Shaun Burgoyne

Shaun Burgoyne
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Playford Burgoyne
Date of birth	21 October 1982 (1982-10-21)
Original team	Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	#12, 2000 National Draft, Port Adelaide
Height/Weight	186cm / 88kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	9
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2002–2009 2010– Total	Port Adelaide Hawthorn	157 (171) 40 (22) 197 (193)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2005–2009 2008	Indigenous All-Stars Dream Team	3 1 (1)
International team honours
2008	Australia	2
1 Playing statistics to end of QF2, 2011 season .
Career highlights
Port Adelaide premiership player 2004 Showdown Medal Rd 20 2005 All-Australian Team 2006

Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born 21 October 1982) is an Australian rules footballer playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. Burgoyne played most of his career with Port Adelaide through to 2002 to 2009 before being traded to Hawthorn in late 2009.

Early life

The younger brother of former Port Adelaide player Peter Burgoyne and son of former Port Adelaide player Peter Burgoyne Snr., Burgoyne is of Indigenous Australian descent and his ancestry can be traced to the Kokatha.

AFL career

Port Adelaide career (2002–2009)

Burgoyne made his AFL debut in 2002. He had been a steady contributor across the forward line for the Power, before becoming a rebounding defender to great effect.

After a series of midfield performances that culminated with selection to the All Australian Team in 2006, he was described by retiring Port player Josh Francou as being "as good as Judd". [1]

Burgoyne was important in The Power’s midfield in 2008, despite attracting the opposition’s best tagger most weeks. While not reaching the heights of past seasons, he finished fourth in the best and fairest and was second at the club in centre clearances, tackles and inside 50s, and fourth in goals (23), contested possessions and bounces. 2009 was a disappointing year after injuring his knee in round three and missing three months of footy. He was able to come back and play a few good games late in the year.

Hawthorn career (2010–present)

As Vice-captain he shocked the football club by requesting to play for a Victorian team in 2010 after his brother had retired. Port traded him to Hawthorn for two first round picks. He was handed club champion Shane Crawford's No. 9 jumper.

After having surgery on his knee during the off season that delayed his preparation for the 2010 season, Shaun was unfortunate to have his jaw broken while playing for Box Hill. He made his debut against Richmond in Round 8, 2010. Burgoyne played the last sixteen games of the season during the games his class and skill was on display.

During 2011 Shaun Burgoyne played excellent football for Hawthorn, showcasing his silky disposal and hard running. He was part of a side that was unlucky to lose a preliminary final to eventual runners up Collingwood by 3 points.

External links

• Shaun Burgoyne's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
• Shaun Burgoyne's statistics from AFL Tables