Angus Monfries

Infobox afl player



firstname = Angus
lastname = Monfries
Height: 184cm
Weight: 78kg




birthdate = Birth date and age|1987|1|19|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Sturt
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 1, 26 March 2005
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent = Melbourne
debutstadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground
playingteams = Essendon (2005-) 72 games, 67 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
career highlights =

Angus Monfries (born 19 January 1987) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early Football Career

As a child, Angus grew up supporting the Adelaide Crows and, as a year 7 student at Pembroke School, he notified all AFL clubs of who he was, provided a record of his junior football statistics, his school report and a letter stating his desire to someday become a professional AFL player.Fact|date=November 2007

Angus was picked by the Bombers with selection 14 in the 2004 AFL draft. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2005 season against Melbourne, which saw him become the 200th player to have played under coach Kevin Sheedycite news
url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/news.asp?nid=4138
title=Monfries gets crack at the big time
publisher=Essendon Football Club
date=2005-03-24
accessdate=2007-12-10] . Angus maintained his position in the senior side until Round 4. He was dropped for the blockbuster ANZAC Day clash, in Round 5, against Collingwood and not seen at senior level again until Round 12. In Round 13 against St Kilda, Angus kicked 2 goals and, alongside other young Bombers stars, played a key role in a 15 point win. Angus then went on to play every game for the remainder of the season. Despite being a player of small stature and a newcomer to senior football, Angus is best known for his quick thinking, fierce determination, ample courage and keen attitude towards training.

With the club underperforming in transitional year, he performed gallantly as a handy small forward, signalling that he should eventually become a focal point within Essendon's midfield. His early endeavours have begun to garner him notoriety in greater AFL circles. Essendon fans have applauded his ability to only have eyes for the ball in every contest and his maturity that also opines that he will more than likely become a part of the club's leadership group at a young age.

Following up on his excellent first year in senior football, Angus reaffirmed why he was chosen as Essendon's number 1 draft pick in 2004. In 2006, his second season, Angus played 21 games, missing only 1 game (round 15) due to a minor calf strain.

In 2007, Angus continued to impress by playing 20 out of 22 games. After an overall abysmal performance by the entire team, which saw the Bombers go down to Port Adelaide by 31 points following 4 excellent wins, Angus was omitted (along with Chris Heffernan) and missed rounds 13 and 14cite news
url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/2007/preview.asp?round_no=13
title=PREVIEW: Round 13 2007
publisher=Essendon Football Club
date=2007-06-29
accessdate=2007-12-10] . He was, however, named as an emergency for both matches and quickly returned to the team in Round 15 due to pressures caused by injuries to James Hird and Alwyn Davey and the suspensions of Dustin Fletcher and Mark McVeighcite news
url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/2007/preview.asp?round_no=15
title=PREVIEW: Round 15 2007
publisher=Essendon Football Club
date=2007-07-14
accessdate=2007-12-10] .

Jumper Number

Since his debut, Angus has worn the No.6 jumper, a number previously worn by well-known Essendon players such as Sean Wellman (1996-2004), Anthony Daniher (1987-1994) and Neale Daniher (1979-1981 & 1985).

Career Highlights & Awards

Angus was rewarded with Most Courageous Player at the 2006 Crichton Medal (Essendon Best and Fairest).

Outside Football

Having settled in Melbourne, Angus is currently studying a degree in Journalism at La Trobe University.He has currently started doing radio broadcasts of VFL club Bendigo Bombers' games for the Essendon Bombers fc website.

References