Glenn Archer

Glenn Archer
Archer in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Glenn Archer
Nickname(s)	Arch[1]
Date of birth	(1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Victoria, Australia
Original team(s)	Noble Park
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1992–2007	North Melbourne	311 (148)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1996–1998	Victoria	3 (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007.
Career highlights
2× AFL Premiership: 1996, 1999 3× All-Australian team: 1996, 1998, 2002 Norm Smith Medal: 1996 6× Robert Rose Award: 1998–1999, 2002–2003, 2005–2006 Madden Medal: 2007 North Melbourne Team of the Century AFL Rising Star nominee: 1993 Shinboner of the Century
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Glenn Archer (born 24 March 1973) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played his entire career with the North Melbourne Football Club.

Archer had a reputation as one of the most courageous players ever to play the game. The AFL Players Association awarded him the Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player six times in nine years between 1998 and 2006, the most of any player in the award's history. In recognition as one of the best players in the AFL, Archer achieved All-Australian selection three times and also represented Victoria in State of Origin.

Archer is one of the North Melbourne Football Club's greatest players, a dual-premiership and Norm Smith Medallist, he holds the third most games record for North Melbourne, is a member of the North Melbourne Team of the Century and is recognised with the title the "Shinboner of the Century" as the North Melbourne player who most embodies the Shinboner spirit.