Gavin Exell
Encyclopedia
Gavin Exell is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Geelong
and Fitzroy
in the VFL/AFL
.
Exell started his career at Carlton where he played reserves football but after being unable to break into the seniors he joined Geelong. He played as a forward and when Gary Ablett was not available he would replace him at full-forward. In 1989 he kicked a career high 63 goals which topped Geelong's goalkicking in the home and away season but injury prevented him from lining up in the Grand Final. His best individual haul that year was nine goals in a shootout against Hawthorn at Princes Park where Geelong, despite scoring 163 points, lost the game. He kicked another eight the following week against St Kilda.
Fitzroy acquired his services for the 1992 AFL season
but he could only manage five games for his new club.
He later played for Stanhope
in the Kyabram & District Football League
and was the competitions leading goal-kicker in 2000, 2001 and 2003 with over 100 goals each year.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
and Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
in the VFL/AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Exell started his career at Carlton where he played reserves football but after being unable to break into the seniors he joined Geelong. He played as a forward and when Gary Ablett was not available he would replace him at full-forward. In 1989 he kicked a career high 63 goals which topped Geelong's goalkicking in the home and away season but injury prevented him from lining up in the Grand Final. His best individual haul that year was nine goals in a shootout against Hawthorn at Princes Park where Geelong, despite scoring 163 points, lost the game. He kicked another eight the following week against St Kilda.
Fitzroy acquired his services for the 1992 AFL season
1992 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1992. The AFL Grand Final this year was won by the West Coast Eagles, who became the first non-Victorian club to win a Premiership.-Ladder:...
but he could only manage five games for his new club.
He later played for Stanhope
Stanhope Football Club
The Stanhope Football Club is based in the small Victorian town of Stanhope, near Kyabram. The Club are known as the 'Lions' wearing a maroon jumper with gold chevron...
in the Kyabram & District Football League
Kyabram & District Football League
The Kyabram District Football League is an Australian rules football league in Victoria. It is made up of 13 teams, following Yea's departure in 2007 to join the Yarra Valley Mountain Football League, and Longwood's admission in 2010 following the collapse of the Benalla District Football League....
and was the competitions leading goal-kicker in 2000, 2001 and 2003 with over 100 goals each year.