Background
Born in Mount Isa, Queensland, he relocated to Western Australia with his family at a very young age, where he attended school at Corpus Christi College in Bateman. He was a standout junior 800m and 1500m runner as a junior and competed several times at national level. He joined East Fremantle Football Club and represented Western Australia in the 1997 U18 Championships where he earned All-Australian honours. Despite being widely tipped as a first round prospect,, Black was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with selection No.31 in the 1997 National Draft.
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