Marlon Motlop

Marlon Motlop
Personal information
Full name	Marlon Motlop
Date of birth	(1990-04-17) 17 April 1990
Original team(s)	Wanderers (NTFL)
Draft	#28, 2007 National Draft
Height/Weight	179cm / 81kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008–2011	Port Adelaide	5 (2)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2009	Indigenous All-Stars	1
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2011 season.

Marlon Motlop is a Larrakia Australian rules footballer who played with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL. He currently plays with North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Originally from Wanderers Football Club in the (Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), Motlop is the cousin of Daniel, Shannon and Steven Motlop, and first gained the attention of AFL talent scouts when he won the Allan McLean best-and-fairest medal for the 2006 Division Two NAB AFL Under 16 Championships. Motlop was selected by Port Adelaide in the 2007 AFL Draft using their second pick, the 28th overall.

Motlop debuted against Melbourne Football Club in round 21 of the 2008 AFL season, contributing six kicks and eight handballs to his team's 78-point win. The following week Motlop kicked his first AFL goal and collected 16 disposals in a 76-point victory over North Melbourne Football Club. He did not play another game in 2008, but returned in round 9 of the 2009 AFL season where he had a quiet game, registering four kicks and two handballs in a 55-point loss to the Sydney Swans. Round 11 saw Motlop kick 1 goal and collect 12 kicks and three handballs in a 24-point win over the Fremantle Dockers. In what turned out to be his final AFL match, Motlop did not score in his match against the Western Bulldogs, but did get 16 disposals. While not playing in the AFL, Motlop played with West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).^[1]

He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the end of the 2011 AFL season and moved to WAFL club Swan Districts to continue his career. He currently plays for Peel Thunder in the WAFL.

Background

Marlon has Indigenous Australian heritage and his ancestry can be traced to the Larrakia.^[2]

References

↑ Schultz, D. "Collins says his list is deeper in 2012", The Messenger, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/west-2012-preview/story-e6freckc-1226306079042, Accessed 2 July 2012.
↑ AFL Record. Round 9, 2009. Slattery Publishing. pg 74.

External links

Marlon Motlop's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
Marlon Motlop's statistics from AFL Tables

2009 Indigenous All-Stars team

Bedford Burgoyne (vc) Campbell Clarke Cockie Davey Djerrkura Garlett Griffin Harbrow Hill Jacky Johncock Jurrah Lovett Lovett-Murray Lynch McGrath McLeod (c) D. Motlop M. Motlop Pearce Petrenko Proud Rioli Stack C. Stokes M. Stokes Thomas Varcoe Wirrpanda Yarran

Coach: Johnson

2007 AFL national draft

First round	1. Matthew Kreuzer 2. Trent Cotchin 3. Chris Masten 4. Cale Morton 5. Jarrad Grant 6. David Myers 7. Rhys Palmer 8. Lachie Henderson 9. Ben McEvoy 10. Patrick Dangerfield 11. Patrick Veszpremi 12. Cyril Rioli 13. Brad Ebert 14. Jack Grimes 15. Robbie Tarrant 16. Matthew Lobbe 17. Harry Taylor 18. Alex Rance (PP)

Second round	19. Callan Ward 20. Tony Notte 21. Addam Maric 22. Scott Selwood 23. Tayte Pears 24. Clayton Hinkley 25. Tom Collier 26. Brett Meredith 27. Andy Otten 28. Marlon Motlop 29. Brendan Whitecross 30. Jarrhan Jacky 31. John McCarthy 32. Levi Greenwood 33. Matthew Westhoff 34. Dawson Simpson

Third round	35. Sam Reid 36. Steven Browne 37. Scott Thompson 38. Myke Cook 39. Darcy Daniher (F/S) 40. Chris Mayne 41. James Polkinghorne 42. Jack Steven 43. Easton Wood 44. Scott Simpson 45. Stuart Dew 46. Dennis Armfield 47. Toby Thoolen 48. Jarrad Boumann 49. Mitch Farmer 50. Dan McKenna

Fourth round	51. Dean Putt 52. Bradd Dalziell 53. Kyle Cheney 54. Cale Hooker 55. Mark Johnson 56. Matt Austin 57. Fraser Gehrig 58. Tony Armstrong 59. Craig Bird 60. Adam Donohue (F/S) 61. Jaxson Barham (F/S) 62. Josh Smith 63. Guy O'Keefe

Fifth round	66. Tom McNamara 69. Kepler Bradley 70. Eljay Connors 71. Aaron Kite 72. Blake Grima

Sixth round	75. Taylor Walker (NSWSP)

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