Andrew Embley

Andrew Embley, in full Andrew Gerard Embley, was born in Perth on 27 June 1981 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. He began with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League, was recruited by West Coast with the 57th pick in the 1998 National Draft, debuted in the first match of 1999 and was an AFL Rising Star nominee the following year. He represented Australia in the 2004 International Rules Series and was a West Coast vice-captain from 2004 to 2006. He is best known for winning the Norm Smith Medal as best player on the ground in West Coast's 2006 Grand Final victory over Sydney. He retired after the 2013 season having played 250 games and kicked 216 goals.