Robert Copeland

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Robert Copeland
Copeland at a training session in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Robert Copeland
Nickname(s)	Bushie
Date of birth	(1981-05-26) 26 May 1981
Original team	Northern Eagles AFC
Draft	66th selection, 2001 Rookie Draft
Height/Weight	187 cm / 85 kg
Position(s)	Half back
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2001–2008	Brisbane Lions	143 (39)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2008 season.
Career highlights
Premiership player: 2001, 2003

Robert Copeland (born 26 May 1981) is a former Australian Football League footballer for the Brisbane Lions and current captain of Aspley Hornet in QAFL . He is a dual premiership winner (2001, 2003) and was delisted in 2008.

Overview

Copeland was recruited through the 2001 Rookie Draft (QLD Zone) from the Northern Eagles and was elevated to the Senior list on 10 May that year after Michael Martin was placed on the long-term injury list. He made his debut for the Brisbane Lions in Round 9, 2001 against Adelaide. Copeland was regularly employed in a tagging role. Copeland's tagging job on Collingwood Captain, Nathan Buckley in the 2003 AFL Grand Final was considered a decisive influence in the Brisbane Lions win.

Copeland played 143 games for the Lions, usually as an automatic selection. However in September 2008 Copeland was delisted due to recurrent injuries and inconsistent performance.^[1] After being overlooked in the 2008 draft Copeland was chosen to be the inaugural captain for new first division QAFL club Aspley Hornets.^[2]^[3]

Achievements

Brisbane Lions Rising Star Nomination 2001
Brisbane Lions Best First Year Player 2001
Brisbane Lions Premiership Player 2001
Brisbane Lions Premiership Player 2003

References

↑ "Brisbane Lions discard premiership player Copeland". AFL Website. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
↑ AFL Queensland: Copeland to inspire new club Aspley
↑ Couriermail.com: Brisbane Lions stars Jamie Charman, Daniel Merrett to play practice match for Aspley

External links

Robert Copeland's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
Robert Copeland's statistics from AFL Tables

v t e Brisbane Lions 2001 AFL Premiers

Brisbane Lions 15.18 (108) defeated Essendon 12.10 (82), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 3. Voss 2. Johnson 4. McRae 5. B. Scott 6. Power 8. Notting 10. Ashcroft 11. Lynch 12. Akermanis 13. Pike 15. Michael 16. Brown 20. Black 22. C. Scott 23. Leppitsch 27. Keating 30. Copeland 32. Hart 33. White 36. Bradshaw 43. McDonald 44. Lappin

Coach: Matthews

v t e Brisbane Lions 2003 AFL Premiers

Brisbane Lions 20.14 (134) defeated Collingwood 12.12 (84), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 3. Voss 1. Caracella 2. Johnson 4. McRae 6. Power 9. McGrath 10. Ashcroft 11. Lynch 12. Akermanis 13. Pike 14. Hadley 15. Michael 16. Brown 19. Charman 20. Black 23. Leppitsch 27. Keating 30. Copeland 32. Hart 33. White 36. Bradshaw 44. Lappin

Coach: Matthews

v t e 2001 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Cupido Rd 2: Harris Rd 3: Kerr Rd 4: Lonie Rd 5: Beetham Rd 6: Henneman Rd 7: Begley Rd 8: Jacobs Rd 9: Penny Rd 10: Johnson Rd 11: McVeigh Rd 12: Ling Rd 13: McPhee Rd 14: Koschitzke Rd 15: Giansiracusa Rd 16: Murphy Rd 17: Guerra Rd 18: Fiora Rd 19: Copeland Rd 20: Enright Rd 21: Woods Rd 22: Greene

Persondata
Name	Copeland, Robert
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	26 May 1981
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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