- Jude Bolton
Infobox afl player | firstname = Jude
lastname = Bolton
heightweight = 182cm, 83kg
birthdate = Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|3|15
birthplace =
originalteam = St Bernard's/Calder Cannons
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 12, 20 June 1999
debutteam =Sydney Swans
debutopponent = Carlton
debutstadium = Princes Park
playingteams =Sydney Swans 211 games, 98 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =
*International Rules Series (Australia) 2004
*Premiership player 2005Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980) is an
Australian rules football player with theSydney Swans of the AFL, and is known as "Hey Jude " by some fans and portions of the media, especially3AW commentators.Jude attended
St Bernard's College Essendon , a school renowned for its sporting prowess, as well as its achievements in Mathematics. He played football for the school and for theCalder Cannons Under 18s team, before being selected as the 8th pick in the 1998 National Draft. He played his first senior game for Sydney against Carlton in round 12 of the 1999 season and received a Rising Star Award nomination the following year. By 2001, he was a regular member of the team.He is noted for his never ending determination to attack and go after the ball; Bolton often accumulates large numbers of tackles. In 2005, the season in which the Swans won their first premiership in 72 years using a tough man-on-man style of play, Bolton made 122 tackles, the 2nd highest for the club and 3rd overall in the AFL.
He represented Australia in the
International Rules series in 2004.He is unrelated to Swans teammate
Craig Bolton .External links
* [http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=13508 Sydney Swans site player profile]
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