| Bernie Vince |
|
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Bernard Vince |
| Date of birth |
2 October 1985 (1985-10-02) (age 23) |
| Place of birth |
Yorke Peninsula, Australia |
| Recruited from |
Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL) |
| Draft |
32th overall, 2005
Adelaide |
| Height/Weight |
185cm / 86kg |
| Position(s) |
Midfield |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Adelaide |
| Number |
17 |
| Playing career1 |
| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
2006-
Totals |
Adelaide |
36 (18)
36 (18) |
|
1 Playing statistics to end of Round 5, 2009 season .
|
Bernie Vince (born 2 October 1985) is an Australian Rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League.
From the Yorke Peninsula, Bernie Vince attended school in Adelaide at Prince Alfred College where he represented the school in the Open A Grade football and cricket teams.
He originally played Australian Rules football for the CMS Crows. After an unsuccessful stint in the SANFL, he returned to Stansbury, but eventually Woodville-West Torrens gave him a chance to play in the firsts. He successfully played 4 games for them, including 3 finals. He also had played grade cricket for Woodville, and opened the batting for the South Australia Country side at the 2005 national championships.
Bernie Vince was taken as pick 32 in the 2005 National Draft by the Adelaide Crows. He played all pre-season NAB Cup games and four games in total for the 2006 season. He played six consecutive games early in 2007 before missing the latter part of the season due to form and injury.
2008 saw Vince become a consistent member of Adelaide's young midfield, capable of going forward as well. One such performance earned him the Showdown Medal in a brutal Showdown XXIV against rivals Port Adelaide, despite being one of several Crows to take heavy knocks in the six-point victory. Later that season, in round 11 against Richmond, he exceeded 30 disposals for the first time, and also kicked 3 goals to assist Adelaide in winning by 50 points.
In the summer, Bernie Vince often returns to Stansbury and plays A Grade cricket, sometimes bringing teammate Chris Knights with him. He has played in the 2007/08 and the 08/09 premiership teams. In the 2008/09 season, teammates Aaron Kite, James Moss and Simon Goodwin also played a couple of games.
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