1. Adam McPhee was born on 6 October 1982 and is an Australian rules football player who played for the Fremantle Football Club and the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Adam McPhee
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Adam McPhee is a versatile player who has played both as a forward, defender and tagging role, with high-profile clashes with Gary Ablett, Jr.
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Adam McPhee made his AFL debut in 2001 and was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award that year.
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Adam McPhee was then traded to Essendon in his home state of Victoria in a three-way deal involving Brisbane.
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However it was in 2004 that Adam McPhee really made his mark as an AFL player.
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In 2005, Adam McPhee was restricted to only 14 games through injury and could not repeat his feats of 2004.
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On 30 July 2006, Adam McPhee played his 100th senior game at the Telstra Dome.
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Adam McPhee missed out on the honour the previous week because of a one match suspension served for striking St Kilda's Robert Harvey in an attempted spoil.
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On 25 April 2009, in the Anzac Day match, Adam McPhee celebrated his 150th game with a five-point victory over Collingwood.
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Many believe Adam McPhee left Essendon due to a fall out with the Coach of Essendon at the time, Matthew Knights.
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Adam McPhee was expected to nominate to be drafted to another club and as expected, his former club Fremantle selected him with their selection in the pre-season draft.
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Adam McPhee played his best football for the Dockers towards the end of the season as a run-with player, a role which requires stopping the influence of the opposition team's most damaging players.
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In 2012 Adam McPhee returned to the backline under new coach Ross Lyon, but mainly played on the smaller forwards.
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Adam McPhee continues to play football and as of 2015 is playing for St Mary's in the Geelong Football League.