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Montgomery, known as "Monty", was originally recruited from South Croydon, and was recruited by Geelong reserves, but was dropped from their list in 1993. Montgomery was also a talented cricketer, and had captained the under-19s Victorian team. In 1992 and 1993 he played club cricket in the Durham League and Middlesex League in England, before returning to Australia to refresh his Australian rules football career. He played with VFL side Springvale, playing in a premiership, then being picked up by Footscray, on their supplementary list. He won their reserves Best and Fairest, and finally at the end of 1996 was recruited to the Bulldogs' senior list (who had, by the time Montgomery first played in 1997, had changed their name to the Western Bulldogs) for his chance to play at AFL level. // South Croydon South Croydon is a locality in suburban Surrey, the area surrounding the valley south of central Croydon about 1 km in radius, centred on the Red Deer public house on the Brighton Road. ... The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League with a rich history. ... The Victorian Bushrangers are an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... VFL can refer to: Victorian Football League, an Australian rules football league formerly known as the Victorian Football Association prior to 1996. ... Springvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... Best and Fairest is the phrase given to players in the Australian Football League (formerly the VFL) that are adjudged to have played the best during the season without being suspended. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ...

He made his AFL debut in Round 2, 1997, beginning his career at the relatively late age of 23. He quickly adapted to AFL level, becoming a consistent and highly-skilled half-back or running defender. After 3 seasons at the Bulldogs, "Monty" was traded to the Port Adelaide Football Club, where he won the John Cahill Medal in his first season there in 2000. He won All-Australian selection in 2002, also playing in the International Rules series of that year. In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team are assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. ... The Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The John Cahill Medal is a best and fairest award in the sport of Australian rules football, in the AFL. It is awarded to the player who receives the most votes during an AFL season from the Port Adelaide Football Club. ... The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... International rules is a rhetoric sentence used by the governments of United States and Great Britain when pointing at countries that they regard as rogue states because of their political inclinations or because they do not voluntarily align to Washington or Londons international policies. ...

Montgomery won a well deserved premiership medallion when his team won the 2004 Grand Final to win their first premiership in the AFL, capping off another solid season. In 2005, despite another strong year and finishing 6th in the John Cahill Medal, Montgomery was delisted by Port Adelaide coach Mark Williams, citing a focus on youth in the club's rebuilding phase. But the 32-year-old Montgomery was not a spent force. As a latecomer to AFL level, he was not as "old" in playing terms as his date of birth suggested, having only played 9 seasons at the elite level. A Grand Final is the culmination of a series of final matches played between a number of sporting teams to decide the premier team. ... The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. ... The John Cahill Medal is a best and fairest award in the sport of Australian rules football, in the AFL. It is awarded to the player who receives the most votes during an AFL season from the Port Adelaide Football Club. ... The Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Mark Williams is the current coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League. ...

Return to the Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs, the club he started his AFL career with, picked him up in the 2005 AFL Draft, and he became an important player in the 2006 season. In the Elimination Final win against Collingwood, he came back from a hard bump in the opening seconds from Brodie Holland and kicked an important career-best haul of four goals. The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... National Draft In total there were 76 picks in the 2005 AFL Draft. ... Brodie Holland is an Australian Football League player for the Collingwood Magpies, a Victorian team. ...

External link

• Brett Montgomery profile on WesternBulldogs.com.au
• Brett Montgomery statistics from RLeague