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Trent Hentschel
	Trent Hentschel
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Personal information
Full name	Trent Hentschel
Nickname(s)	Rowdy
Date of birth	25 December 1982 (age 26)
Place of birth	Adelaide, Australia
Recruited from	Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)
Draft	5th overall, 2002 Pre-Season Draft; Adelaide
Height/Weight	193cm / 91kg
Position(s)	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	37
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics to end of Round 5, 2009 season . ;

Trent Hentschel (born 25 December 1982) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was taken in the 2002 Pre-season Draft at pick No.5. He is a very talented forward known for his excellent strong marking, but suffered a severe knee injury in 2006.

[edit] 2003-2004: Development

Debuting for Adelaide in 2003 as a 20 year old, Hentschel took his time to adapt to the speed of AFL Football. He played just three games in the 2003 season, failing to pick up a kick in his first game (finished with one handball). In total, Hentschel had 19 disposals with an average of just over six for the season, kicking just two points.

In 2004, Hentschel started well playing his first 14 games. He kicked a four goal haul over at Subiaco Oval against West Coast, and consistently was able to pick up more than ten disposals a match. He then had a few small injuries, that kept him out for four matches. He averaged 11 disposals for the season, and kicked 16 goals.

[edit] 2005-2006: Rise And Fall

Hentschel started to stand up and become a strong marking forward for Adelaide in 2005. He had a slow start to the year, kicking 3 goals against Collingwood before missing five games. He finished the year strongly though, playing in all three of Adelaide's finals. He played 21 matches in the year, averaging 12 disposals, 5 marks and kicking 26 goals.

The 2006 season was arguably Hentschel's best in the AFL, kicking a career high 42 goals for the year, including an 8 goal match against Essendon. However, during the third quarter of the Showdown against Port Adelaide, Hentschel's ACL was torn and his kneecap was dislocated and pushed inwards when Matt Thomas fell on it. Hentschel was then taken off the ground on a stretcher. The injury was compared with one suffered in a motor vehicle accident, as well as to that suffered by a NBA basketballer, Shaun Livingston (although Livingston's was much worse).[1]

[edit] 2007-2009: Recovery

Surgery to repair Hentschel's damaged knee was carried out in February 2007 after the knee had healed sufficiently to undergo a knee reconstruction on the ACL. A full year of rehabilitation involving bike riding, swimming and gym work saw Trent up and about later in 2007.[2] 2008 was marked as the return season for Hentschel but numerous niggling injuries throughout the year ruled him out for the season.

Hentschel had finally recovered from all injuries by 2009 and had a successful return in the pre-season competition before making his official comeback in Round 1 of the 2009 AFL season against Collingwood. Unforunately, the stress of playing and training fully competitively again cause his knee to swell up requiring further surgery. He returned successfully in Round 20, with a 4 goal haul against Hawthorn.

[edit] External links

Trent Hentschel profile on the Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club
Trent Hentschel's statistics from AFL Tables

Contents

[edit] 2003-2004: Development

[edit] 2005-2006: Rise And Fall

[edit] 2007-2009: Recovery

[edit] External links