Andrejs Everitt
| Andrejs Everitt | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Andrejs Everitt | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1989 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2006 National Draft, Western Bulldogs | ||
| Height / weight | 194cm / 89 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Utility | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Carlton | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Andrejs Everitt (born 13 March 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and previously played for the Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs. He is the younger brother of former St Kilda, Hawthorn and Sydney player Peter Everitt.
Everitt was picked in the 2006 AFL Draft at pick 11 from the Dandenong Stingrays. At the end of the 2007 AFL season, Andrejs was given Chris Grant's old No. 3 guernsey on Grant's insistence, although the club had contemplated retiring the number.[1]
At the end of the 2010 season, Everitt was traded to the Sydney Swans, in return for Patrick Veszpremi and a late round draft selection.[2]
Andrejs Everitt has a Latvian mother and an Australian father. His mother named him Andrejs in recognition of her Latvian heritage.
In Round 3, Everitt stamped himself as a Swans player, leading the team to victory over the West Coast Eagles with 2 crucial goals in the last quarter.
Everitt also kicked one of the most famous goals at the SCG vs Geelong Cats. with less than a minute to go he kicked a goal from fifty right on the boundary to win it for the Swans.
On 25 October 2013, Everitt was traded to the Carlton Football Club. Everitt and Pick 39 were exchanged for Pick 32.
References
- ^ AAP, Everitt inherits famous No.3, afl.com.au, 28 November 2007. Retrieved on 13 April 2008.
- ^ Balym, Todd (6 October 2010). "Andrejs Everitt to Swans and Patrick Veszpremi to Bulldogs in first deal of trade week". Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
External links
- Andrejs Everitt's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Andrejs Everitt's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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