Garrick Ibbotson

Infobox afl player


firstname = Garrick
lastname = Ibbotson


| birthdate = birth date and age|df=yes|1988|3|15
birthplace =
originalteam = East Fremantle
heightweight = 187cm / 80kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 10 June 2007
debutteam = Fremantle Dockers
debutopponent = Richmond Tigers
debutstadium =
playingteams = Fremantle (2006-) 7 games, 4 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = Round 9, 2008
careerhighlights =
* NAB AFL Rising Star Nominee, R9 2008

Garrick Ibbotson (born 15 March 1988) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Ibbotson mainly played soccer as a junior and only converted to Australian rules football at school at the age of 14. [http://www.afl.com.au/News/NEWSARTICLE/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=60302] He graduated from Corpus Christi College in 2005.

He was recruited as the number 26 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from East Fremantle.

AFL Career

Garrick made his debut for the Fremantle Dockers in round 11, 2007 against Richmond following some good form in the WAFL for East Fremantle. [ [http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=12&ContentID=30827 Butler, Steve; Dockers run rule over ruck contests, The West Australian, 8 June 2007] ] Considered one of the quickest players in the Fremantle squad, he re-signed for a further two years in May 2007, before he had even made his debut. [ [http://fremantlefc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7009/Default.aspx?newsId=43278 Mitchinson, Katie; Youngsters Sign on until 2009, fremantlefc.com.au, 16 May 2007] ] He was nominated for the 2008 AFL Rising Star award after being Fremantle's best player in their Round 9 loss to Carlton at the Telstra Dome. [ [http://news.theage.com.au/sport/ibbotson-earns-rising-star-nomination-20080527-2ii9.html Ibbotson earns Rising Star nomination] ; 2008-05-27]

External links

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