Alipate Carlile
Port Adelaide
AFL career
167 games5 goals
- Debut
- R16 2006 v STK23 July 2006
- Most recent
- R2 2016 v ADE2 Apr 2016
Stats
AFL
2016 | PAD | 2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 11.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 42 | 38 |
2015 | PAD | 12 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46 | 51 |
2014 | PAD | 20 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47 | 55 |
2013 | PAD | 22 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47 | 57 |
2012 | PAD | 20 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44 | 63 |
2011 | PAD | 17 | 9.9 | 3.5 | 13.4 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52 | 67 |
2010 | PAD | 21 | 8.8 | 6.0 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 55 | 65 |
2009 | PAD | 21 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 51 | 59 |
2008 | PAD | 22 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 53 | 63 |
2007 | PAD | 9 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 31 | 40 |
2006 | PAD | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27 | - |
SANFL
2016 | PAD | 3 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22 |
Bio
Recruited from the Murray Bushrangers with pick 44 in the 2005 National Draft, Alipate Carlile moved from Wangaratta to South Australia, joining his cousin Brett Ebert at Port Adelaide. He quickly developed into the anchor of the Power's backline, establishing himself as a traditional full-back tasked with manning the competition's most dangerous key forwards. Unlike the modern intercepting defender, Carlile was a pure stopper who relied on strength, body positioning, and spoiling ability to negate his direct opponent. For the best part of a decade, he took on the difficult lockdown jobs each week, providing essential stability during a volatile era for the club.
While he faced occasional scrutiny regarding his conditioning early in his career, Carlile matured into a disciplined defensive general and a key leadership figure. He was pivotal during the club's resurgence under Ken Hinkley, allowing more attacking defenders to run off half-back while he marshalled the goal square. However, the physical toll of wrestling with monster forwards eventually caught up with him, and persistent hip and knee injuries limited his output in his final years. He announced his immediate retirement midway through the 2016 season, departing as a respected one-club player who had held down one of the toughest positions on the ground for 167 games.
Profile
- Born
- 30 Apr 1987 (age 39y 174d)
- Birthplace
- Lautoka, Fiji
- Height
- 192 cm
- Weight
- 98 kg
Teams
Honours
- Port Adelaide B&F
- 3rd
- 2010
- Top 10
- 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Murray Bushrangers with pick 44 in the 2005 National Draft, Alipate Carlile moved from Wangaratta to South Australia, joining his cousin Brett Ebert at Port Adelaide. He quickly developed into the anchor of the Power's backline, establishing himself as a traditional full-back tasked with manning the competition's most dangerous key forwards. Unlike the modern intercepting defender, Carlile was a pure stopper who relied on strength, body positioning, and spoiling ability to negate his direct opponent. For the best part of a decade, he took on the difficult lockdown jobs each week, providing essential stability during a volatile era for the club.
While he faced occasional scrutiny regarding his conditioning early in his career, Carlile matured into a disciplined defensive general and a key leadership figure. He was pivotal during the club's resurgence under Ken Hinkley, allowing more attacking defenders to run off half-back while he marshalled the goal square. However, the physical toll of wrestling with monster forwards eventually caught up with him, and persistent hip and knee injuries limited his output in his final years. He announced his immediate retirement midway through the 2016 season, departing as a respected one-club player who had held down one of the toughest positions on the ground for 167 games.