Drew Petrie

Drew Petrie
Personal information
Full name	Drew Petrie
Date of birth	(1982-10-15) 15 October 1982
Place of birth	Ballarat, Victoria
Original team(s)	North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 23, 2000 National Draft, Kangaroos
Height/Weight	197cm / 101kg
Position(s)	Forward/Utility
Club information
Current club	North Melbourne
Number	20
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2001–	North Melbourne	303 (413)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Australia	2 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 10, 2016 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
Jason McCartney Medal: 2008 5x North Melbourne leading goalkicker: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 All-Australian Team: 2011

Drew Petrie (born 15 October 1982) is an Australian Rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL Career

Since debuting in 2001 he has played 300 games for the club. He has played in a variety of roles for the Kangaroos including centre half-forward, defence and ruck. In a game against the Western Bulldogs in 2007 he helped inspire North Melbourne to a win in Glenn Archer's 300th match, kicking seven goals—six of them in the first quarter. His form continued the following week when he kicked another six goals.

Petrie was selected by coach Mick Malthouse for Australia in the International Rules series against Ireland as a utility player. He was a key player during the second test at MCG, scoring two overs (three points each) in quick succession early in the last quarter. He added a goal (six points) in the final minute giving Australia some hope of snatching a win. In the end, however, Ireland won the series by five points (on aggregate).

Petrie was named as a vice-captain of North Melbourne at the start of the 2009 season and filled-in for the newly appointed captain, Brent Harvey, who missed half the season with an elbow injury. Petrie was North Melbourne's top goal scorer in 2009 with 27 goals and again in 2011 with 48.

After missing most of the 2010 season. In 2011, Petrie was selected in the All-Australian Team on the interchange.

Early in the season Petrie struggled to have the same impact as the previous year. However the forward was still finding ways to get on the scoreboard, kicking a respectable 12 goals in the first seven games. From that point he turned on an impressive feat of goal kicking form, managing 46 in the final 15 matches despite being used as a decoy on multiple occasions. Petrie kicked 23 goals between Rounds 16 and 19 to temporarily lead the Coleman Medal. His final tally of 58 goals was the highest of his career and pushed him past 250 career goals.

External links

• Drew Petrie's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
• Drew Petrie's statistics from AFL Tables