David Neitz

Personal information
Birth	22 January 1975 (1975-01-22) (age 33), Ulverstone, Tasmania
Recruited from	Parkmore
Height and weight	193cm / 100kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, March 27, 1993, Melbourne vs. Hawthorn, at Waverley Park
Team(s)	Melbourne (1993-2008) 306 games, 630 goals Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ulverstone is a town on the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. ... is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed The Hawks, are an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League (AFL). ... Waverley Park (formerly VFL Park and then AFL Park) was an often controversial Australian rules football stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...
¹ Statistics to end of Rnd 5, 2008 season
Career highlights
Coleman Medal 2002 Melbourne Best and Fairest 2002 State of Origin (Victoria) 1994, All Australian Team 1995, 2002 AFL Rising Star nominee 1993 Melbourne leading goalkicker 1996, 1997 (equal), 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 International Rules Series 1998, 2002

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Neitz was born in Ulverstone, Tasmania, he was groomed as a potential Australian Football League player from the age of 15 and targeted by the recruiters at the Melbourne Football Club, entering the AFL in 1993 as a key position player, he soon became one of Melbourne's best young prospects. Ulverstone is a town on the northwest coast of Tasmania, Australia. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

In 1994, Neitz was named to his first Victorian State of Origin team, and he went one step further in 1995 by making the All Australian Team as well as the Victorian side. VIC redirects here. ... The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ...

After the retirement of Demons great Garry Lyon, Neitz moved to the full-forward position and began his successful run as one of the AFL's elite goal scorers. He has led Melbourne's goalkicking seven times (1996, 1997 (equal), 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2006), and in 2002 won the prestigious Coleman Medal for leading the league in goals, making him not only the first Melbourne player to do so, but also the first Melbourne player to lead the competition's goalkicking since the 40's. On April 8, 2005, Neitz became the 40th person in VFL/AFL history to kick 500 career goals. Gareth Garry Lyon (born September 13, 1967 in Devonport, Tasmania) is a former Australian rules footballer, best known as former captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. ... The Coleman Medal is awarded yearly to the Australian Football League player who kicks the most goals in regular-season matches in that year. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

Neitz was appointed captain of Melbourne in 2000, and on April 8, 2005 he broke the club record for most games captained (previously held by Garry Lyon with 112 games as captain). He has been an All-Australian in 1995 and 2002, and played for Australia in two 1998 International Rules Series and 2002 International Rules Series against Ireland. In 2002, Neitz also won his first Melbourne Best and Fairest Award, the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal. The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... The 1998 International Rules Series was the first official annual series between the Gaelic Athletic Association and Australian Football League Stephen Silvagni - Goalkeeper Ben Hart David Neitz Shane Crawford Rohan Smith Sean Wellman Nigel Smart Mark Ricciuto Nathan Buckley Robert Harvey Wayne Carey - Captain Brad Johnson Nathan Eagleton Jeff Farmer... Awarded to the Melbourne Football Club player judged best and fairest for the season. ...

On April 8, 2005, Neitz played his 250th career AFL game, and in 2006 signed a two-year contract extension seeing him through to the end of 2007. Neitz became Melbourne's all-time leading goal-kicker on May 19 2006, surpassing Norm Smith's previous record of 546 goals. Two weeks later, he broke Robert Flower's long standing record of 272 games, making him the longest serving Demon in history. He played his 300th AFL game for the Demons in the defeat against Collingwood on August 17, 2007, making him the first Melbourne player to reach 300 AFL games. Norman Norm Smith (born November 21, 1915, died July 29, 1973) was a legendary Australian rules footballer and coach. ... Robert Flower (Born August 5, 1955) was an Australian Rules Footballer with the Melbourne Football Club. ...

Due to a constant neck injury and a broken disc in the back of his neck, he finally pulled the plug on his AFL career as he announced his immediate retirement on May 19, 2008. He ends his playing career with several Melbourne records that he's broken during recent seasons, three in particular: Most games (only player to play 300 games for Melbourne), most goals, and longest-serving captain.

External links

• David Neitz profile on the Official AFL Website of the Melbourne Football Club
• David Neitz's statistics from AFL Tables

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