hiː wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd tə ðɪ ˌeɪˌɛfˈɛl baɪ ðə fɹˈɛmæntəl dˈɑːkɚz tʊ ɪts ɹˈʊki lˈɪst ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, ænd wʌz ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə sˈiːnjɚ lˈɪst æt ðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː sˈiːzən.
He was drafted to the AFL by the Fremantle Dockers to its rookie list in 2001, and was elevated to the senior list at the beginning of the 2002 season.