James Podsiadly
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James Podsiadly
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| Full name | James Podsiadly | ||
| Nickname(s) | Pods, Jpod | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
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Yarraville (WRFL) Western Jets (TAC Cup) Werribee (VFL) Geelong (VFL) |
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| Draft | No. 58, 1999 rookie draft, Essendon No. 8, 2001 rookie draft, Collingwood No. 50, 2009 rookie draft, Geelong No. 58 (RP), 2010 national draft, Geelong |
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| Debut | Round 3, 2010, Geelong vs. Fremantle, at Subiaco Oval |
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2013 | Geelong | 83 (169) | |
| 2014–2015 | Adelaide | 21 (26) | |
| Total | 104 (195) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Podsiadly (born 10 September 1981) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Geelong Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Geelong as a mature-aged rookie at pick #50 in the 2009 rookie draft and was traded to Adelaide after the 2013 season.
Podsiadly grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Spotswood. Growing up he played soccer and tennis, and began playing football seriously at the age of 17. When Podsiadly was ten, his grandfather became a significant influence in his life. 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. His grandfather and grandmother emigrated to Australia in the mid-1940s.
Originally playing for the Yarraville Football Club and the Western Jets, Podsiadly was recruited by Essendon in the 1999 AFL Rookie Draft with pick 58. After playing 19 games with Essendon's reserves team in the VFL, Podsiadly was de-listed but was once again drafted as Collingwood selected him in the 2001 AFL Rookie Draft with the eighth pick.
Podsiadly played three games for Collingwood in the AFL Pre-Season competition of 2002. However, he did not play during the regular season and was delisted at the end of the year.
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