Justin Sweeney (born 25 December 1987) is an

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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. He was recruited as the number 71 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from

Tyabb Tyabb ( ) is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Tyabb recorded a population of 3,449 ...

. He made his debut in round 8 of 2007 against Hawthorn at the MCG in slippery conditions. Sweeney was a marking half-forward who was a prominent goalkicker in the VFL.

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* * 1987 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub