Career At Carlton
Justin Madden | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1961-05-31) 31 May 1961 (age 51) | ||
Debut | 1980, Essendon | ||
Height/Weight | 206cm / 107kg | ||
Playing career | |||
Total – 332 games 190 goals
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1996 season . | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Madden was 206 cm (6' 9") tall, and one of the tallest men ever to play Australian Rules football, and his potential in this area was fully utilized by Carlton, who used him as their main ruckman. Over the next fifteen seasons, Madden became a mainstay of the Carlton side, and one of the most recognizable players in the league, playing 287 games for the club. He was a member of their 1987 and 1995 premiership teams, and came within one vote of tying with Brad Hardie for the 1985 Brownlow Medal when he polled 3 votes in five consecutive games.
Madden retired from teaching in 1988, and in 1990, became President of the AFL Players Association, (taking over the role from his older brother Simon) while still playing for Carlton and at the peak of his career. In his seven-year tenure, which continued until his retirement, he oversaw the increasing professionalism of the game, and the expansion of the association to the point where it represented almost every eligible player in the entire league. Despite the increasing demands of AFL football, where most players were becoming professional players, Madden studied at RMIT University to become an architect. After graduating, he worked in this field while continuing to play football.
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