Gus Seebeck (born 18 September 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for and in the

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(WAFL), and the

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in the

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Football career

Seebeck was a member of the Victorian

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winning side in 1994 and played for the

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in the

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, captaining them in 1995. Of the 25 players in the Victorian side that year, 23 were drafted into the

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(AFL) in either the

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or 1995 AFL Draft, but Seebeck was overlooked. He then moved to Perth and played reserves football for South Fremantle whilst he studied

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. An abundance of tall players limited Seebeck's chance to play in the senior team and despite winning the Prendergast Medal in 1998 as the

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player in the reserves competition, he only managed to play eleven senior games in three years. In 1999 he moved to play with Perth, as South Fremantle had entered into a host club arrangement with and there was likely to be even more competition for positions in the league team. The move was instantly successful, as he was a surprise winner of the 1999

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, beating favourite Ryan Turnbull by one vote. In 2000, however, with the host club arrangement disbanded, he returned to South Fremantle, but only played two games before moving to Sydney for work. He continued to play football in Sydney for the East Coast Eagles. He was a player coach during the 2002 season. Seebeck was chairman of the club between 2008 and 2014.

Professional career

In 2000, Seebeck joined the

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as operations manager for Australasia, which was based in Sydney. He had previously worked for the organising committee for the

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golf tournament when it was based in Perth. In 2005, Seebeck became general manager of the Australasian PGA Tour.

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* 1977 births Living people Australian rules football administrators Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) East Coast Eagles players Sandringham Dragons players Perth Football Club players Sandover Medal winners South Fremantle Football Club players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub