Henry Playfair

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Henry Playfair
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Personal information
Birth January 22, 1983 (1983-01-22) (age 25), Holbrook, New South Wales
Recruited from North Shore (SAFL) (NSW)
Height and weight 198cm/100kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 15, 2003, Geelong vs. Richmond, at Telstra Dome
Team(s) Geelong (2001 - 2007)

52 games, 29 goals

Sydney (2008) 5 games, 6 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

  • VFL 2007 Premiership
  • VFL 2002 Premiership
  • NAB Cup 2006 Premiership
  • TAC cup NSW/ACT Rams captain 2001
  • NSW/ACT U18 2001

Henry Playfair (born January 22, 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. Playfair grew up and around the town of Holbrook in the Riverina region of New South Wales.

[edit] Career

Drafted in the 2001 AFL Draft at pick no. 41, he debuted in a winning game in front of a crowd of 38, 546 at Telstra Dome. He was one of Geelong's main players in the 2005 AFL season, however a series of injuries hampered his performance in 2006. He is a key forward who also playes the positions of back and ruck.

Playfair was an integral part of the Cats 2007 VFL Premiership team, along with players such as Charlie Gardiner, Brent Prismall and Tom Lonergan.

Due to a lack of opportunities, and moving into the prime of his career, Playfair asked to be traded to the Sydney Swans in 2008 and was traded in exchange for a third-round draft pick. Playfair has now moved back to his home state in an attempt to get more AFL opportunities to showcase his talents. Playfair wore the number 22 at Geelong and will wear number 26 at the Swans.

[edit] Personal Life

Playfair previously had a fitness business, Fitness By Cats, with ex-teammates Corey Enright and Brent Prismall. All three are accredited personal trainers.

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Sydney Swans – current squad

1 Hall • 2 N. Davis • 3 McVeigh • 4 Mathews • 5 R. O'Keefe • 6 C. Bolton • 7 Brennan • 8 D. O'Keefe • 9 Malceski • 10 Everitt • 11 Barlow • 12 Fosdike • 13 Veszpremi • 14 Bird • 15 Jack • 16 Jolly • 17 Kennelly • 18 White • 19 O'Loughlin • 20 Ablett • 21 Barry • 22 Laidlaw • 23 Faulks • 24 J. Bolton • 25 Richards • 26 Playfair • 27 Thornton • 28 Crouch • 29 Mattner • 30 Roberts-Thomson • 31 Kirk • 32 Buchanan • 33 Moore • 34 Brabazon • 35 Currie • 36 Schmidt • 37 Goodes • 38 Meredith • 39 Grundy • 40 Smith* • 41 Murphy* • 42 Bevan • 43 O'Dwyer* • 44 Orreal* • 46 Beckmans* • 47 Bruce* • 48 Terlich* • Coach: Roos
* denotes Rookie Listed players
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2001 AFL Draft
Second Round
Daniel Elstone • Matt Maguire • Mark Seaby • Charlie Gardiner • Steve Johnson • Steven Armstrong • Aaron Rogers • Tom Davidson • Mark Powell • Lewis Roberts-Thomson • Rod Crowe • Joel Reynolds • Campbell Brown • David Rodan • Simon O'Keefe • Jarrad Wright
Third Round
Sam Mitchell • Leigh Montagna • Ashley Hansen • Justin Davies • Gary Ablett Jnr (F/S) • Henry Playfair • Kieran McGuinness • Mark McGough • Ben Finnin • Nathan Clarke • Jarrad Waite • Andrew Welsh • Simon Cox • Josh Houlihan • Paul Salmon
Later Rounds
Andrew Browne • Daniel Hunt • Ben Robbins • Brad Miller • Paul Medhurst • Brent Colbert • Dane Swan • Jacob Schuback • Adam Schneider • Mick Martyn • Damon White • Adam Houlihan • Daniel McAlister • Chris Hyde • Matthew McCarthy • Brian Harris • Tristen Walker • Ricky Mott • Sam Cranage • Jared Poulton • Martin McGrath • Hugh Foott • David Johnson • Aaron James