Andrew Embley
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Embley playing for West Coast in the 2005 Grand Final
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Andrew Embley | ||
| Nickname(s) | Embers | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1981 | ||
| Original team(s) | Bassendean JFC | ||
| Draft | 57th pick, 1998 National Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 189 cm / 91 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Wingman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1998–2013 | Swan Districts (WAFL) | 18 (20) | |
| 1999 | Claremont (WAFL) | 13 (9) | |
| 1999–2013 | West Coast | 250 (216) | |
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004 | Australia | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Andrew Embley (born 27 June 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Perth, Western Australia, Embley began his career with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), before being recruited by West Coast with a late pick in the 1998 National Draft. He made his debut in the first match of the 1999 season, and was an AFL Rising Star nominee the following season. Embley established himself in the club's side in the early 2000s, playing mainly as a wingman, and went on to represent Australia in the 2004 International Rules Series. Serving as a vice-captain of the club between 2004 and 2006, Embley played a key part in West Coast's victory over Sydney in the 2006 Grand Final, and was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground. He retired at the end of the 2013 season after 250 games for the club. He also kicked 216 goals, finishing second in the club's goal-kicking in both 2003 and 2006.
Embley was born in Perth, Western Australia, to parents Maurice and Anne Embley. His 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. His mother, originally from Ballarat, is of Italian and Irish descent. His father played reserves football for Perth, and also represented Western Australia in the 1973 national junior athletic championships in Melbourne. Embley's brothers James (17 games) and Michael (8 games) have both played football for the Swan Districts Football Club. Michael Embley also was rookie-listed by West Coast for three seasons from 2004 to 2006, but did not play a senior game for the club. Along with his brothers, Embley attended Trinity College in East Perth, and played junior football for the Bassendean Junior Football Club. He 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.
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