Robert "Robbie" Haddrill (born 28 January 1981) is a defender for the

South Fremantle Football Club South Fremantle Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Fremantle, Western Australia. The club plays in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) and the WAFL Women's (WAFLW), commonly going by the nickname the ''Bulldogs ...

, having previously played for the

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in the

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for seven seasons. Haddrill attended

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before being drafted from the

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in the WAFL in the 2000 Rookie Draft. He was elevated to the senior list during the 2001 season but his AFL career was riddled with injuries. Despite a presence on the Fremantle list for seven seasons, of his 58 AFL games he played 45 in 2003 and 2004. He played the final 8 games of 2001 before missing the entire 2002 season with a knee injury. He returned in 2003 to play all 23 games, including Fremantle's first final. His good form continued through 2004 and was rewarded with selection in the Australian

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team that toured Ireland. From 2005 to 2007, however, he was affected by ankle, knee and hamstring injures that restricted Haddrill to only 5 games in total, with only single appearances in 2006 and 2007. Following his delisting at the end of the 2007 season Haddrill switched WAFL clubs to join South Fremantle.Pike, Chris
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2008-03-19 He holds the Fremantle record for the most games from debut without scoring a goal with 58 games.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Haddrill, Robert 1981 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players Perth Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players People educated at Aquinas College, Perth Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Australia international rules football team players