- Christian Howard (Australian footballer)
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Christian Howard Personal information Full name Christian Howard Date of birth 19 March 1991 Original team Sacred Heart College/Glenelg Football Club Draft 2009: #15 (Western Bulldogs) Position(s) Midfielder Club information Current club Western Bulldogs Number 30 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2011– Western Bulldogs 6 (1) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Christian Howard (born 19 March 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
Originally from Adelaide, South Australia, Howard was drafted to the Bulldogs from the Glenelg Football Club in the SANFL with their first selection, the 15th overall in the 2009 AFL Draft. Howard was a surprise selection for the Bulldogs in the draft, with many predicting he would not be drafted until at least the third round.[1]
Seen as a potential long term replacement for Lindsay Gilbee, Howard missed a large part of his first season with a hip injury[2] and could not force his way into the senior lineup. Howard made his senior debut for the Western Bulldogs in round 10 on Sunday, 29 May 2011, he played well picking up 11 possessions in the sides 29 point loss to hawthorn.
References
Western Bulldogs – current squad 1 Grant · 2 Murphy · 3 Wallis · 4 Cross · 5 Boyd (c) · 7 Higgins · 9 Gilbee · 10 Sherman · 12 Williams · 13 Giansiracusa · 16 Griffen · 17 Cooney · 19 Jones · 21 Liberatore · 22 Addison · 23 Roughead · 24 Schofield · 25 Hargrave · 26 Skinner · 27 Minson · 29 Wood · 30 Howard · 31 Mulligan · 32 Veszpremi · 33 Djerrkura · 34 Tutt · 35 Hill · 36 Lake · 37 Markovic · 38 Morris · 39 Johannissen* · 40 Dahlhaus · 41 Hooper · 42 Picken · 43 Barlow* · 44 Moles · 45 Prato* · 48 Panos · 49 Cordy
Coach: McCartney
* denotes Rookie Listed players
2009 AFL Draft First round Tom Scully (Priority Pick) • Jack Trengove • Dustin Martin • Anthony Morabito • Ben Cunnington • Gary Rohan • Brad Sheppard • John Butcher • Andrew Moore • Jake Melksham • Kane Lucas • Jordan Gysberts • Daniel Talia • Lewis Jetta • Christian Howard • Jasper Pittard • Daniel MenzelSecond round Luke Tapscott • Ben Griffiths • Nathan Fyfe • Ryan Bastinac • Gerrick Weedon • Koby Stevens • Jake Carlisle • Aaron Black • Travis Colyer • Callum Bartlett • Mitch Duncan • Jack Gunston • Luke Ball • Jason Tutt • Nicholas Winmar • Anthony LongThird round Max Gawn • David Astbury • Joel Houghton • Jamie Macmillan • Sam Reid • Sam Grimley • Allen Christensen • Ayden Kennedy • Nathan Vardy • Marcus Davies • Matt Dea • Sam Shaw • Ben Stratton • Ryan Harwood • Jesse Crichton • Dylan RobertonFourth round Jack Fitzpatrick • Troy Taylor • Justin Bollenhagen • Brayden Norris • Byron Sumner • Trent Dennis-Lane • Josh Cowan • Jordan Williams • Rhan Hooper • Rohan Kerr • Jesse W. Smith • James Craig • Ben Sinclair • Lukas Markovic • Adam Pattison • Jeremy Laidler (PR)Fifth round Jeromey Webberley • Taylor Duryea • Matt Suckling (PR) • Ben Nason • Sam Jacobs (PR) • Jesse O'Brien • Brodie Martin (PR) • Josh Thomas • Shane Thorne • Will JohnsonSixth round Greg Broughton (PR) • Cruize Garlett (PR) • Daniel Stewart (PR) • Aaron Joseph (PR) • Bryce Retzlaff (PR) • Simon Buckley • Liam Picken (PR) • Zac Dawson (PR) • Wade Thompson (PR)Seventh round Robin Nahas (PR) • Kristin Thornton (PR) • Matt Maguire • James Mulligan (PR) • Luke Miles (PR)Eighth round Andrew Browne (PR) • Pearce Hanley (PR)PR = Promoted RookieCategories:- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
- Western Bulldogs players
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