Australian Football

After a promising junior career which had included Teal Cup All Australian selection Ed Considine was drafted by Essendon and made his senior VFL debut in 1986. Strong overhead, and pacy, he was often used off a half back flank, but could perhaps legitimately be called a utility as he adapted readily to other positions when required. Despite this, he struggled to achieve regular selection with the Bombers, and over the course of a seven season stint played just 49 games whilst scoring 12 goals. The 1993 season saw him at Sydney, following a trade, and after a shaky start he bedded down well, playing 15 games in his second year which was the best return of his career. Following that, however, he struggled, and after managing just half a dozen appearances in 1995 he opted to retire. The Swans phase of his career saw him add a final 25 AFL games and six goals to his respective career tallies.

Author - John Devaney