Career
He was the Swans" captain until 5 May 2005, when he stood down from the position. Maxfield was recruited in 1990 from Caulfield Grammar School by Richmond, and debuted that year. He played six seasons at Richmond, making 89 senior appearances.
In the 1996 pre-season American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft, Richmond released Maxfield from his contract and he was drafted by Sydney, arriving at the club in the same year as Tony Lockett.
Maxfield was a solid midfield contributor alongside Paul Kelly, and in 2003 was rewarded by being appointed captain after Kelly retired from the American Federation of Labor-Congress. He remained at the Swans, but missed much of the 2005 American Federation of Labor-Congress season after resigning from the Swans captaincy, and as a result missed an opportunity to play in the 2005 American Federation of Labor-Congress Grand Final in which Sydney defeated the West Coast Eagles by four points. Shortly after the game, at the club"s 2005 Best and Fairest awards night, he announced his retirement from the American Federation of Labor-Congress.
