Cain Jed Ackland (born 16 March 1982) is an

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player formerly in the

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(AFL). Originally from South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Port Adelaide Magpies, Ackland was drafted by

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in the second round of the 1999 AFL Draft. He made his AFL debut in

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, playing twelve games but did not play another senior game for Port in three seasons and was delisted at the end of the

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. , who had a shortage of quality ruckman, especially following the departure of Trent Knobel, selected Ackland in the second round of the 2004 AFL Draft. He played 22 games during the

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and earned the Rex Hunt nickname "The Street" in his commentary, in reference to the St Kilda nightspot

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. Out of contract with St Kilda at the end of

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, Ackland joined Carlton with the club's first pick in the 2007 pre-season Draft. Ackland, who St Kilda had sought to retain, rejected St Kilda's two-year offer, accepting a three-year deal with Carlton. In his first season with Carlton, Ackland assumed the top ruck position. While serviceable in the role, he often struggled to compete with the league's other top ruckmen and was briefly dropped on two occasions. By the start of

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, Ackland was not considered among Carlton's top ruck selections and struggled for regular selection, playing only one game during the season. He moved to the forward-line at Carlton's , the Northern Bullants, where he kicked more than six goals in games several times during the year, but could not get back into the senior team. Ackland was delisted by Carlton at the end of the

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. Ackland returned to South Australia in 2009 and joined North Adelaide in the SANFL; he played there for three seasons, retiring at the end of 2011. Ackland returned to amateur football in 2012, playing for Broadview in the South Australian Amateur Football League (SAAFL), then moved back to Victoria and played for Newtown & Chilwell in the Geelong Football League in 2013 and 2014.

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External links

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Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
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The Power From Port – Unofficial Port Adelaide Power and Magpies Football Clubs website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ackland, Cain 1982 births Living people Australian rules footballers from South Australia Carlton Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Port Adelaide Magpies players St Kilda Football Club players North Adelaide Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players Newtown & Chilwell Football Club players