19 Facts About Adam Cooney

Adam Cooney was born on 30 September 1985 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Adam Cooney won the Brownlow Medal in 2008, with 24 votes becoming the tenth Western Bulldogs player to win the award.

Adam Cooney was recruited from West Adelaide in the SANFL to the Western Bulldogs with the number-one pick in the 2003 National Draft as a priority pick.

Adam Cooney was noted as a pacey player who could kick goals on the run from outside the 50-metre arc as well as snap kicks near the goal posts.

Adam Cooney debuted in Round 1 2004 against the West Coast Eagles, where he recorded 8 disposals and kicked a goal, and his first season saw him play 19 games and kick 11 goals for the season.

Adam Cooney had a vastly improved 2005 season: he played every game, averaged 20 possessions a game and kicked 21 goals.

Adam Cooney was ranked second for clearances in the Bulldogs team.

Adam Cooney progressed to the elite of the competition, four seasons after being selected as the number one draft pick.

Adam Cooney was rewarded for a strong 2008 season by winning the Brownlow Medal.

Adam Cooney polled 24 votes, beating Brisbane Lions midfielder Simon Black by one vote.

Adam Cooney is the first No 1 draft pick to win the award.

Adam Cooney played 25 total games in 2008 and averaged 25.5 disposals per game.

In 2009, Adam Cooney had another great season, playing 23 games, kicking 14 goals and averaging 26.8 disposals, although he only managed to poll 3 Brownlow Medal Votes.

Adam Cooney featured in the official advertisement for the AFL, brushing off tacklers including a bull in a bullfighting ring.

Adam Cooney then bounced back in 2013, playing 19 games, kicking 19 goals and tallying 485 disposals for the season.

Adam Cooney managed to play 20 games and kick 6 goals, he tallied 457 disposals.

In 2009, Adam Cooney appeared alongside other AFL footballers in an AFL television advertisement titled "AFL: In a League of its Own", which featured prominent AFL players playing Australian rules football at famous sporting venues around the world, and in the middle of other sports being played, including basketball, Association football and American football.

From 2 April 2023, Adam Cooney appeared as a contestant in the ninth season of I'm a Celebrity.

Adam Cooney proposed to his partner Haylea McCann with a Burger Ring.