Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976) In England came to Australia when he was 6 and grew up in Dubbo, NSW is a south country NSW Australian football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky", "Captain Kirk" or during the 2005 Finals Series, "Captain Blood". October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea Speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo Gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus Anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus Viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Australian Football is the official name for Australian rules football, the code of football played in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based in Sydney, New South Wales; formerly it was the South Melbourne Football Club. ... The Australian Football League is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... Captain James T. Kirk James Tiberius Kirk, a fictional character in the Star Trek television series, was the captain of the starship Enterprise (NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-A). ...

Kirk was elevated from the Swans rookie list and made his senior debut in 1999, despite having previously been cut from the supplementary list. For a while, he struggled to cement his place in the team, but since Paul Roos replaced Rodney Eade as coach, his career has blossomed. He has gained a reputation as a tough player, willing to put his body on the line and full of determination. He is usually ranked highly by number of handballs and hard-ball gets, and led the competition in tackles for 2004 and 2005. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of young talent by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League. ... This article is about the Australian rules football player. ... Rodney Rocket Eade (born April 4, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. ...

He was runner-up for the clubs best and fairest award in both 2003 and 2004, making the All Australian Team in 2004. After the resignation of Stuart Maxfield from the Sydney captaincy in the early rounds of the 2005 premiership season, Kirk was one of the six players in the captaincy rotation. He captained the club for 4 games and was later named the best and fairest in the 2005 premiership winning team. The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... Stuart Maxfield (born April 9, 1972) is a football player for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League. ...