Jared Poulton (born 21 April 1977) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er in the

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. Debuting with the

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where it is nicknamed the ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

, he was noted as an impact player and when Port was playing well in

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. Poulton cemented his spot in the side until a hamstring injury led him to miss the finals series of that year and ultimately, a premiership win. In 2002, Poulton became the 35th player in VFL/AFL history to kick a winning goal after the siren, against the

Sydney Swans The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a Austral ...

. Poulton retired in

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

after playing just one game for the year, with 88 games to his credit. After that he went back to the SANFL to play for the Port Adelaide Magpies alongside fellow Power teammate

Byron Pickett Byron Pickett (born 11 August 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club, Port Adelaide Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was ...

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* * Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Magpies players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Australian rules footballers from South Australia 1977 births Living people 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub