Lochlan Veale

Infobox afl player


firstname = Lochlan
lastname = Veale


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1985|3|4|df=y
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originalteam = Colac/Geelong U18
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playingteams = Hawthorn (2003);

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Western Bulldogs (2004)

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statsend = 2005
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* 2002 National AFL Draft 5th round selection (Hawthorn) No.65 overall.
* 2003 National AFL Draft traded by Hawthorn for Mark Alvey and No.6 (Kepler Bradley) Lochlan Veale (born 4 March, 1985) is a former Australian rules football player who was drafted by the Hawthorn Football Club in the 2002 AFL Draft with pick 65. Solidly built, he was big enough to fill key position roles and played most of his football in defence.

Lochlan was thrust into the spotlight during the 2003 trade week, where he was a part of a lopsided three-way deal involving Hawthorn, Essendon and the Western Bulldogs. In the deal Hawthorn gained Danny Jacobs, Essendon gained Mark Alvey and the number six selection in the draft and the Bulldogs officially only received Veale, but also gained an undertaking by Hawthorn that they would not trade Jade Rawlings to any other club, allowing the Bulldogs to select him with the first selection in the pre-season draft. This specifically prevented Rawlings from switching to his preferred club, the Kangaroos where his brother Brady played. [AAP; [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/17/1066364485242.html Dogs' deal keeps Rawlings from Roos] ' Sydney Morning Herald; 2003-10-18] Whilst not strictly against the AFL rules, many saw this cross-draft trading as not being in the spirit of the trading system. [Niall, Jake; [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/17/1066364488943.html Veale deal a fitting end to the trade game] ; The Age; 2003-10-18] This deal became known as the "The Veale Deal".

References

* Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2002) "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers", Crown Content, Melbourne.