Chris Heffernan
Known affectionately as "Heff", Chris began his career in 1997 with the Essendon Football Club.Heffernan had a brilliant year in 2000 when he played solid consistent football in the midfield and was part of the Bombers side that lost only one game for the entire season, winning the AFL Grand Final and Ansett Cup Final in the process.Heffernan also played in another AFL Grand Final (albeit a losing one) in 2001.However, when Essendon ran into salary cap issues at the end of the 2002 season, he was traded to the Melbourne Football Club for a swap of first round draft selections.He finished the 2003 with a depressed fracture of his cheekbone[4] and had a solid year in 2004 before getting suspended and missing the finals at the end of the season, but in 2005 his performances were average.