Shane Fell (born 29 September 1967) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for
Sydney in the
Australian Football League (AFL).
A forward, Fell played his early football at Kingsville Football Club now Yarraville Seddon and Footscray Under 19s then
Glenorchy and was the TFL Statewide League's leading goal-kicker in 1989 with 114 goals before opting to ply his trade on the mainland.
Fell was initially recruited to Geelong but they offloaded him to Sydney in the
1989 VFL draft
The 1989 VFL draft was the fourth annual national draft held by the Victorian Football League (since changed its name to Australian Football League) as the main method for the 14 teams to recruit players for the 1990 season. It consisted of a tra ...
. He was one of four Sydney player to make their debut in the opening round of the
1990 AFL season, one of which was future Brownlow winner Paul Kelly. The forward kicked five goals to equal the club record of most goals by a player in their first game with the club. He finished the year with 30 goals, his tally including a six-goal haul against Geelong at the SCG.
Daughter = Scarlett Fell
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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1967 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Sydney Swans players
Glenorchy Football Club players
Tasmanian State of Origin players