Andrew Gaff

Andrew Gaff
Personal information
Full nameAndrew Gaff
Date of birth16 June 1992
Original teamOakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft#4, 2010 National Draft
Height/Weight181 cm / 83 kg
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubWest Coast
Number3
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011–West Coast86 (32)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of rd1 2015 season.
Career highlights

Andrew Gaff (born 16 June 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.

Early life

Gaff attended Kew East Primary school (until 2004)[1] and Carey Baptist Grammar School. He starred in the Carey first XVIII football team.

Originally from the Kew Comets, Gaff played in the TAC Cup with the Oakleigh Chargers before being selected with the fourth pick overall in the 2010 National Draft by West Coast.

AFL career

Gaff played his first game for the Eagles in the pool round of the 2011 NAB Cup, playing against Hawthorn and gathering six possessions, before being rested in the second game against Fremantle.

He became the third player in the Eagles' history to wear the No. 3 jumper for the Eagles after Chris Mainwaring and Chris Judd. The jumper was retired for three years following Mainwaring's death in October 2007 and Judd's departure from the club prior to the 2008 season.

Gaff made his AFL debut in the opening round match against North Melbourne, replacing Chris Masten as the Eagles' first substitute player.[2] During this game, on collecting the ball, he was on the receiving end of a huge bump delivered by Aaron Edwards.

He was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award in Round 19, 2011.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season.[4][5]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2011
 West Coast 3 17 7 7 172 130 302 75 19 0.4 0.4 10.1 7.6 17.8 4.4 1.1
2012
 West Coast 3 24 9 13 374 217 591 114 34 0.4 0.5 15.6 9.0 24.6 4.8 1.4
2013
 West Coast 3 22 5 9 266 171 437 76 40 0.2 0.4 12.1 7.8 19.9 3.4 1.8
2014
 West Coast 3 22 10 2 344 190 534 120 54 0.4 0.1 15.6 8.6 24.3 5.4 2.4
Career 85 31 31 1156 708 1864 385 147 0.4 0.4 13.6 8.3 21.9 4.5 1.7
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ 2010 AFL National Draft: who your club picked - The Age. Published 19 November 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Eagles' victory soured - The Age. Written by Tim Clarke. Published 28 March 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Holmesby, Luke (2 August 2011). "Gift of the Gaff". AFL BigPond Network. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Andrew Gaff statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Andrew Gaff of the West Coast Eagles Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.