Gavin Exell

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**Gavin Exell**
Personal information
Birth	October 16, 1962,
Recruited from	Northern United
Height and weight	191 cm / 84 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	1987, Geelong vs. , at
Team(s)	Geelong (1987-91) 53 games, 111 goals Fitzroy (1992) 5 games, 2 goals Total - 58 Games, 113 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1992 season
Career highlights

Gavin Exell (born October 16, 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer 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 goalkicking in 2000, 2001 and 2003 with over 100 goals on each occasion.