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Primus began his career with the Fitzroy Football Club in what was to be their final season in the AFL. At the end of the season, he was one of the Fitzroy players picked up by the Brisbane Lions (the result of a merger between Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears), but was immediately traded to Port Adelaide, the side that effectively replaced Fitzroy in the league. The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... The Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) are an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane, Queensland. ... The Brisbane Bears Football Club was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League. ... The Port Adelaide Football Club, often referred to as simply Port, is an Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... The Fitzroy Football Club, latterly known as the Lions, was formed in 1883 and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. ...

After finishing 2nd in Fitzroy's 1996 Best and Fairest and 2nd in Port Adelaide's 1997 Best and Fairest, Primus had established himself as one of the game's top ruckmen, but his close losses in the Best and Fairest counts would be a pointer to the bad luck he would face later in his career. As his star rose as a player, Primus was also getting noticed off the field, being voted Cleo Magazine's "Most Eligible Bachelor" in 1998. 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 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. ... Ruckman may mean: Ruckman, West Virginia Ruckman (Australian rules football position) This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Cleo is a female given name that is short for Cleopatra and an alternate spelling for Clio. ...

Primus was promoted to captain of the club in 2001, and received All-Australian selection in 2001 and 2002. However these would be the last years where Primus was a truly dominant ruckman. In 2003 he was hampered by hamstring and knee injuries, and only played 9 games. The worst was yet to come, however, and 2004 would be the ultimate heartbreak for Primus. In his return game in Round 3, he suffered a knee injury, requiring a knee reconstruction and putting him out of the game for the rest of the 2004 season. Warren Tredrea took over the captaincy, and after plenty of near-misses in the finals, Port Adelaide would go on to win the premiership that year, with Primus, one of the club's great servants, missing out on that glory as a captain and player. The All-Australian Team is an all star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. ... Hamstring refers to the common tendon of the muscles making up the ham in animals, primarily the semitendinosus and biceps femoris. ... Knees following ACL reconstruction surgery. ... Warren Tredrea (born December 24, 1978) is a centre half-forward, playing for Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League. ...

In 2005 Primus made another return to the AFL. His form was not indicative of the Primus of old, however, and it seemed Port were playing Primus out of respect that he was the captain, when Dean Brogan was clearly the better-performed ruckman. Not only that, but Port Adelaide were not the same strong side they were just a year earlier. While they eventually had a few results go their way and managed to scrape into the finals, Primus injured his knee again in the final round of the home-and-away season. He was expected to miss the finals series at first, which was already a cruel blow (Port Adelaide were knocked out of the finals in the 2nd week), but later scans revealed that he would require another knee reconstruction. After hearing this news, Primus considered his future, and with the likelihood that he would not be able to play until 2007, at the age of 30 he announced his retirement from AFL football. Dean Brogan (born December 14, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ...

Primus married Melissa Tucker in January 2007 and they have one daughter together, Skye Isabella (born April 2006) January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Port Adelaide Football Club
• The Power From Port - Unofficial Port Adelaide Power and Magpies Football Clubs Website