Brent Prismall

Brent Prismall
Personal information
Full name	Brent Prismall
Original team(s)	Werribee / Western U18
Draft	32nd overall, 2004 Geelong
Height / weight	186 cm, 87 kg
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	9
Career highlights
Geelong Geelong NAB Cup 2006 Best First-year Player 2006 Representative Honours Victoria Metro U18 2004 TAC Cup Western Jets Runner-up Best & Fairest 2004 TAC Cup Team of the Year 2004
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brent "Prizza" Prismall (born 14 July 1986) is an Australian Rules Football player who is currently signed to the Essendon Football Club. He is an up-and-coming talent known for his calmness whilst under pressure and his smooth skills, particularly his kicking.

Career

Early career

Prismall grew up in Werribee, Victoria, and was drafted from the Western Jets under 18. He was Geelong's first pick in the 2004 draft, pick 32 overall, and wears this number on his guernsey. The number 32 was made famous by Geelong superstar Garry Hocking. Prismall spent all of the 2005 season playing in the VFL.

Geelong: 2006 – 2008

At the start of 2006, he moved out of his Werribee home and moved to Geelong to live with teammates Corey Enright and Henry Playfair, whom he would later go on to start a personal training organisation with. He then set his sights on playing a senior game for Geelong, and, after playing in the team that had earlier won the pre-season cup, he was selected to play in round 5. Just minutes into his debut on the 29th of April on Saturday night against the Sydney Swans, he broke his arm, which only allowed him to play eight games for the year.

After a solid pre-season, he played the first five games of 2007 before being omitted, and then broke his wrist whilst playing for the Geelong VFL side on Sunday, the 8th of July, 2007. As a result Prismall was unable to play for several weeks but recovered in time to play finals for the VFL side.

In 2008, Prismall played in 11 home and away games and was selected to play in the qualifying final against St Kilda on the 7th of September 2008, which was to be his 25th game and finals debut. However, midway through the first quarter, he was stretchered off and did not return after landing awkwardly and badly injuring his right knee. It was later confirmed that he would have to undergo a full knee reconstruction after scans revealed a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

After the 2008 season, Prismall declined the new 2 year contract offered to him by Geelong and asked the club to be traded to get a better chance of playing more regularly in the AFL. On the final day of trade week, he was traded to the Essendon Football Club for national draft pick number 39. Essendon drafted Prismall in order to improve their young, developing list. Prismall was given the number Nine guernsey that was vacated after Adam Ramanauskus' retirement.

Essendon: 2009 – Current

Prismall returned from injury towards the second half of the season for the Essendon Bombers and enjoyed a injury free return, hitting a somewhat rich vein of form. He played 13 games for the club in 2009. He was a regular contributor to the squad, kicking 5 goals.

In season 2010, Prismall has been in and out of the Essendon FC AFL team. His performances have not been consistent, and his trademark ball-skills have been lacking. In recent weeks his form has improved considerably despite the team's poor performances on the field.

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of end of 2009 season (September 19, 2009)

Season	Team	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Marks	Handballs	Disposals
2006	Geelong	32	8	4	2	72	30	34	106
2007	Geelong	32	5	3	3	48	23	41	89
2008	Geelong	32	12	8	1	110	55	147	257
2009	Essendon	9	13	5	4	161	74	137	298
Totals			38	20	10	391	182	359	750

External links

• Brent Prismall's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
• Brent Prismall's playing statistics from AFL Tables