Connor Menadue

Connor Menadue

Menadue in June 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-19) 19 September 1996
Original team(s) Spotswood (WRFL)
Western Jets (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 33, 2014 AFL National Draft: Richmond
Debut Round 7, 2015, Richmond
vs. Collingwood, at MCG
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 37
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015– Richmond 28 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 18, 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Connor Menadue (born 19 September 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Junior football

Menadue spent his teenage years in Seabrook in Melbourne's south-west.[1]

He played junior football with Altona Junior Football Club before crossing over to play with Spotswood in the Western Region Football League in 2012.[1][2][3]

In 2013 Menadue played TAC Cup football with the Western Jets.[2] He returned to the club in 2014, playing 16 games and kicking 16 goals for the season.[4] He also held averages of 19.6 disposals and four tackles per game.[5][6]

Menadue played for the Victorian Metro side at 2014's Under-18 National Championships.[4] He appeared in three matches and recorded an average of five tackles per game.[7]

At the 2014 draft combine he recorded the fifth best time in the 20 metre sprint.[4] He was lauded by draft experts for his elite speed and running ability.[4][8]

AFL career

Menadue was drafted by Richmond with their second pick and 33rd selection overall in the 2014 AFL draft.[9]

He made his AFL debut in round 7 of the 2015 AFL season in a match against Collingwood at the MCG.[10] Menadue was initially selected as an emergency before being called up to the team on the morning of the match.[11] He was substituted into the game at three-quarter time and recorded one disposal and two tackles in the last quarter of the Tigers' victory.[12][13] Menadue kicked his first career goal the next week, in a round 8 victory against Port Adelaide.[14] He would play five straight matches before being omitted from Richmond's round 13 side, playing the rest of the season in the clubs's reserves side in the VFL.[15][16]

Strong form in the 2016 pre-season competition saw Menadue return to the senior side for round 1, 2015, kicking two goals and recording 13 disposals in the club's victory over Carlton.[17][18] He would go on to play in each of the club's first nine matches.[19] He was subsequently dropped, and played VFL football until being recalled for the club's round 14 match with Brisbane Lions.[19] It was a then-career best match, with Menadue recording his best disposal output to date (19) and a team-high six tackles.[19][20] Menadue was again dropped from the senior side in round 18 before returning in round 22 for just one more senior match.[21][22] He finished the season having played 14 matches and averaging 13.2 disposals.[16]

Menadue began 2017 playing with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL and made his first senior appearance in round 4's victory over Brisbane.[23] He was dropped from the side following the round 5 win over Melbourne, but would return in round 9 to face the GWS Giants at Spotless Stadium in Sydney.[24][25] He kicked two goals in the tight loss and would remain in the side for the following two weeks.[26] Through Richmond's bye at the mid-way point of the season he had played five matches, kicked two goals and recorded an average of 11.4 disposals per game.[16] After round 15 he placed second in the league for peak on-field sprint speeds recorded during the season (35.0 kilometres per hour).[27]

Menadue signed a contract extension with Richmond in July 2016 and remains contracted with the club until the end of the 2018 season.[28]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 18, 2017[16]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2015 Richmond 37 5 1 2 16 13 29 7 10 0.2 0.4 3.2 2.6 5.8 1.4 2.0
2016 Richmond 37 14 6 3 80 105 185 50 43 0.4 0.2 5.7 7.5 13.2 3.6 3.1
2017 Richmond 37 9 3 1 59 59 118 29 24 0.3 0.1 6.6 6.6 13.1 3.2 2.7
Career 28 10 6 155 177 332 86 77 0.4 0.2 5.5 6.3 11.9 3.1 2.8

References

  1. 1 2 Jenkinson, Lance. "AFL draft: Jets' Connor Menadue hopes to burn bright at Richmond". ReviewProperty. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Western Jets TAC Cup Squad 2013". TAC Cup. SportsTG. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "NERVOUS WAIT FOR WRFL DRAFT HOPEFULS". Western Region Football League. SportsTG. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 D'Anello, Luke (17 November 2014). "Free-running AFL draft prospect Connor Menadue certain to be snapped up after starring for Western Jets in the TAC Cup". Hobsons Bay Leader. News Corp. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "WRFL PRODUCTS FIND AFL HOME". Western Region Football League. SportsTG. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ↑ Quayle, Emma (2 October 2014). "AFL draft combine harvester: medium midfielders". The Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "2014 Draft, pick 33: Connor Menadue". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "2014 draft: medium midfielders". Adelaide FC. Bigpond. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "AFL Draft 2014: Club-by-club selections". The Age. Fairfax. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Carlton Blues make six changes, while St Kilda and GWS remain unchanged for AFL round seven". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Menadue motivated by 2015 lessons". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Edmund, Sam (27 May 2015). "2015 season: Richmond defeats Collingwood by 5 points at MCG in Round 7". Herald Sun. News Corp.
  13. ↑ "Round 7 2015 - Richmond vs Collingwood". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Round 8 2015 - Port Adelaide vs Richmond". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  15. ↑ King, Travis (25 June 2015). "Teams: Ablett not selected as Bombers make five changes". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Connor Menadue". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  17. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (22 March 2016). "Corey Gault, Matt Crouch, Tommy Sheridan: Which players will have breakout years at your club?". Fox Sports. News Corp. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  18. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (28 March 2016). "Menadue makes his mark". Richmond FC. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  19. 1 2 3 Greenberg, Tony (27 June 2016). "Menadue’s rapid reaction". Richmond FC. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Round 14 2016 - Richmond vs Brisbane". AFL Tables. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  21. ↑ "Drummond returns". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  22. ↑ "AFL round 23 teams: all the ins and outs". The Age. Fairfax. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  23. ↑ "AFL Round 4 teams: Full line-ups and the best SuperCoach advice". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  24. ↑ "AFL Round 6 teams: Full line-ups and the best SuperCoach advice". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "AFL Teams Round 9: Full squads for every game, ins and outs, injuries, suspensions and team news". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  26. ↑ "Round 9 2017, GWS v Richmond". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  27. ↑ Meldrum, Ethan (7 July 2017). "The Top 10 Fastest Players In The Competition". Triple M. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  28. ↑ "Tiger teenager Menadue re-signs". Richmond FC. Bigpond. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
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