Andrew Leoncelli
Andrew Leoncelli | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Andrew Leoncelli | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 1974 | ||
Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1996–2003 | Melbourne | 146 (66) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Andrew Leoncelli (born 17 July 1974) is a former Italian-Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Leoncelli was recruited by
He finally made his league debut in 1996 with Melbourne. Playing in the midfield Leoncelli had a good 1997 season, finishing third in the Demons' best and fairest despite only playing 12 games because of a stress fracture. He built his game playing against the likes of Nicky Winmar, Peter Riccardi and Mark Ricciuto.
In 1999 he had the most kicks in the Melbourne team and made the
Post football life
Since retiring from the AFL, he joined the Hamton Property Group as a development manager, and was a director of the Melbourne Football Club.[1] He studied commerce at the University of Melbourne.
On the morning of 1 June 2017, Leoncelli was onboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 128 when it performed an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport due to a passenger claiming that they had a bomb on board and was going to blow up the plane. The plane landed safely and the passenger was arrested.[2]
References
- ^ Real Footy (2008). First a new boss, then new home. Retrieved 24 July 2008.
- ^ "Former Melbourne Demons player Andrew Leoncelli witnesses Malaysian Airlines bomb incident". 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
External links
- Andrew Leoncelli's playing statistics from AFL Tables