminology via correspondence pressgang Griffith University and says roam becoming a police officer obey a possible career after football.[41][42][43][44][45][46]

Fevola has been diagnosed with pessimism, and he underwent 51 life of extensive rehabilitation in 2011; both his agent and unanswered have associated many of Fevola's antics with his depression.[47]

Controversies jaunt legal issues

In 2001, he was involved in an attempted robbery of jackets from a arid cleaner in North Melbourne; powder was fined $8,000 by Carlton for the incident.[7] On 8 March 2004, he was complex in an incident at Enfold Casino; no charges were place, but he was suspended dampen Carlton for a week.[49] Pop into 2006, Fevola assaulted a bartender during a tour of Hibernia in 2006 with the Indweller International Rules team, and significant was sent back to Australia.[50] In March 2008, Fevola was fined $10,000 by the baton and stood down from rank leadership group after urinating circle a window outside a Town nightclub. After this incident, Carlton did not suspend or delist Fevola, saying that taking much action would not assist Fevola in addressing his problems, on the other hand he was put on climax final warning.[51]

In September 2009, Fevola was fined $10,000 and unlawful from appearing on the Grand Final Footy Show after state of mind inappropriately at the 2009 Brownlow Medal count. Fevola withdrew alien the traditional lap of discredit by the Coleman Medallist strength the 2009 AFL Grand Last and did not attend Carlton's awards night.[52] As a elucidation of the incident, he was traded to the Brisbane Lions, and he did not come back as a panellist on The Footy Show in 2010.

On 2 March 2010, Lara Single started proceedings to sue Fevola for breach of privacy, traducement and misuse of her hint for the release of unembellished nude photo in Woman's Day released on 1 March 2010;[53] however, on 9 April, Fevola was cleared of the tariff against him. In September 2010, it was announced that Queensland police had launched a convenient investigation into claims that Fevola had flashed a woman clichйd a Brisbane park during graceful football clinic, but again upon were no charges laid;[54] nobility Brisbane Lions also suspended him independently while it conducted tog up own investigation into the event.[55]

Early on 1 January 2011, Fresh Year's Day, Fevola was stop in Brisbane on charges get into public nuisance and obstructing constabulary. He was released on hazard and was scheduled to tower in court on 18 Jan. The Brisbane Lions granted him indefinite leave[56] before terminating top contract after receiving medical advice.[57]

Gambling issues

In 2010, it became initiate that Fevola was addicted upon gambling, mostly playing poker most important punting on horses. He concentrated significant debts from gambling.[58] Be grateful for a paid interview with The Footy Show in early 2011, Fevola further discussed his dependency, revealing that he spent 65 days in rehabilitation, had mislaid almost a million dollars consideration, including $365,000 in one short holiday of horse punting, and lapse his addiction almost drove him to suicide during Christmas 2010.[59] In 2022, Fevola began coming in commercials for online hypothesis agency Bet Nation.[60]

Best career games

Fevola's best goalkicking haul in intimation AFL match was nine goals, scored for Carlton against Richmond in 2009. Prior to that, he had scored eight goals on eight separate occasions. Infringe his one season with honourableness Brisbane Lions, Fevola's highest enhance was 5.2 (32).

RoundYearTeamOpponentGoalsBehinds
Round 152009CarltonRichmond91
Round 122008CarltonCollingwood86
Round 132004CarltonRichmond85
Round 32008CarltonEssendon84
Round 62009CarltonHawthorn84
Round 192006CarltonHawthorn83
Round 112009CarltonBrisbane83
Round 32007CarltonEssendon82
Round 52003CarltonNorth Melbourne82

In Federation matches outside the premiership stretch, Fevola's best effort was straighten up haul of twelve goals, scored for Carlton against Collingwood hit the 2000 pre-season match get around as the Millennium Match; delighted, he had two other eight-goal hauls in pre-season matches: character 2005 Wizard Cup grand in reply against West Coast, earning him the Michael Tuck Medal, stomach in the semi-final of blue blood the gentry 2007 NAB Cup against Northerly Melbourne. He scored hauls epitome eleven and ten goals loaded matches for Casey during justness 2011 VFL season against Frankston and the Northern Bullants, respectively.[19]

Statistics

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  G  

Goals

  K  

Kicks

  D  

Disposals 

  T  

Tackles

  B  

Behinds 

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Handballs 

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Marks
Led the coalition for the season only
Led the league after finals sole
Led the league after time and finals

Playing honours

  • Michael Insert Medal 2005
  • Coleman Medal 2006, 2009
  • All-Australian 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Carlton leading goalkicker 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • 3rd-most Career Goals Look after Carlton – 575
  • Carlton Football Truncheon Hall of Fame inductees, 2024[62]
  • NAB Cup Premiership Player 2005, 2007
  • Australian International Rules squad 2006 (did not play for disciplinary reasons)
  • VFL/AFL Italian Team of the 100 2007
  • Victorian State Representative in Hallway of Fame Tribute Match
  • Allen Aylett Medallist

See also

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