Declan Mountford

Declan Mountford (born 13 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and is currently playing for Claremont Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). Mountford was born in the small town of Manypeaks in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.[1] After playing colts and senior football at North Albany Football Club as well as five games in the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships, he moved to Perth playing for Claremont Football Club.[2]

Declan Mountford
Mountford playing for North Melbourne in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Declan Mountford
Date of birth (1997-02-13) 13 February 1997
Place of birth Manypeaks, Western Australia
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 60, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, North Melbourne
vs. West Coast, at Etihad Stadium
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016–2018 North Melbourne 12 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club with their fifth selection and sixtieth overall in the 2015 national draft.[3] Following the draft Mountford played for Werribee Football Club, who are affiliated to North Melbourne, during the 2016 season in the Victorian Football League, as both a midfielder and as a tagger.[4]

He made his debut in the forty-three point loss against West Coast in the opening round of the 2017 season at Etihad Stadium.[5]

References
  1. Dannielle Le Messurier (22 November 2015). "WA's footy hopefuls suit up ahead of the AFL draft". Perthnow. Seven West Media. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. Cameron Newbold (26 November 2015). "Mountford's dedication rewarded in draft". Albany Advertiser. Yahoo7. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "Pick 60: Declan Mountford". NMFC.com.au. Bigpond. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. Guilo de Giorgio (18 August 2016). "Mountford hitting his stride". Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. King, Travis (24 March 2017). "TEAMS: Geelong midfield takes a hit with late out". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 March 2017.


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