Sean Bowden
Encyclopedia
Sean Bowden is a former Australian rules football
er who played in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
with pick 103 in the 1988 draft
and started the 1990 season by becoming the 920th player to debut the Tigers. He played the first five games of the season and then one final game in 1991.
He was the second in his family to pull on the yellow-and-black following father Michael
and was followed by brothers Joel
and Patrick
.
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 in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Football career
Bowden was drafted by RichmondRichmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
with pick 103 in the 1988 draft
1988 VFL Draft
The 1988 VFL National Draft was the third annual National draft held by the Victorian Football League . It consisted of a pre-season draft and a national draft....
and started the 1990 season by becoming the 920th player to debut the Tigers. He played the first five games of the season and then one final game in 1991.
He was the second in his family to pull on the yellow-and-black following father Michael
Michael Bowden (Australian rules footballer)
Michael Bowden is a former Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1967 and 1971 for the Richmond Football Club.Bowden has had three sons also play for the Tigers - Sean, Joel and Patrick. Two more sons - Rhett and Kane - played for the Port Melbourne Football Club in the...
and was followed by brothers Joel
Joel Bowden
Joel Bowden was an Australian rules footballer with the Richmond Football Club in the AFL. In 2007, he was declared the new president of the AFL Players Association....
and Patrick
Patrick Bowden
Patrick Bowden is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.-Western Bulldogs:In the 1999 National AFL Draft Bowden was a fourth round selection to the Western Bulldogs...
.