Paul Bower

Infobox afl player


firstname = Paul
lastname = Bower


| birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|1|9
birthplace =
originalteam = Peel Thunder (WA)
heightweight = 192cm / 87kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 27 August 2006
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent = Collingwood
debutstadium = M.C.G.
playingteams = Carlton (2006-) 24 games, 2 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =

Paul Bower (born 9 January 1988) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

He was recruited as the number 20 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from Peel Thunder. He is currently listed under the Carlton Football Club. He played the first half of the season in the Northern Bullants as a safe-marking backman, before missing two months through injury. Shortly after returning from injury, he made his AFL debut in Round 21 of the 2006 AFL season, playing the final two games of the year.

He began to gain regular selection in 2008, playing as the second tall defender. He played several very good defensive games, before sustaining a shoulder injury in Round 10 against Geelong which ended his season.

Of Maori heritage, Bower is one of the few Maori Australians in the history of the VFL/AFL and proudly wears a tribal tattoo on his left arm.

External links

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*AflRleague|ref=P/Paul_Bower.html
* [http://www.blueseum.org/cfc/tiki-index.php?page=Paul+Bower Paul Bower Profile in Blueseum]