Troy Makepeace

Troy Makepeace (born 6 March 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Kangaroos in the Australian Football League.

Troy Makepeace
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-06) 6 March 1979[1]
Original team(s) Moe / Gippsland U18 (TAC Cup)
Debut Round 4, 31 March 2000, Kangaroos
vs. Geelong, at Colonial Stadium
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2000–2006 Kangaroos 139 (37)[2]
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Drafted by the Kangaroos in the 6th round of the 1999 AFL Draft, Makepeace made his AFL debut in 2000 and was a key player in their back line for many years. In 2005, he represented Australia in the International Rules Series.

The following season, Makepeace found his playing time limited, playing just 12 games. At the end of the year, he was delisted by the Kangaroos. Not picked up by an AFL club, Makepeace played for the VFL's Casey Scorpions in 2007.

Makepeace then returned to the club he was originally plucked from, the Moe Lions, and was captain-coach of the club from 2008 to 2011.

In August 2012, Makepeace was hit by a car while cycling near Hazelwood North. He suffered two fractured vertebrae and required his right elbow to be reconstructed.[3]

Commemorative banner for Makepeace's 100th game for North Melbourne (AFL Round 14, 2004)

References
  1. "Australian Football - Troy Makepeace - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "Troy Makepeace of the North Melbourne Kangaroos Player Profile and AFL Stats". www.footywire.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. Charalambous, Stephanie (28 March 2013). "Lives changed in a second". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 8 December 2016.


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