Brent Stanton

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**Brent Stanton**
Personal information
Birth	May 1, 1986,
Recruited from	Banyule/Northern U18
Height and weight	182cm / 81kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, 2004, Essendon vs. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium
Team(s)	Essendon, (2004-), 76 Games 42 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights
3rd best and fairest 2005 International Rules Series 2006

Brent Stanton, is an Australian rules footballer, playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.

1 Early life
2 Early AFL career
3 Jumper Numbers
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Early life

When Stanton was seven years old he convinced his parents to let him play football and they agreed on the condition he wore a helmet. As he ran on to the ground he threw the helmet aside.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Early AFL career

Stanton was recruited to the Bombers with selection 13 of the 2003 AFL Draft. Due to injuries to key players, he was immediately brought into the senior Essendon side, making his debut in Round 1, 2004 when the Bombers were comfortably defeated by Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. In just his second season, Stanton showed his talent and why Essendon showed faith in recruiting him by finishing third in the 2005 Crichton Medal on 253 votes^[1].

He increased his physical size during the 2006 pre-season and during 2006 he played a role on the wing, opposite Scott Camporeale. During the Bombers' horror 2006 season which netted only three wins and a draw, Stanton was one of only three players who played every game that season. The other two were Mark Johnson and Scott Lucas. In 2007 Stanton is averaging a career high 25 disposals (as of round 9) 18 kicks and 7 handballs per game.

[edit] Jumper Numbers

As of 2008, Stanton will don the No.5 jumper, vacated by the great James Hird, who retired in 2007. Despite speculation and expectations amongst Essendon members and supporters and the wider football community that the No.5 jumper would be retired for one or more seasons, the fate of the number was decided by Coach Matthew Knights in consultation with James Hird. Hird was keen for the number to be used and it was his suggestion for the number to be given to Stanton^[2].