Brent Macaffer

Brent Macaffer
Personal information
Full name Brent Macaffer
Date of birth 29 February 1988 (1988-02-29) (age 24)
Place of birth Victoria
Original team Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft #26, 2007 Rookie Draft, Collingwood
Height/Weight 187cm / 92kg
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 30
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2009– Collingwood 30 (21)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
Career highlights

Brent Macaffer (born 29 February 1988) is a Collingwood footballer in the Australian Football League. He was recruited in the 2006 AFL draft.[1]

Macaffer is one of a string of players to have been recruited by Collingwood from Gippsland. Despite his small stature, Macaffer led the TAC Cup U/18 goalkicking in 2006, and was named at full forward in the Team of the Year. Macaffer has good pace and can push up the ground to play in different positions.

Macaffer won the Joseph Wren Award for Best Collingwood VFL player) in 2008, along with former Collingwood player Justin Crow.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hogan, Jesse (1 October 2010). "Macaffer's expanded role gives him extra credits". The Age (Fairfax Media). http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/macaffers-expanded-role-gives-him-extra-credits-20100930-15za8.html. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 
  2. ^ "Swan takes Pies' B&F - AFL.com.au". Australian Football League. 3 October 2008. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=68610. Retrieved 3 October 2010. 

External links

Collingwood Football Club – current squad

* denotes Rookie Listed players