Kyle Cheney

Kyle Cheney
Personal information
Full name Kyle Cheney
Nickname(s) Bocca
Date of birth (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989
Original team(s) Warrack Eagles (WFL)
North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draft Pick #52, 2007 National Draft, Melbourne
Debut Round 1, 2009, Melbourne
v. North Melbourne, at MCG
Height/Weight 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) / 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Position(s) Medium defender, midfielder
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 25
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2010
2011–2014
2015–
Total		 Melbourne
Hawthorn
Adelaide		 14 (0)
27 (2)
12 (0)
53 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights

Kyle Cheney (born 25 August 1989) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Taken by Melbourne with selection #53 in the 2007 National Draft, Cheney was recruited from North Ballarat, where he finished second in their 2007 best and fairest count. He was traded to Hawthorn after the 2010 season, and then to Adelaide at the end of 2014.

AFL career

Melbourne (2009–2010)

Cheney debuted in the first round of the 2009 season, his second in the AFL.[1] He played 12 matches in 2009 but only two in 2010, after which he was traded to Hawthorn for a third round draft pick. He played his last Melbourne game in an exhibition match against the Brisbane Lions, after being traded.[2][3]

Hawthorn (2011–2014)

In Cheney's first at season at Hawthorn, he played in eight games and kicked his first goal in the AFL against Essendon. He played just six matches in 2012 and four in 2013, but in the latter year he won Box Hill's Best and Fairest in a premiership year for the club.[4] In 2014, Cheney played the opening nine games of the season as a key defender for the injury-hit Hawks, before failing to break into the side for the rest of the season. At the end of the season, he was traded to Adelaide in the last few minutes of the trading period.[5][6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of Round 3, 2015.[7]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2008 Melbourne 25 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 Melbourne 25 12 0 0 89 102 191 64 20 0.00 0.00 7.42 8.50 15.92 5.33 1.67
2010 Melbourne 25 2 0 0 17 7 24 11 3 0.00 0.00 8.50 3.50 12.00 5.50 1.50
2011 Hawthorn 13 8 1 0 57 52 109 38 5 0.13 0.00 7.13 6.50 13.63 4.75 0.63
2012 Hawthorn 13 6 1 1 24 37 61 17 12 0.17 0.17 4.00 6.17 10.17 2.83 2.00
2013 Hawthorn 13 4 0 1 30 23 53 14 9 0.00 0.25 7.50 5.75 13.25 3.50 2.25
2014 Hawthorn 13 9 0 0 81 56 137 37 12 0.00 0.00 9.00 6.22 15.22 4.11 1.33
2015 Adelaide 25 2 0 0 22 7 29 13 5 0.00 0.00 11.00 3.50 14.50 6.50 2.50
Career 43 2 2 320 284 604 194 66 0.05 0.05 7.44 6.60 14.05 4.51 1.53
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ Robinson, Mark (30 March 2009). "Kyle Cheney just a country boy who has a red-hot go". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dees enter fray as Cheney moves to Hawthorn". AFL. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Paton, Al (11 October 2010). "Hawks pick up Cheney". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. ↑ http://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/1859239/warracknabeals-kyle-cheney-wins-box-hill-hawks-best-and-fairest/?cs=224
  5. ↑ "Cheney, Lowden to Crows in complicated deal". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kyle Cheney - AFC.com.au".
  7. ↑ "Kyle Cheney statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 April 2015.

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