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Eddie Betts

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Eddie Betts (born 26 November 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League between 2005 and 2021, and later became an AFL commentator and boundary presenter for Fox Footy. Born in Port Lincoln, South Australia, and raised in Kalgoorlie, he is of Wirangu, Kokatha and Guburn people. Selected by Carlton with pick 3 in the 2004 pre-season draft, he moved to Adelaide as a free agent after the 2013 season and returned to Carlton after 2019. A small forward regarded as one of the greatest of his type, he kicked 640 goals in 350 games, was a three-time All-Australian from 2015 to 2017 and won the AFL Goal of the Year four times. After retiring he worked as a development coach at Geelong before stepping down to focus on the Eddie Betts Foundation, which supports young Indigenous Australians.

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1986 1
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5+ 1
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He was an Australian rules footballer
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    (born 26 November 1986)
  • Lead, honours
    four-time AFL Goal of the Year winner and six-time club leading goalkicker
  • Lead, nationality
    He was an Australian rules footballer
  • Competed In: Australian Football League, Lead, competition
    played for the Carlton Blues and Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League between 2005 and 2021
  • On The Roster Of: Carlton Football Club, Lead, Carlton
    Betts was eventually selected by Carlton with pick No. 3 in the 2004 Pre-Season Draft
  • On The Roster Of: Adelaide Football Club, Lead, Adelaide
    before joining Adelaide as a free agent at the end of the 2013 season
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