Steven Motlop

Steven Motlop
Personal information
Full nameSteven Motlop
Date of birth12 March 1991
Original teamWanderers (NTFL)
Draft39th overall, 2008
Geelong
Height/Weight183 cm / 76 kg
Club information
Current clubGeelong
Number32
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–Geelong65 (88)
International team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2013Australia2 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 21, 2014 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2013 International Rules Series.

Steven Motlop (born 12 March 1991) is a Larrakia Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

The Motlop family has a very famous background with Daniel Motlop playing AFL for Port Adelaide and Shannon Motlop a premiership player for North Melbourne in 1999. Motlop was selected by Geelong with the 39th pick in the 2008 AFL Draft. He had previously been playing with the Wanderers in the Northern Territory. He is the younger brother of former North Melbourne premiership player Shannon and former Port Adelaide forward Daniel Motlop, and the cousin of Port's Marlon Motlop.[1] His performances at the 2008 National AFL Under 18 and Under 16 Championships were hampered by a shoulder injury, which was operated on prior to the draft,[2] but he still managed to kick five goals in the division two final at the MCG.[3]

Motlop dislocated his shoulder in his debut AFL match against Hawthorn during the second quarter in the 2010 Round Two match.[4]

In round 6 of the 2012 AFL season Motlop was awarded the round nomination for the 2012 AFL Rising Star, after gathering 28 possessions against Melbourne.[5]

After a stellar 2013 season, Motlop was selected in the AFL Players' Association's inaugural 22under22 team. In 2014, round 16, Motlop collected a career high 30 disposals to go along with 5 marks and 4 tackles. [6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 21, 2014.[7][8]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2009
 Geelong 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010
 Geelong 32 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
2011
 Geelong 32 4 2 3 23 12 35 4 7 0.5 0.8 5.8 3.0 8.8 1.0 1.8
2012
 Geelong 32 22 26 14 192 104 296 52 52 1.2 0.6 8.7 4.7 13.4 2.4 2.4
2013
 Geelong 32 24 44 25 282 146 428 78 45 1.8 1.0 11.8 6.1 17.8 3.3 1.9
2014
 Geelong 32 14 16 14 203 87 290 74 25 1.1 1.0 14.5 6.2 20.7 5.3 1.8
Career totals 65 88 56 702 349 1051 209 130 1.4 0.9 10.8 5.4 16.2 3.2 2.0
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ Piesse, Ken (30 November 2008). "A young Steven Motlop excites Geelong". Herald Sun. Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ↑ Ralph, Jon (24 November 2008). "Daniel Motlop shoulders burden". Herald Sun. Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Quayle, Emma (28 September 2008). "Vic Metro wraps up under-16 title". realfooty.com.au. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Vaughan, Roger (5 April 2010). "Geelong's Motlop dislocates shoulder". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Holmesby, Luke (8 May 2012). "Cream rising". AFL BigPond network. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  6. ↑ McInerney, Sam. "2013 22under22 Team Announced". AFL Players' Association. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Steven Motlop statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Steven Motlop of the Geelong Cats Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 19 September 2012.

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