Eddie Betts

Edward Robert Betts III (born 26 November 1986) is a former Australian rules football player who played as a forward for Carlton and Adelaide in the Australian Football League between 2005 and 2021. As of 2024 he is an educator and mentor to Indigenous Australian youth, heading up the Eddie Betts Foundation. Betts was originally drafted by Carlton with pick No. 3 in the 2004 Pre-Season Draft, where he played for nine years before Adelaide signed him as a free agent at the end of 2013. He moved back to Carlton at the conclusion of the 2019 season, where he would finish his career at the end of the 2021 season, having played a total of 350 games and kicked 640 goals. By the time of his retirement in 2021, Betts held the record for goal assists in the AFL, with a total of 318. Following retirement, Betts worked as a part-time development coach at the Geelong Football Club before departing in November 2022 to focus on his foundation supporting young Indigenous Australians in sport. He is also an anti-racism advocate.