Justin Madden

Quick Facts

Full Name	Justin Madden
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	May 31, 1961(1961-05-31)
Age	63
Birthplace	Melbourne
Country	Australia
Birth City	Victoria
Horoscope	Taurus

Justin Madden Biography

Justin Madden is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on May 31, 1961 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Justin Mark Madden AM (born 31 May 1961) is an Australian politician and former Australian rules footballer. He became famous after becoming an extremely successful player for the Carlton Football Club, after his first time with Essendon. He joined politics after retiring in 1997 from the AFL. He was Minister for seven portfolios since the time that the Victorian Labor Party took government during the election of 1999. Madden has been Minister for Youth Affairs and Minister assisting with the Ministry of Planning between 1999 and 2002 the Minister for Sport and Recreation from October 1999 until December 2006 Minister for the Commonwealth Games from February 2002 until December 2006 Minister for Planning between 2006 and December 2010, and Minister of The Respect Agenda starting in the month of January until the end of December in this year. Madden was removed from politics in 2014.

After he retired from football in 1997 Madden continued to be an architect. In 1997, the Essendon as well as Carlton Football Clubs agreed to designate future games with the other club as the Madden Cup, in honour of both of the Madden brothers. In the year 2000, Madden was also a life-long member of Carlton.

In December 2006, he became the state’s Minister of Planning. In early 2007, Madden criticised Victorians for building too many large homes. This statement became controversial after it was discovered Madden himself had a sprawling home and had in fact applied to renovate and conduct a major extension onto his home, thus creating much discussion on outspoken journalist Neil Mitchell’s talk-back radio program on 3AW. The Minister has since completed his extensions and defended his statements.

In the wake of reforms to the Legislative Council which cut the number of members, Madden was initially placed in danger of losing his pre-selection, but was saved by intervention from Premier Steve Bracks. This initially saw him pre-selected for the Legislative Assembly seat of Bundoora, vacated by former minister Sherryl Garbutt. However, after the sudden retirement of another former minister, Mary Delahunty, in Northcote, another deal was arranged which saw Madden instead remain in a safe position on the Legislative Council ticket. At the 2006 Victoria State election he was elected to the Legislative Council as a member for the Western Metropolitan Region.

Madden quit teaching in 1988 and in the year 1990, he was elected president of the AFL Players Association, (taking the position from his brother Simon) even while playing at Carlton in the height in his professional career. In his seven-year term and until his retirement, he was responsible for the development of professionalism in football with the introduction of the first collective bargaining agreement, as well as the growth of the association to the point that it represented nearly every player eligible throughout the league. Despite the growing expectations from AFL football, where the majority of players were aspiring to become professional, Madden studied at RMIT University to be an architect. After graduating, he was employed in this field as well as playing football.

Justin Madden Net Worth

Justin Madden is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Justin Madden 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Madden is a native of Melbourne and was a student at the Primary High School in St Christopher’s at Airport West and had his secondary education through St. Bernard’s College in Essendon the school that is famous for its athletic talent. Then he studied in the field of teaching with the Institute of Catholic Education (now the Australian Catholic University). Madden was in the midst of college when the time came for his VFL senior debut in the year 1980 as a player for his club, Essendon Football Club, where his brother Simon was a well-known player. He was a graduate of the college the following year , and in 1982, began managing the dual demands of football and teaching careers. In the years 1980 and 2001, Madden was a part of 45 matches for Essendon However, he was worried that he didn’t get enough time on the field, so he was transferred to Carlton at the end of the 1982 VFL season.

Madden was 206cm (6 9″) tall, making him among the biggest players in the history of Australian Rules football, and his talent in this area was fully exploited by Carlton who employed him as their primary ruckman. Through the course of the next 15 years, Madden became a mainstay of the Carlton team, and was is among the best well-known athletes in the game. He played in 287 matches for the team. He was a part of the premiership teams in 1987 and 1995 and was close to being tied to Brad Hardie for the 1985 Brownlow Medal when he polled three votes over five games consecutively.

Madden’s nomination as a Labor candidate for the Legislative Council seat of Doutta Galla Province in the leadup to the 1999 state election came as a surprise to many. However, he attained pre-selection, and was subsequently elected. When Labor won a surprise victory at the election, Madden found himself appointed Minister for Sport and Recreation, despite having no prior political experience. This was in spite of rumours that he had specifically requested not to be given Sport and Recreation, but instead had asked to be made responsible for Education. He was initially given the additional portfolio of Youth Affairs, but this was replaced with the Commonwealth Games after the 2002 election.

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Facts & Trivia

Justin Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Justin Madden celebrates birthday on May 31 of every year.

How tall was Justin Madden?

Standing at 206 cm (6′ 9″) tall, Madden was one of the tallest men ever to play Australian Rules football, and his potential in this area was fully utilized by Carlton, who used him as their main ruckman.

How many games did Justin Madden play?

Prior to his parliamentary career, Justin held the role of President of the AFL Players Association during an AFL career totalling 332 AFL Games with both Carlton and Essendon Football Clubs.