Leigh Colbert
Leigh Colbert | |||
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Colbert in July 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Leigh Colbert | ||
Date of birth | (1975-06-07) 7 June 1975 (age 49) | ||
Original team(s) | South Bendigo | ||
Draft | 18th overall, 1992 Geelong | ||
Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half-back / Fullback | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1993–1999 | Geelong | 105 (50) | |
2000–2005 | Kangaroos | 104 (14) | |
Total | 209 (64) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leigh Colbert (born 7 June 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club and the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
1993–1999: Geelong
He made his debut with Geelong in 1993 and became a fearless player, usually playing off half-back, but then found his way as a key-position player.
He was awarded Geelong's captaincy in 1999, but did not play a game that season due to injury. The falling out between the club and Colbert caused great controversy.[1] He was traded for Cameron Mooney and draft picks that yielded, amongst others, six-time All Australian and two-time Best and Fairest winner Corey Enright. Mooney retired a dual premiership player with the Cats, and Enright retired as a three-time premiership player.[2]
2000–2005: Kangaroos
In 2000, Colbert moved to the Kangaroos, mostly holding up full-back or centre half-back.
In 2004, Colbert was appointed the Kangaroos delegate for the AFL Players Association (AFLPA). In 2005, Colbert announced his retirement.
Post-football career
In 2006, Colbert joined the West Coast Eagles as one of their back-room staff. It was on a part-time basis, based in Melbourne.
He was a boundary rider for Fox Sports, including post-match interviews and one-on-one interviews for Fox Sports AFL of the Ablett brothers, and a one-on-one interview with Adam Simpson on his 250th game for the Kangaroos.
In 2009, he was a flying instructor at Moorabbin Flight Services at Moorabbin Airport, and also a pilot for an air freight service at Moorabbin Airport, before becoming a pilot with Tigerair Australia.[3]
In 2020, he was announced as the new licensee of two McDonald's franchises in Mildura and Irymple after the former licensees were ousted in a racism scandal.[4]
References
External links
- Leigh Colbert's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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