Justin Blumfield
Justin Blumfield (born 24 November 1977) is a former Australian rules football player of the Essendon and the Richmond Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Justin Blumfield | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Justin Blumfield | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1977 | ||
| Original team(s) | Tuggeranong | ||
| Draft | 62nd overall, 1994 AFL Draft | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996 – 2002 | Essendon | 129 (86) | |
| 2003 – 2004 | Richmond | 19 (5) | |
| Total | 148 (91) | ||
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000 | Australia | ? (?) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2000. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
His AFL career began in 1996 when he debuted for the Essendon Bombers. He was one of Essendon's consistent players in the years 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Blumfield was a member of the Essendon 2000 premiership team, which defeated Melbourne in the 2000 AFL Grand Final and won a record 24 out of 25 games for the season.
At the end of 2002, he was traded to the Richmond Tigers to help Essendon meet the total player payments limit.[1] He played 19 games over two seasons before he was delisted by them at the end of season 2004. Blumfield returned to be a playing assistant coach for Essendon's affiliated club in the Victorian Football League, the Bendigo Bombers.[2] He was made a life member of Essendon on 15 December 2010.
After retiring from football he moved to Newcastle, New South Wales, to study for a Master of Business and Administration degree. In 2010, he joined the Cardiff Hawks in the Black Diamond Australian Football League.[3] He is the nephew of former South Melbourne player Max Blumfield.[4] Blumfield has since gone on to be the DFO general manager.[5]
Playing statistics edit
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1996 | Essendon | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 51 | 117 | 34 | 18 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| 1997 | Essendon | 32 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 104 | 86 | 190 | 54 | 15 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 6.9 | 5.7 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 1.0 |
| 1998 | Essendon | 32 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 197 | 162 | 359 | 108 | 32 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| 1999 | Essendon | 32 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 221 | 171 | 392 | 90 | 32 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 7.1 | 16.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | Essendon | 32 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 228 | 205 | 433 | 121 | 49 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2001 | Essendon | 32 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 94 | 71 | 165 | 52 | 27 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 7.2 | 5.5 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| 2002 | Essendon | 32 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 214 | 147 | 361 | 108 | 62 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 6.7 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 2.8 |
| 2003 | Richmond | 13 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 49 | 106 | 29 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | Richmond | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 20 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 |
| Career | 148 | 91 | 69 | 1211 | 980 | 2191 | 616 | 254 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 1.7 | ||
References edit
- ^ Rielly, Stephen (29 October 2002). "Three Dons fall victim to veterans list ruling". The Age.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 5 September 2012.
- ^ Leeson, Josh (25 March 2010). "Hawks sign Bombers star".
- ^ . 23 September 2011. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012.
- ^ Hatch, Patrick (19 July 2018). "DFO's luxury strategy leaves 'dumping ground' past behind". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Justin Blumfield's player profile at AFL Tables
External links edit
- Justin Blumfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables