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Australian rules footballer

For the Scottish rugby union player, see Martin Leslie (rugby union). Australian rules footballer
Martin Leslie
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-11-17) 17 November 1962 (age 62)
Original team(s) Ethelton
Draft No. 1, 1986 national draft
Debut Round 1, 1989, Brisbane vs. St Kilda, at Moorabbin Oval
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1981–1988 Port Adelaide (SANFL) 150
1989–1995 Brisbane Bears (VFL/AFL) 107 0(11)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Martin Leslie (born 17 November 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League (AFL) and Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Leslie made his SANFL debut for Port Adelaide in 1981, winning the club best and fairest award in 1986 and a premiership in 1988.

At the VFL National Draft in 1986 Leslie was the number one draft choice, selected by Brisbane. Leslie deferred moving to Brisbane until the end of the 1988 SANFL season. Making his VFL debut in 1989, Leslie would eventually play 107 games for the Bears and won their best and fairest award, in 1990.

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Club Champion • Brisbane Bears best and fairest winners
John Cahill Medal • Port Adelaide Football Club best and fairest winners
Port Adelaide Football Club1988 SANFL premiers
Port Adelaide 12.12 (84) defeated Glenelg 8.7 (55), at Football Park
Coach: Cahill
1988 All-Australian team · Adelaide Bicentennial Carnival
New South Wales
Northern Territory
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
1987 1991
Martin Leslie in South Australian State of Origin teams
South Australian team1984 Interstate Championships
Victoria 16.12 (108) defeated South Australia 16.8 (104), at Football Park, 15 May 1984
Western Australia 14.14 (98) defeated South Australia 14.13 (97), at Football Park, 9 June 1984
Both games
State of Origin vs. Victoria
State Game vs. Western Australia
Coach: Kerley
South Australian team1988 Bicentennial State of Origin Carnival
Both games
vs. New South Wales
vs. Victoria (final)
Coach: Cornes
South Australian team1991 State of Origin
Coach: Cornes
South Australian team1992 State of Origin
Coach: Cornes
South Australian team1993 State of Origin
South Australia 19.13 (127) defeated Western Australia 14.17 (91), at Football Park, 2 June 1993, crowd: 21,487
South Australia 16.13 (109) defeated Victoria 14.13 (97), at the MCG, 5 June 1993, crowd: 31,792
Both games
Semi-final vs. Western Australia
Final vs. Victoria
Coach: Cornes
VFL/AFL number one overall draft picks
1986 VFL national draft
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
  • 40. Stephen Williams
  • 41. Brett Jaffray
  • 42. Anthony Lovell
  • 43. Andrew Gray
  • 44. Tim Britt
  • 45. James Pyke
  • 46. Gary Brooker
  • 47. Brendan Hogan
  • 48. Stephen Riley
  • 49. Craig Elias
  • 50. Alastair Lynch
  • 51. Andrew Herring
  • 52. Robin McKinnon
Fifth round
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