David Teague (born 5 May 1981) is an Australian rules football player and coach in the Victorian Football League, formerly playing in the Australian Football League.
North Melbourne 33 games, 4 goals (2001-2003)
Carlton 50 games, 2 goals (2004, 2007)
He debuted for the Kangaroos in 2001 after being elevated from the rookie list under Denis Pagan, and then moved to Carlton under their recycled player policy in 2004, reunited with Pagan. Teague won the John Nicholls Medal in 2004, and was noted for his courage in defence, earning him the AFLPA's Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player.
He played almost every game in 2005, but played only seven games for Carlton in 2006, playing as one of the best in their VFL affiliate, the Northern Bullants. He was seen as fitting neither into Carlton's defensive line-up, nor their youth policy. This trend continued in 2007, with Teague playing no games for Carlton. During his season at the Bullants, he played was further up the ground, often in the midfield, and was a dominant player in wet conditions.
Teague was delisted from the Carlton playing list on Thursday, 6 September 2007. On 12 October, it was announced that he would continue with the Carlton Football Club in a developmental role, acting as playing-coach with the Northern Bullants.
He was a non-playing coach of the Northern Bullants, taking the side to consecutive VFL Grand Finals in 2009/2010. Due to the non-playing nature of the Bullants role Teague made cameo appearances for Katandra in the 2008, 2009 & 2010 seasons. Showing that he never forgot where he came from and that wearing our jumper means more than the dollars so frequently thrown around in this day and age.
Teague continues to move up the coaching ranksh as he has been appointed as an assistant coach at the West Coast Eagles for the 2011 season. Due to the distance it would be very unlikely to expect to see Teague in a Katandra jumper this season.
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