Shannon Hurn

Shannon Hurn
Personal information
Full name	Shannon William Hurn
Date of birth	(1987-09-04) 4 September 1987
Place of birth	Angaston, South Australia
Original team(s)	Central District (SANFL)
Draft	13th overall, 2005 National Draft (West Coast)
Height/Weight	186 cm / 96 kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	25
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–	West Coast	177 (46)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights
Central District premiership side 2004, 2005 AFL Rising Star nominee 2007 West Coast acting co-captain 2014 West Coast Captain 2015 -

Shannon William Hurn (born 4 September 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who is the captain ^[1] of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). From South Australia, he excelled at both cricket and football at junior level, and at one stage had a rookie contract with the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). Prior to being drafted by West Coast, Hurn played for Central District in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), playing in premiership sides in 2004 and 2005. At West Coast, he debuted during the 2006 season, and has since played over 150 games for the club. Generally playing as a half-back flanker, Hurn has one of the most penetrating kicks in the AFL.

Early History & Lead-up to AFL Career

The son of William Hurn, who played 135 games with Central District, and the grandson of South Australian cricketer Brian, a member of South Australia's 1963-64 Sheffield Shield,^[2] Hurn was born in Angaston, South Australia in the Barossa Valley and attended Angaston Primary and Nuriootpa High School. Hurn was heavily involved in school and local sporting clubs, allowing him to excel in his favourite sports: cricket and Australian football. Because of his love for the two sports, his decision to seek a career in AFL over cricket would have been presumably difficult.

Hurn’s more professional career began whilst playing his two favourite sports simultaneously. He took on a rookie contract with SACA (South Australian Cricket Association) in 2004, turning down the second one in 2005 to focus on his football. Hurn played football for Central District, making it to two premierships in 2004 and 2005. In 2005, Hurn was picked captain of the U-18 South Australian side and also picked in the U-18 All-Australian selection in football.

Picked 13th in the first round in the 2005 draft to West Coast Eagles, Hurn was considered as one of the top players to come out of South Australia at that time.

AFL career

Hurn made his debut for West Coast in round 5, 2006 against the Brisbane Lions. After playing 6 games in his debut season he solidified his spot in the team, playing every game in 2007. He was nominated for the 2007 AFL Rising Star for his 19 possession performance in round 11 against Essendon.

Hurn played just six games in 2008 because of injury, in what was a poor year for the Eagles, but he rebounded to play 22 games in 2009, and 15 in 2010.^[3] In 2011, he truly established himself as an elite kick and a highly damaging player off of the half back line. He was crucial to the Eagles' success, as they rebounded from the wooden spoon the previous year to a top-four team the next. Hurn played every game, including the three finals, including 15 disposals and a goal in the nail biting semi-final win over Carlton.

In 2012, Hurn continued his strong form, playing all 24 games, including an 18 disposal and one goal effort in the Elimination Final demolition of North Melbourne. West Coast missed the finals in 2013,^[4] their lack of penetration out of the half-back line noticeable as Hurn played only 12 games.

After Darren Glass retired midway through the 2014 season, Hurn was named acting co-captain of the club for the remainder of the season, along with four other players.^[5]

On 8 December 2014 it was announced that Hurn would become the 10th captain of the West Coast Eagles.^[6]

References

↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-08/hurn-to-lead-eagles-from-2015/5952492
↑ Argent, Peter. "South Australians in the AFL: the definitive list". InDaily. InDaily. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
↑ http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Shannon_Hurn.html
↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-eagles-2013-season-report-card/story-fni5faul-1226715381211
↑ Alex Malcolm (13 June 2014). Up to five could rotate West Coast captaincy – Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
↑ Malcolm, Alex. "Hurn gets nof for Eagles". afl.com.au. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

Shannon Hurn's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
Shannon Hurn's statistics from AFL Tables
Player profile: Shannon Hurn from ESPNcricinfo

West Coast Eagles – current squad

1 Brown
2 LeCras
3 Gaff
4 Sheed
5 Sheppard
6 Yeo
7 Masten
8 Redden
9 Naitanui
10 Lamb
11 Priddis
12 Wellingham
13 Shuey
14 Duggan
15 Cripps
16 Mackenzie
17 Kennedy (vc)
18 Ellis
20 McGovern
21 Colledge*
22 Giles
23 Jetta
24 Partington
25 Hurn (c)
26 Butler
27 Darling
28 Cole
29 Lycett
30 Nelson
31 Schofield
32 Turnbridge*
33 Hill
34 Hutchings
35 McGinnity
36 McInnes
37 Barrass
38 Mutimer
39 Karpany
41 Snadden*
42 Waterman*
43 Allen
44 Bennell
45 Adamson*
46 Brophy*
47 Lucas*

Coach: Simpson

* denotes rookie listed player

Current AFL captains

Taylor Walker (Adelaide)
Tom Rockliff (Brisbane Lions)
Marc Murphy (Carlton)
Scott Pendlebury (Collingwood)
Brendon Goddard (Essendon)
David Mundy (Fremantle)
Joel Selwood (Geelong)
Gary Ablett (Gold Coast)
Phil Davis/Callan Ward (Greater Western Sydney)
Luke Hodge (Hawthorn)
Nathan Jones (Melbourne)
Andrew Swallow (North Melbourne)
Travis Boak (Port Adelaide)
Trent Cotchin (Richmond)
Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda)
Kieren Jack/Jarrad McVeigh (Sydney)
Shannon Hurn (West Coast)
Robert Murphy (Western Bulldogs)

Captains of the West Coast Eagles

1987–1988: Glendinning 1989: Rance 1990: Malaxos 1991–1998: Worsfold 1999–2000: McKenna 2001: Kemp/Cousins 2002–2005: Cousins 2006–2007: Judd 2008–2014: Glass 2015–: Hurn

2007 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Ryder Rd 2: Wood Rd 3: Hawkins Rd 4: Pendlebury Rd 5: Selwood Rd 6: Petterd Rd 7: Smith Rd 8: Higgins Rd 9: Clark Rd 10: Gibbs Rd 11: Hurn Rd 12: Gray Rd 13: Clarke Rd 14: McMahon Rd 15: Westhoff Rd 16: Gilbert Rd 17: Jones Rd 18: Williams Rd 19: Boak Rd 20: LeCras Rd 21: Goldsack Rd 22: Thursfield

Italics denote winner

2005 AFL national draft

First round	1. Marc Murphy (PP) 2. Dale Thomas (PP) 3. Xavier Ellis (PP) 4. Josh Kennedy 5. Scott Pendlebury 6. Beau Dowler 7. Paddy Ryder 8. Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls 9. Mitch Clark 10. Marcus Drum 11. Shaun Higgins 12. Nathan Jones 13. Shannon Hurn 14. Grant Birchall 15. Travis Varcoe 16. Richard Douglas 17. Darren Pfeiffer 18. Max Bailey 19. Courtenay Dempsey

Second round	20. Paul Bower 21. Danny Stanley 22. Beau Muston 23. Ryan Cook 24. Cleve Hughes 25. Wayde Mills 26. Garrick Ibbotson 27. Dylan Addison 28. Matt Riggio 29. Ben McKinley 30. Nick Lower 31. Trent West 32. Bernie Vince 33. Samuel Gilbert 34. Matthew Spangher 35. Stephen Owen

Third round	36. Jake Edwards 37. Jack Anthony 38. Travis Tuck (F/S) 39. Jay Neagle (F/S) 40. Travis Casserly 41. Rhan Hooper 42. Robert Warnock 43. Andrew Swallow 44. Alipate Carlile 45. Kasey Green 46. Travis Baird 47. Ryan Gamble 48. Alan Obst 49. Michael Rix 50. Sam Lonergan

Fourth round	51. Matthew Laidlaw 53. Simon Buckley 54. Kristin Thornton 55. Brett Montgomery 56. Joel Patfull 57. Michael West 58. Hugh Minson 59. Ryan Brabazon 60. Clint Bartram 61. Mathew Stokes 63. Phillip Raymond

Fifth round	66. Austin Lucy 68. Heath Neville 69. Tim Hutchison 70. Jonathan Giles 71. Justin Sweeney

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