Andrew Embley

His father is of Anglo-Burmese and Spanish descent and was born in Rangoon, emigrating to Australia in 1964 with his family after the 1962 Burmese coup and settling in Victoria Park.

His mother, originally from Ballarat, is of Italian and Irish descent.

His father played reserves football for Perth, and also represented Western Australia in the 1973 national junior athletic championships in Melbourne.

Embley's brothers James (17 games) and Michael (8 games) have both played football for the Swan Districts Football Club.

Andrew Embley (born 27 June 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was recruited by West Coast with the 57th pick in the 1998 National Draft.

He made his WAFL debut for Swan Districts in 1998, and was recruited by the West Coast Eagles with the 57th pick overall in the 1998 National Draft.

Embley made his debut in the first match of the 1999 season, and was an AFL Rising Star nominee the following year.

Embley made his debut for West Coast in the first round of the 1999 season, a Western Derby against, gathering nine disposals and taking three marks.

He played nine games in total for the season, as well as 13 WAFL games for as part of an affiliation with West Coast which lasted until 2000.

Embley played 28 games over the next two seasons, mainly as a half-forward flanker, scoring 29 goals including three four-goal hauls.

He was nominated for the 2000 AFL Rising Star for his efforts against in round 14.

With John Worsfold having replaced Ken Judge as coach of the club prior to the start of the 2002 season, Embley established himself as a regular part of the Eagles' line-up over the next two seasons, playing in losing elimination finals in both the 2003 and 2004 finals series.

He also kicked 216 goals, finishing second in the club's goal-kicking in 2003 and 2006.

Embley was born in Perth, Western Australia, to parents Maurice and Anne Embley.

He kicked 31 goals in 2003 to finish second in the Eagles' goalkicking behind Phil Matera (62 goals).

A 25-disposal, four-goal game against in round eight, 2003, earned him three Brownlow Medal votes, the first of his career.

In 2004, he represented Australia in the International Rules Series.

Embley was one of West Coast's vice-captains between 2004 and 2006, and played a key part in West Coast's victory over in the 2006 AFL Grand Final.

He was awarded the Norm Smith Medal as the best player on the ground.

Michael Embley also was rookie-listed by West Coast for three seasons from 2004 to 2006, but did not play a senior game for the club.

Along with his brothers, Embley attended Trinity College in East Perth, and played junior football for the Bassendean Junior Football Club.

Embley was named vice-captain of West Coast for the 2004 season, and also represented Australia in that year's International Rules Series.

Embley played 18 games for the Eagles in the 2005 season, including all of the Eagles' finals and the Grand Final loss to.

He is known for winning the Norm Smith Medal as the best player in the 2006 AFL Grand Final.

Embley was born in Perth and began his career with in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

He played 23 out of a possible 24 games in the Eagles' 2006 season, playing mainly across the half-forward line and wings.

Embley also kicked 31 goals for the season to be the club's second leading-goalkicker behind Quinten Lynch (65 goals).

Despite injuries late in the season, Embley played a key role in the team's successful final series.

He averaged 26 possessions and kicked five goals across the Eagles' three finals matches, despite playing the semi-final against the with a paralysed vocal chord.

He took a game-saving mark in the preliminary final against in a game the Eagles won by 10 points.

He was awarded the 2006 Norm Smith Medal as the best-on-ground player in the Eagles' Grand Final win over for his 26-disposal, two-goal effort.

Embley played only 13 out of a possible 24 games during the 2007 season, missing seven games between rounds 6 and 12 and four games at the end of the season due to a hamstring injury.

He was dropped as Eagles vice-captain for the 2007 season.

Embley played 42 out of a possible 44 games during the 2008 and 2009 seasons in a shift to a more midfield role.

He played his 150th game for the Eagles against the in Round 6, 2008 in a 60-point loss, earning life membership of the club.

He received three Brownlow votes for a best-on-ground performance against the Western Bulldogs in Round 19, 2009, getting 32 possessions and scoring four goals.

Embley played 20 games in 2010, including his 200th game in the AFL against in Round 10.

After a strong pre-season, Embley started the 2011 season with two best-on-ground efforts against and, receiving some credit for West Coast's strong start to the season after a wooden spoon the previous year.

Embley retired at the end of the 2013 season after 250 games for the club.