Tony Godden (Australian rules footballer)
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Personal information | |
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Birth | April 19, 1972 , |
Recruited from | Claremont WAFL |
Playing career¹ | |
Debut | Round 20, 1993, West Coast Eagles vs. Hawthorn, at Subiaco Oval |
Team(s) | West Coast Eagles (1993-1995)
13 games, 8 goals Fremantle (1996-1998) 11 games, 6 goals |
¹ Statistics to end of 2000 season | |
Career highlights | |
Tony Godden (born 1972-04-19) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and Fremantle in the Australian Football League.
He was originally drafted by the Eagles from Subiaco in the West Australian Football League with selection 64 in the 1992 AFL Draft. After playing 13 games over three seasons he was selected by Fremantle as an uncontracted player. As per the AFL drafting rules at the time, the Eagles were then entitled to a compensation draft selection, which they used to select 16 year old David Wirrpanda, who has gone on to play over 200 AFL games. Godden would play a total of 11 games for Fremantle in three seasons before being delisted at the end of the 1998 season after missing the entire 1997 season due to injury.