He was drafted by the Essendon Football Club in the 1999 National draft at pick 72 in the fifth round. He played 31 games, including one final, with Essendon before being delisted after the 2003 season. He was noted for a central performance in Essendon's round 10 victory over West Coast in the 2003 season. and being one of a select group of AFL footballers never to have lost to the Hawthorn Football Club.
