Andrew Raines
| Andrew Raines | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Andrew Raines | ||
| Date of birth | 8 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Southport (QAFL) | ||
| Draft | #76, 2003 National Draft, Richmond | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2009 | Richmond | 56 (1) | |
| 2010–2014 | Brisbane Lions | 67 (14) | |
| 2015 | Gold Coast | 6 (2) | |
| Total | 129 (17) | ||
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006 | Australia | 2 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2006.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Andrew Raines (born 8 March 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club, Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the son of Geoff Raines, a premiership centreman who played for Richmond, Collingwood, Essendon and Brisbane Bears.
Raines was born in Melbourne, Victoria but moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland at 10 months of age when his father, Geoff, agreed to play for the Brisbane Bears. Andrew attended Marymount College on the Gold Coast during his schooling years.
Raines began playing his junior football for the Palm Beach Currumbin Lions and later switched to the Southport Sharks. He was drafted in 2003 AFL Draft at the late pick of 76. The selection was questioned by some at the time, with suggestions that if Andrew had not been the son of former Richmond premiership great Geoff Raines, that Richmond would not have drafted him. Still he was a very young player (only eligible for the draft by 8 weeks) and had shown potential playing under-18 football for the Southport Sharks, however having a very small body frame he was considered a long-term prospect.
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