1. James Podsiadly was born on 10 September 1981 and is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Geelong Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League.
17 Facts About James Podsiadly
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When James Podsiadly was 10, his grandfather became a significant influence in his life.
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James Podsiadly's grandfather was a soldier in the Polish army during World War II, was captured and spent 12 months in a concentration camp near the German town of Arnsberg.
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Originally playing for the Yarraville Football Club and the Western Jets, James Podsiadly was recruited by Essendon in the 1999 AFL Rookie Draft with pick 58.
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James Podsiadly played three games for Collingwood in the AFL pre-Season competition of 2002.
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James Podsiadly played for Collingwood's VFL-affiliate Williamstown over that time, and was the club's leading goalkicker in 2002.
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James Podsiadly was recruited by the VFL club Werribee for the 2003 season.
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James Podsiadly was selected as a mature-age rookie by Geelong in the 2009 AFL rookie draft at the age of 28 and played his first AFL game against Fremantle in round three of 2010.
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James Podsiadly was awarded 13 Brownlow Medal votes in his first year of AFL football.
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James Podsiadly played in the 2011 AFL Grand Final, where Geelong beat Collingwood.
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James Podsiadly was substituted out of the game in the second quarter after suffering a shoulder injury.
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James Podsiadly went on to play 18 and 16 games in the 2012 and 2013 seasons respectively.
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James Podsiadly indicated that he was interested in playing with another club in 2014.
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James Podsiadly started well at his new club in 2014, missing only one game for the season.
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James Podsiadly took 41 contested marks, ranked fourth in the AFL, and kicked 26 goals in 21 games, swinging between attack and defence.
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In round 18, James Podsiadly played his 100th AFL game against Collingwood at the MCG.
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James Podsiadly announced his retirement at the end of the 2015 AFL season, during which he failed to play a senior game for the Crows.