Dennis Armfield

Dennis Armfield
Personal information
Full name	Dennis Armfield
Date of birth	22 December 1986
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Original team(s)	Swan Districts (WAFL)
Draft	No. 46, 2007 National Draft, Carlton
Height / weight	181cm / 79kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Carlton
Number	27
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008–	Carlton	140 (73)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
• Jim Stynes Medalist (2015)

Dennis Keith Armfield (born 22 December 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League since 2008.

After moving from Canberra to Perth as a child, Armfield spent all his junior years playing rugby union,^[1] where, among his duties, he was his team's designated place-kicker.^[2] After converting to Australian Rules Football at the age of 17, where he played for the local Kalamunda Football Club, before being recruited that year by Swan Districts Football Club in Western Australia in 2002, playing as a utility/midfielder. He worked his way through the Swan Districts junior ranks, and in 2006 was awarded the club's rookie of the year award, as well as being best on ground in the 2006 reserves grand final. He played all twenty games for the Swans' seniors in 2007.

Armfield nominated for the 2007 AFL National Draft. He was noted for his fast pace and quick acceleration, and a strong tackling style remnant from his rugby union background. He was selected by the Carlton Football Club with a third round selection (No. 46 overall), at the age of almost twenty-one years, rather old for a National Draft selection. Armfield made his debut in Round 10, 2008 against Geelong.^[3]

Armfield was a semi-pro back pocketer in his first four seasons with the club, playing 60 of a possible 92 games throughout that time, as either a midfielder/small forward, or in defensive roles against small forwards. He became a regular player in 2012, playing 21 out of 22 games, and added a strong counter-attacking game to his defensive abilities, kicking 16 goals for the season; he won the Best Clubman and Spirit of Carlton awards at the 2012 Best and Fairest awards night.^[4]

References

1. Armfield's classy conversion
2. de Bolfo, Tony (10 May 2012). "Placekick or drop punt? Den states his case". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
3. Blues want to put the brakes on
4. Edmund, Sam (2 October 2012). "Heath Scotland claims John Nicholls Medal as Blues' best and fairest". Herald Sun.

External links

• Dennis Armfield's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
• Dennis Armfield's statistics from AFL Tables
• WAFL player statistics