36 Facts About Brent Stanton

Brent Stanton was born on 1 May 1986 and is a retired professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire career for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.

At the age of 16, Stanton was selected to play for the 2002 Northern Knights team in the TAC Cup.

Brent Stanton played nine games, averaged 16 possessions and kicked 11 goals.

Brent Stanton was drafted by Essendon with the thirteenth overall selection in the 2003 national draft, Essendon's second pick overall in the draft.

Brent Stanton was the round nomination for the Rising Star after the round 20 win against Collingwood.

Brent Stanton started his 2005 season by changing to the number 24 jumper, previously worn by former Essendon great Joe Misiti.

Brent Stanton had a strong season, in the 19 games that he played, he averaged 18 possessions and kicked 13 goals.

In just his second year of football he showed much improvement from his debut season, Brent Stanton finished third in the 2005 Crichton Medal behind Mark Johnson and Jason Johnson with 253 votes.

Brent Stanton worked hard during the pre-season, and was able to increase his physical size.

Brent Stanton averaged 22 possessions and kicked 12 goals finishing fourth in the 2006 Crichton Medal with 196 votes.

Brent Stanton became a far more prominent player for the Bombers in 2007, he averaged a career-high 25 possessions in the first 10 rounds of the season.

Brent Stanton became renowned around the AFL for his endurance and quickly established himself as one of the club's key players and most dangerous midfielders.

Brent Stanton finished off an impressive season by finishing sixth in the 2007 Crichton Medal with 197 votes.

Brent Stanton struggled early in the season due to close checking from opposition players.

Brent Stanton finished third in the 2008 Crichton Medal, behind Matthew Lloyd and David Hille, with 188 votes.

In 2009, Brent Stanton was a significant player in an Essendon team which went through the home and away season with 10 wins, 11 defeats and a draw.

Brent Stanton played every game in the home and away season in which they qualified in eighth position for the finals series, losing the First Elimination Final to Adelaide by 96 points.

Brent Stanton polled a career high eight votes in the Brownlow Medal and finished third in the 2009 Crichton Medal behind, Dustin Fletcher and Jobe Watson with 284 votes.

Brent Stanton played his 100th AFL game in round 2 against Fremantle.

Brent Stanton was elected into the Essendon leadership group for the 2010 season.

Brent Stanton amassed 477 possessions and kicked 13 goals in 20 games for an Essendon team which won seven matches and lost fifteen in a year that would see their coach, Matthew Knights, sacked one day after the conclusion of the regular season.

Brent Stanton polled six votes in the Brownlow Medal and finished fifth in the 2010 Crichton Medal with 167 votes.

Brent Stanton led the club in kicks and handballs received and was in the top five for marks, handballs, inside-50s, rebound-50s and loose-ball gets.

Into his ninth AFL season and in the Essendon leadership group, Brent Stanton finished second in the 2011 Crichton Medal behind David Zaharakis.

Brent Stanton played his 150th AFL game against Melbourne in Round 11.

Brent Stanton has now become one of the most reliable and consistent players for the Bombers and polled a career high 14 votes in the 2012 Brownlow Medal.

In Round 6 of the 2012 AFL season, Brent Stanton collected a record 193 Dream Team points in Essendon's win against the Brisbane Lions at Docklands Stadium.

Brent Stanton's statistics included: 39 disposals, 17 marks and 8 tackles.

Brent Stanton played his 200th game in Round 20,2013 against West Coast at Etihad Stadium.

Brent Stanton was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 AFL season.

On 10 August 2016 Brent Stanton re-committed to the Bombers on a one-year deal.

Early in the 2017 season, Brent Stanton played his 250th AFL game against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba.

On 24 August 2017, Brent Stanton announced that he would retire at the end of the 2017 season.

In 2018, Brent Stanton joined the Carlton Football Club in an assistant coaching role as a development coach.

Brent Stanton plays for the Banyule Bears in the Northern Football League who were eliminated in their preliminary final after they were beaten by the Lower Plenty Jabba's.

Brent Stanton subsequently returned to Essendon Football Club after being appointed its VFL coach.