Declan Mountford

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

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 (age 27)
Place of birth|  Manypeaks, Western Australia
Original team(s)|  ‹See Tfd›Claremont (WAFL)
Draft|  No. 60, 2015 national draft
Debut|  Round 1, 2017, North Melbourne vs. West Coast, at Marvel Stadium
Height|  181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight|  76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Club information
Current club|  West Coast
Number|  52
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
2016-2018|  North Melbourne|  12 (3)
2022|  West Coast|  2 (1)
Total|  |  14 (4)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8 2022.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Declan Mountford (born 13 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the West Coast Eagles 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]

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

He was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2018 season[6] and returned to Western Australia to play for Claremont. In 2021 he was appointed as the co-captain of Claremont[7] and represented Western Australia in the interstate match against South Australia.[8]

Mountford returned to the AFL for the West Coast Eagles in Round 2 of the 2022 season as part of the club's top-up list, after the club was hit by injuries and COVID-19 protocols.[9] Mountford was entered into the squad after midfielder Jackson Nelson suffered a knee injury during a warm-up session, forcing West Coast coach Adam Simpson to call him up against his old side North Melbourne. He got another opportunity in round 8 against Brisbane. Mountford had 8 disposals as a medi-sub.

## References

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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.
6. ^ Bowen, Nick (4 October 2018). "Hard-running Roo cut as North clears space". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
7. ^ Stubber, Taj (18 March 2021). "Claremont name Mountford and Hardisty as co-captains". Albany Advertiser. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
8. ^ "WAFL announce Kia Australia WA State Team". West Australian Football League. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
9. ^ Rogers, Samantha (27 March 2022). "Eagles lose another player for Roos clash in warm-up". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 March 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Declan Mountford.

* Declan Mountford's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Declan Mountford at AustralianFootball.com

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2015 AFL national draft

First round|

* 1. Jacob Weitering
* 2. Josh Schache
* 3. Callum Mills (academy selection)
* 4. Clayton Oliver
* 5. Darcy Parish
* 6. Aaron Francis
* 7. Jacob Hopper (academy selection)
* 8. Callum Ah Chee
* 9. Sam Weideman
* 10. Harry McKay
* 11. Wayne Milera
* 12. Charlie Curnow
* 13. Matthew Kennedy (academy selection)
* 14. Eric Hipwood (academy selection)
* 15. Daniel Rioli
* 16. Harry Himmelberg (academy selection)
* 17. Tom Doedee
* 18. Jade Gresham
* 19. Ryan Burton
* 20. Brayden Fiorini
* 21. Ben McKay
* 22. Kieran Lovell
* 23. David Cuningham

Second round|

* 24. Ben Keays (academy selection)
* 25. Josh Dunkley
* 26. Kieran Collins
* 27. Darcy Tucker
* 28. Luke Partington
* 29. Alex Morgan
* 30. Mason Redman
* 31. Ryan Clarke
* 32. Brayden Sier
* 33. Mitchell Hibberd
* 34. Josh Schoenfeld
* 35. Marcus Adams
* 36. Tom Cole
* 37. Riley Bonner
* 38. Harley Balic

Third round|

* 39. Rhys Mathieson
* 40. Brandon White
* 41. Matt Flynn (academy selection)
* 42. Mitch King
* 43. Corey Wagner
* 44. Blake Hardwick
* 45. Aidyn Johnson
* 46. Liam Hulett
* 47. Sam Skinner
* 48. Bailey Williams
* 49. Bailey Rice (F/S)
* 50. Oleg Markov
* 51. Tyrone Leonardis
* 52. Mackenzie Willis
* 53. Jack Silvagni (F/S)
* 54. Mitch Brown

Fourth round|

* 55. Sam Collins
* 56. Jordan Dawson
* 57. Kurt Mutimer
* 58. Tom Phillips
* 59. Ryan Gardner
* 60. Declan Mountford
* 61. Shane Yarran
* 62. Matthew Allen

Fifth round|

* 63. Rupert Wills
* 64. Yestin Eades
* 65. Ben Crocker
* 66. Sam Menegola
* 67. Nathan Broad

Sixth round|

* 68. Michael Hartley
* 69. Wylie Buzza

Seventh round|

* 70. Matthew Hayball

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