44 Facts About Andrew Embley

Andrew Embley was born on 27 June 1981 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

Andrew Embley is known for winning the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the 2006 AFL Grand Final.

Andrew Embley was recruited by West Coast with the 57th pick in the 1998 National Draft.

Andrew Embley made his debut in the first match of the 1999 season, and was an AFL Rising Star nominee the following year.

Andrew Embley was one of West Coast's vice-captains between 2004 and 2006, and played a key part in West Coast's victory over Sydney in the 2006 AFL Grand Final.

Andrew Embley was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.

Andrew Embley retired at the end of the 2013 season after 250 games for the club.

Andrew Embley kicked 216 goals, finishing second in the club's goal-kicking in 2003 and 2006.

Andrew Embley was born in Perth, Western Australia, to parents Maurice and Anne Andrew Embley.

Andrew Embley's father is of Anglo-Burmese and Spanish descent and was born in Rangoon, emigrating to Australia in 1964 with his family after the 1962 Burmese coup and settling in Victoria Park.

Andrew Embley's father played reserves football for Perth, and represented Western Australia in the 1973 national junior athletic championships in Melbourne.

Michael Andrew Embley was rookie-listed by West Coast for three seasons from 2004 to 2006, but did not play a senior game for the club.

Andrew Embley made his WAFL debut for Swan Districts in 1998, and was recruited by the West Coast Eagles with the 57th pick overall in the 1998 National Draft.

Andrew Embley made his debut for West Coast in the first round of the 1999 season, a Western Derby against Fremantle, gathering nine disposals and taking three marks.

Andrew Embley played nine games in total for the season, as well as 13 WAFL games for Claremont as part of an affiliation with West Coast which lasted until 2000.

Andrew Embley played 28 games over the next two seasons, mainly as a half-forward flanker, scoring 29 goals including three four-goal hauls.

Andrew Embley was nominated for the 2000 AFL Rising Star for his efforts against Port Adelaide in round 14.

Andrew Embley kicked 31 goals in 2003 to finish second in the Eagles' goalkicking behind Phil Matera.

Andrew Embley was named vice-captain of West Coast for the 2004 season, and represented Australia in that year's International Rules Series.

Andrew Embley played 18 games for the Eagles in the 2005 season, including all of the Eagles' finals and the Grand Final loss to Sydney.

Andrew Embley played 23 out of a possible 24 games in the Eagles' 2006 season, playing mainly across the half-forward line and wings.

Andrew Embley kicked 31 goals for the season to be the club's second leading-goalkicker behind Quinten Lynch.

Andrew Embley averaged 26 possessions and kicked five goals across the Eagles' three finals matches, despite playing the semi-final against the Western Bulldogs with a paralysed vocal chord.

Andrew Embley took a game-saving mark in the preliminary final against Adelaide in a game the Eagles won by 10 points.

Andrew Embley was awarded the 2006 Norm Smith Medal as the best-on-ground player in the Eagles' Grand Final win over Sydney for his 26-disposal, two-goal effort.

Andrew Embley played only 13 out of a possible 24 games during the 2007 season, missing seven games between rounds 6 and 12 and four games at the end of the season due to a hamstring injury.

Andrew Embley was dropped as Eagles vice-captain for the 2007 season.

Andrew Embley played 42 out of a possible 44 games during the 2008 and 2009 seasons in a shift to a more midfield role.

Andrew Embley played his 150th game for the Eagles against the Western Bulldogs in Round 6,2008 in a 60-point loss, earning life membership of the club.

Andrew Embley received three Brownlow votes for a best-on-ground performance against the Western Bulldogs in Round 19,2009, getting 32 possessions and scoring four goals.

Andrew Embley played 20 games in 2010, including his 200th game in the AFL against Adelaide in Round 10.

The round eight Western Derby against Fremantle was the only match Andrew Embley missed through the entire season, playing 24 out of a possible 25 games, and recording several personal bests, including career-high numbers in disposals, tackles, and Brownlow votes.

Andrew Embley returned to football via Swan Districts, his first WAFL match since the 2002 season.

Andrew Embley played every remaining game of West Coast's season, recording 22 disposals and four goals in the club's elimination final defeat of North Melbourne.

However, in the following week's qualifying final loss to Collingwood, Andrew Embley turned the ball over late in the game, resulting in a Collingwood goal, with the Herald Sun describing him as "at one of his lowest ebbs".

In what was to be his final season at AFL level, Andrew Embley was again troubled by injury, straining a hamstring in the NAB Cup and missing another three weeks with a foot injury early in the season.

Andrew Embley spent portions of the season in the WAFL, averaging 23 disposals over five games for Swan Districts.

Andrew Embley announced his retirement towards the end of the 2013 season, retiring at the same time as Adam Selwood, a premiership teammate.

Andrew Embley married Rayne Bryant, the daughter of Kevin Bryant, who played for East Perth and North Melbourne, in December 2006.

Andrew Embley co-owned restaurant, Beluga, in Claremont, with Dean Cox, which opened in April 2011.

Andrew Embley is working with Catalano's Seafood in Perth, in sales and doing regular cooking demonstrations.

Andrew Embley is currently part of Triple M Perth Rush Hour Drive show with Katie Lamb and the Triple M Perth AFL call team with Lachie Reid, Dennis Cometti and Xavier Ellis and producer Tom Atkinson.

Andrew Embley married Caitlyn Fogarty on 5 November 2021 in Perth.

Andrew Embley is the daughter of businessman Brett Fogarty and 2020 West Australian Australian of the Year Annie Fogarty.