Paul Starbuck is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with the Sydney Swans

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (AFL).

Starbuck played many reserves matches for Carlton

Carlton Football Club

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, including a premiership in 1987, before getting his chance to play senior football. When he finally made his league debut he was at a new club, Sydney, having been selected in the 1989 VFL Draft

1989 VFL Draft

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. His appearance against Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

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 in the 12th round of the 1990 AFL season

1990 AFL season

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was his only AFL game. He had 11 disposals.