AFL legend Brendan Fevola returns to the field – and you’ll never guess how many goals he scored
- Fevola returned to the field for the Division 3 side
- Footy legend scored half a dozen goals
- Fevola made his debut for Carlton in 1999
Footy legend and radio presenter Brendan Fevola has returned to the field for a Division 3 clean-up in Melbourne’s north-east.
The 43-year-old forward wore brown and gold for Heidelberg West in their match against Fitzroy Stars on Saturday.
The Stars started strong after the 2:10 p.m. kickoff with 16 points in the first quarter, 35 in the second and 43 in the third.
Fevola and the Hawks came within with about 25 points in the final quarter and ultimately lost to the Stars by 46 points.
Brendon Fevola scored six goals for Heidelberg West in their match against Fitzroy Stars
The football legend’s team went to the Fitzroy Stars on Saturday afternoon
The guest appearance marks the second time that Coleman Medal winner Fevola has competed in the Northern Football Netball League.
Fevola took to the field as a player for Hurstbridge in 2016, before joining the Hawks after a sponsorship with General Chicken Co. owner Nuri Sadiku.
Heidelberg West president Craig Toohey told the Herald Sun that the club was looking for a big player and that Fevola was the ideal candidate.
“We’ve never really played the big game and we lost a few players overseas, so we had the points,” Toohey said on Tuesday.
“We thought why not, we looked at it and put up a few names and it didn’t work out.
‘We have a connection, Fev plays SuperRules with our sponsor Nuri at General Chicken Co, he asked if he was interested and before you know it he agreed.
“We also had our last players day, we had a lot of messages, so hopefully everything will fall into place and it will be a good day.”
Fevola made Carlton Football Club in the 1998 AFL Draft and made his debut in the 1999 season with 42 goals; despite Carlton finishing last that year.
Fevola had an eventful AFL career, making his debut for Carlton in 1999 and playing 204 first-class games and scoring 623 goals
Fevola smiles with the trophy together with his daughters Leni and Lulu after winning a grand final in 2023
Over more than a decade, Fevola scored a total of 623 goals in 204 games for both Carlton Football Club and the Brisbane Lions from 2010.
He became a regular panellist on The Footy Show, before joining Fox FM from 2016 to 2017 to host Fifi, Dave, Fev and Byron.
More recently he starred in 10’s I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here and last year as Captain in The Masked Signer Australia.
