David Rodan
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David Rodan during the 2007 AFL Season
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | David Rodan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||
| Original team(s) | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 33, 2001 National Draft, Richmond No. 86, 2006 National Draft, Port Adelaide |
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| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2002–2006 | Richmond | 65 (43) | |
| 2007–2012 | Port Adelaide | 111 (86) | |
| 2013 | Melbourne | 9 (2) | |
| Total | 185 (131) | ||
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | 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 | |||
David Rodan (born 8 October 1983) is a retired professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Tigers, Port Adelaide Power and the Melbourne Demons.
Rodan is the first Fijian-born player to reach 100 AFL games.
David Rodan was born in Fiji to mother Amelia and father David Snr, both of Tongan heritage. He spent his first year in the town of Lami near Suva. When he was three years old, his family moved to Australia. His father wanted him to play rugby union, but there were no rugby clubs for juniors in his area. Instead, he tried Aussie Rules, beginning junior football with Oak Park and the Holy Child Football Club in Broadmeadows, and he developed a passion for the sport.
Rodan rose through the junior ranks until dominating in the TAC Cup competition, winning back to back Morrish Medals (2000 and 2001).
Rodan was recruited by AFL club Richmond at the end of 2001 at pick 33. He played every game for two years (from his debut in 2002), 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.
Playing for Richmond, he played as a small crumbing forward along with Andrew Krakouer in the early part of his career.
He 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.
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