21 Facts About David Rodan

David Rodan was born on 8 October 1983 and is an Australian rules football goal umpire and a retired professional footballer who played for the Richmond Tigers, Port Adelaide Power and the Melbourne Demons.

David Rodan was born in Fiji to mother Amelia and father David Snr, both of Tongan heritage.

David Rodan spent his first year in the town of Lami near Suva.

David Rodan's father wanted him to play rugby union, but there were no rugby clubs for juniors in his area.

David Rodan rose through the junior ranks until dominating in the TAC Cup competition, winning back to back Morrish Medals.

David Rodan was recruited by AFL club Richmond at the end of 2001 at pick 33.

David Rodan played every game for two years, and was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award in his debut season and kicked 17 goals of which three were nominated for the Goal of the Year award.

David Rodan became an Australian citizen in September 2002 in order to get a passport to travel to London, England, to participate in an Australian Football Exhibition Match against Essendon, as his Fijian passport had expired.

David Rodan did not participate in the 2005 regular season due to a severe knee injury.

David Rodan made a return to league football in 2006, but was delisted at the end of the season, first hearing of his sacking at the club's best and fairest function via an impromptu speech from captain Kane Johnson.

David Rodan was given a career lifeline when he was drafted by Port Adelaide with the final selection of the 2006 AFL draft.

David Rodan did not miss a game in the 2007 season, which meant he played in the 2007 AFL Grand Final.

David Rodan received six Brownlow Medal votes at the 2007 medal count including a best-on-ground three votes for his round 12 performance, putting him in the top 60 players in the competition.

David Rodan ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in a training injury in December 2009 and was expected to miss the entire 2010 season.

However, following ligament augmentation and reconstruction surgery, which replaced the torn ligament with one made of polyester fibres, David Rodan was able to play in round six, 2010.

David Rodan was traded to the Melbourne Football Club on 25 October 2012.

David Rodan announced his retirement after he again ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament, in Round 22 against the Adelaide Crows.

David Rodan won the fourteenth season of Dancing with the Stars.

David Rodan teamed up with Northern Football Netball League team West Preston Lakeside for a two-year period in 2015 and played a total of 16 games.

In March 2016, David Rodan began training as a VFL goal umpire with his intention to become an AFL-listed goal umpire by 2017.

David Rodan did so, and he has umpired 102 AFL games.