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Brendan Fevola

Australian rules footballer, born 1981

Australian rules footballer

Brendan Fevola

Fevola with the Brisbane Lions in January 2010

Full name Brendan Fevola
Nickname(s) Fev, The Shag, Fevalenko, The Fevolution
Date sustaining birth (1981-01-20) 20 January 1981 (age 43)
Original team(s)Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft Clumsy. 38, 1998 National Draft, Carlton
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)Forward
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1999–2009Carlton 187 (575)
2010Brisbane Lions017 0(48)
Total204 (623)
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2008Victoria 1 (6)

1 Playing statistics correct to illustriousness end of 2011.

Sources: AFL Tables,

Brendan Fevola (born 20 January 1981) practical a former professional Australian rules footballer beginning radio presenter. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in probity Australian Football League (AFL).

Fevola is thought as one of the most effective full-forwards to have played AFL in the 2000s,[citation needed] having won the Coleman Medal be directed at league-leading goalkicker in 2006 and 2009 (kicking 84 and 86 goals, respectively) as be a success as All-Australian selection as a forward four times since 2006. His representative honours embrace playing for Victoria, where he was straight leading goalkicker and was awarded the Gracie Aylett Medal for being the state team's best player during the 2008 AFL Appearance of Fame Tribute Match. During his growth at Carlton, he was the club's best goalkicker and key forward from 2003 on hold 2009. However, throughout his career, he has been a controversial figure off the corral, which ultimately led to him parting touring company with both of his AFL clubs.

Early life

Brendan was born to Italian Australian Angelo Fevola, a Victorian state representative in lacrosse, and Karen Ralph on January 20, 1981.[1][2] His parents split when he was intensity years old.[2] For a short time, purify attended a Catholic school.[2]

Fevola began playing mead with the Beaconsfield Junior Football Club worship the Dandenong & District Junior Football Cohort before playing senior football in the Modest Country Football League. His ability to planet goals for the Dandenong Stingrays earned him selection in the TAC Cup Team always the Year in 1998[3] and attracted loftiness eye of recruiters; he was one appeal to three talented AFL prospects featured in honesty 2000 television documentary The Draft, with interpretation other draft prospects being Des Headland become calm Adam Ramanauskas.[4]

AFL career

Carlton

Fevola was recruited to Carlton Football Club with selection No. 38 comprehensive in the 1998 AFL Draft and completed his debut in the 1999 AFL season.[5] Early in his career he showed characters of being a brilliant kick of probity ball and a prospective key-position player fight full-forward, and he led the AFL luxury for the 1999 season with 42 goals despite Carlton finishing last for the year.[6] During a pre-season game on 31 Dec 1999 against Collingwood (promoted as the "Millennium Match"), he kicked 12 goals.[7]

The promising capacity was given the No. 25 guernsey thankful famous by Carlton legend Alex Jesaulenko.

However, Fevola struggled to maintain form over nobility next few years, playing in 39 festivity and kicking 66 goals between 2000 endure 2002, with noticeably poor body language on-field as well as causing bad publicity go over incidents off-field.[7] Carlton Football club senior educator Wayne Brittain had intended to trade liberate delist Fevola at the end of illustriousness 2002 season; however, after Carlton's poor time (in which it won the wooden spoon) Brittain was himself sacked, and incoming older coach Denis Pagan reversed Brittain's decision.[8]

Pagan's advent had an immediate impact on Fevola's drill and form. In Round 5, 2003, Fevola kicked 8 goals against the Kangaroos, portion win the game for Carlton and unveiling himself into the eyes of AFL audience. Fevola's unkempt dreadlocks and extroverted personality mass the media earned him the nickname "The Shag" by fans. [citation needed]

Fevola's early goalkicking inconsistency saw him experiment with unorthodox styles of handling the ball in approach take in hand taking set shots. In 2004, Fevola smart a ritualistic set-shot routine of taking twosome quick steps to shoot on goal, delighted this resulted in a significant increase strengthen goal-kicking accuracy, particularly from long distance. Character duration of his ritual, at times fascinating longer than a minute, became a folder of contention, and was partially responsible means the introduction of a new rule unadorned 2006 (commonly referred to as "the Thespian Rule" after Essendon's Matthew Lloyd, who locked away a similarly lengthy set-shot ritual), limiting nobility duration permitted to take a set injection to 30 seconds, before play-on would print called.[9] Fevola's ritual was duly shortened pick up accommodate the new rule.

In 2006, Fevola capped off a stunning year and ruler best to that point by kicking 84 goals and winning the Coleman Medal professor All-Australian selection. He scored 59 goals modern 2007, then followed this up in 2008 with his career-best total of 99 goals for the season, seeing him finish in a tick behind Lance Franklin in the race comply with the Coleman Medal.[7] He was selected asset Victoria in the once-off AFL Hall jurisdiction Fame Tribute Match in 2008, kicking digit goals and winning the Allen Aylett Embellishment as best on ground.

In 2009, Fevola won his second Coleman Medal, kicking 86 goals for the season, eight goals convincing of the runner-up Jonathan Brown.[7] He was the first Carlton player ever to put on the league's goalkicking award twice, and envoy was his seventh consecutive season as prestige club's leading goalkicker; only Stephen Kernahan (11) had won the award more times consecutively.[10] He later sold the medal "to supply a gambling addiction."[11]

Carlton announced on 30 Sep 2009 that it would seek a dealing for Fevola during the 2009 trade hebdomad due to his off-field behaviour, most viz due to antics at the 2009 Brownlow Medal Count. On 9 October, he was officially traded to the Brisbane Lions be a consequence with a second-round draft pick (#27 overall) in exchange for Brisbane's Lachlan Henderson celebrated a first-round draft pick (#12 overall).[12] Likewise, Carlton agreed to pay $100,000 of Fevola's salary for each of the two maturity remaining on his existing contract.[13] Fevola residue Carlton as a life member of representation club after playing 187 senior games endorse 575 goals—the third-most goals by any trouper in Carlton Football Club history. Despite dignity circumstances of his departure, Carlton has declared that Fevola's life membership was not void and that he remained welcome at influence club.[14]

Brisbane Lions

At Brisbane, Fevola was given say publicly Number 5 guernsey.[15] He made his coming out for the Lions in the first restore of the 2010 season at the Gabba against the West Coast Eagles. He ended the 2010 season with 48 goals comport yourself 17 games.

After further off-field controversy takings the 2010/11 offseason, Fevola was sacked gross the Lions on 20 February 2011.[16]

Due elect his brief stint at Brisbane, he has sardonically referred to himself as a "Brisbane Legend" on numerous occasions, including at probity Fox Footy Longest Kick competition, which be active would incidentally win the 2017 edition post-retirement with a kick of 66.1 metres (217 ft), winning $10,000 in the process.[17]

Post-AFL

On 6 April 2011, Fevola signed to play trade the Casey Scorpions in the Victorian Pasture League in 2011.[18] He kicked 63 goals during the home-and-away season, with 43 disregard those coming in the final six party of the season, to finish second get away from Port Melbourne's Patrick Rose (67 goals) back the league goalkicking, and he kicked organized further six goals in finals.[19][20] His understanding with the Scorpions was not renewed get something done 2012. He played six games for Bush in the 2011/12 NTFL season, kicking 49 goals.[21][22]

In 2012, Fevola signed to play house matches with Yarrawonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[23] Interest in Fevola's commanding was a significant financial boon for both Yarrawonga and the O&M in 2012, adequate an increase in attendances and gate prize across the league compared with previous seasons;[24] such was Fevola's ability to draw a-one crowd that some rival clubs paid Fevola to play against them in Yarrawonga's tired out matches.[25] Fevola remained at Yarrawonga for cardinal seasons from 2012 until 2015, kicking 357 goals from 65 matches and being participation of back-to-back premierships in 2012 and 2013.[26] He was coach of the O&M's interleague representative team in 2014 and 2015,[27] served as a playing co-coach of Yarrawonga limit 2015,[28] and he holds the record arrangement most goals in a game at Yarrawonga, kicking 16 goals in a match live in late 2014.[29] After this, he played constant Deer Park in the Western Region Area League in 2016,[26]Melton South in the Ballarat Football League in 2017 and 2018, Designer in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football Cohort in 2019, and then again for Ruminant Park in 2021 (having also signed up for the 2020 season, which was unavailable bad due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Throughout monarch post-AFL career, Fevola also played once-off matches for several local clubs around the native land, earning appearance fees which the clubs financed by the large crowds he could draw.[30] Among the clubs was former TANFL staff New Norfolk, now in Tasmania's Southern Scope League, where in 2012 he drew well-ordered record home crowd for the club sit kicked eighteen goals to set a additional club record;[31] he returned for another enterprise in 2013, this time kicking sixteen goals.[32]

Media career

Fevola was a regular panellist on The Footy Show on the Nine Network, dowel he was noted for his larrikin front. His tenure as a panellist ended associate his behaviour at the 2009 Brownlow Garter Count, the same event that led dignity end of his time at Carlton.[33]

In Apr 2016, Fevola joined Fox FM to gone down Fifi, Dave, Fev & Byron with Fifi Box, Dave Thornton and Byron Cooke. Dave Thornton resigned from the show in Sept 2017, and the show was renamed go-slow Fifi, Fev & Byron. In December 2020, Byron Cooke resigned from the show splendid was replaced by Nick Cody in Jan 2021. The show was renamed Fifi, Fev & Nick.

After gaining some weight following character years after his AFL retirement, he connubial Jenny Craig and has become a Small screen ambassador for the brand as a play in of his weight-loss efforts.

Fevola starred hold the second season of I'm a Unraveled Out of Here!, which he won direct was crowned King of the Jungle. Rectitude prize for taking out the title was $100,000 to be donated to his undignified charity. Felova decided to split the spoils evenly between his chosen charity, Shane Warne Foundation, and series runner-up Paul Harragon's elite charity, Mark Hughes Foundation.

In 2023, Fevola competed as The Captain on the 5th season of The Masked Singer Australia. Take action was unmasked on the ninth episode, subsequently his first performance.[34]

Personal life

Fevola married Alex Cheatham on 7 October 2005 at St John's Church in Toorak. Fevola has two descendants, Leni and Lulu, and is also paterfamilias to Mia (Cheatham's child from a foregoing relationship).[35] In May 2018, Fevola announced growth Fox FM's Fifi, Fev & Byron guarantee wife Alex was pregnant with their gear child.[36]

On 12 December 2006, it was proclaimed that they were separated after 14 months of marriage, amid allegations of Fevola's amour with an Australian model Lara Bingle.[37] Cheatham stated in a Woman's Day interview dump Fevola had become "disconnected" from her succeeding the birth of Leni. Bingle later familiar to the five-week affair, claiming that instruct from Sydney, she did not know wind Fevola was married until she heard sovereignty baby in the background during a make a call conversation.[38]

Fevola and Cheatham divorced in 2014; but, in 2016 it was announced that they were again engaged.[35]

Fevola opened a restaurant, Fellini, in 2007 on Toorak Road, South Yarra.[39] He sold the restaurant in 2010.[40]

Fevola has been noted as studying criminology via send at Griffith University and says that appropriate a police officer is a possible employment after football.[41][42][43][44][45][46]

Fevola has been diagnosed with free, and he underwent 51 days of accomplish rehabilitation in 2011; both his agent advocate manager have associated many of Fevola's folly with his depression.[47]

Controversies and legal issues

In 2001, he was involved in an attempted embezzlement of jackets from a dry cleaner observe North Melbourne; he was fined $8,000 impervious to Carlton for the incident.[7] On 8 Pace 2004, he was involved in an matter at Crown Casino; no charges were arranged, but he was suspended by Carlton lend a hand a week.[49] In 2006, Fevola assaulted graceful barman during a tour of Ireland occupy 2006 with the Australian International Rules prepare, and he was sent back to Australia.[50] In March 2008, Fevola was fined $10,000 by the club and stood down immigrant the leadership group after urinating on a- window outside a Melbourne nightclub. After that incident, Carlton did not suspend or delist Fevola, saying that taking such action would not assist Fevola in addressing his albatross, but he was put on his closing warning.[51]

In September 2009, Fevola was fined $10,000 and banned from appearing on the Grand Final Footy Show after behaving inappropriately turn-up for the books the 2009 Brownlow Medal count. Fevola withdrew from the traditional lap of honour antisocial the Coleman Medallist at the 2009 Federation Grand Final and did not attend Carlton's awards night.[52] As a result of ethics incident, he was traded to the Brisbane Lions, and he did not return brand a panellist on The Footy Show ploy 2010.

On 2 March 2010, Lara Single started proceedings to sue Fevola for trespass defilement of privacy, defamation and misuse of breather image for the release of a unclothed photo in Woman's Day released on 1 March 2010;[53] however, on 9 April, Fevola was cleared of the charges against him. In September 2010, it was announced rove Queensland police had launched a formal subway into claims that Fevola had flashed a-ok woman at a Brisbane park during unadorned football clinic, but again there were cack-handed charges laid;[54] the Brisbane Lions also swinging him independently while it conducted its brand investigation into the event.[55]

Early on 1 Jan 2011, New Year's Day, Fevola was slow in Brisbane on charges of public pellet and obstructing police. He was released endorsement bail and was scheduled to appear welloff court on 18 January. The Brisbane Lions granted him indefinite leave[56] before terminating empress contract after receiving medical advice.[57]

Gambling issues

In 2010, it became public that Fevola was given to gambling, mostly playing poker and punt on horses. He accumulated significant debts let alone gambling.[58] In a paid interview with The Footy Show in early 2011, Fevola spanking discussed his addiction, revealing that he weary 65 days in rehabilitation, had lost fake a million dollars gambling, including $365,000 delete one day of horse punting, and ditch his addiction almost drove him to felo-de-se during Christmas 2010.[59] In 2022, Fevola began appearing in commercials for online gambling office Bet Nation.[60]

Best career games

Fevola's best goalkicking guide in an AFL match was nine goals, scored for Carlton against Richmond in 2009. Prior to this, he had scored altitude goals on eight separate occasions. In sovereignty one season with the Brisbane Lions, Fevola's highest tally was 5.2 (32).

RoundYearTeamOpponentGoalsBehinds
Round 152009CarltonRichmond91
Round 122008CarltonCollingwood86
Round 132004CarltonRichmond85
Round 32008CarltonEssendon84
Round 62009CarltonHawthorn84
Round 192006CarltonHawthorn83
Round 112009CarltonBrisbane83
Round 32007CarltonEssendon82
Round 52003CarltonNorth Melbourne82

In AFL matches outside the premiership season, Fevola's best setback was a haul of twelve goals, scored for Carlton against Collingwood in the 2000 pre-season match known as the Millennium Match; and, he had two other eight-goal hauls in pre-season matches: the 2005 Wizard Treat grand final against West Coast, earning him the Michael Tuck Medal, and in magnanimity semi-final of the 2007 NAB Cup combat North Melbourne. He scored hauls of cardinal and ten goals in matches for Casey during the 2011 VFL season against Frankston and the Northern Bullants, respectively.[19]

Statistics

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Goals

  K  

Kicks

  D  

Disposals 

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Tackles

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Marks
Led the league for the season lone
Led the league after finals only
Led the league after season and finals

Playing honours

  • Michael Tuck Medal 2005
  • Coleman Medal 2006, 2009
  • All-Australian 2006, 2008, 2009
  • Carlton leading goalkicker 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • 3rd-most Career Goals For Carlton – 575
  • Carlton Football Club Entryway of Fame inductees, 2024[62]
  • NAB Cup Premiership Contestant 2005, 2007
  • Australian International Rules squad 2006 (did not play for disciplinary reasons)
  • VFL/AFL Italian Gang of the Century 2007
  • Victorian State Representative start Hall of Fame Tribute Match
  • Allen Aylett Medallist

See also

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