David Myers (Australian footballer)
| David Myers | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | David Myers | ||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1989 | ||
| Original team(s) | Perth (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 2007 National Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 191cm / 92 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
David Myers (born 30 June 1989) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He is a tall midfielder originally from Perth in the WAFL, he also attended Wesley College, Perth.[1]
AFL career
Myers was drafted with the 6th overall selection in the 2007 national draft by Essendon.
On 12 January 2016 Myers was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Myers was suspended for twelve months, effective from November 2015, meaning he will miss the entire 2016 AFL season.[2]
Statistics
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2008 | Essendon | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 39 | 116 | 29 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 |
| 2009 | Essendon | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 29 | 66 | 19 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| 2010 | Essendon | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 62 | 133 | 27 | 24 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 7.8 | 16.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| 2011 | Essendon | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 155 | 111 | 266 | 56 | 31 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 7.9 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | Essendon | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 102 | 54 | 156 | 32 | 18 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| 2013 | Essendon | 23 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 220 | 147 | 367 | 86 | 68 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 7.4 | 18.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| 2014 | Essendon | 23 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 209 | 168 | 377 | 64 | 75 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 11.6 | 9.3 | 20.9 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 2015 | Essendon | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 85 | 26 | 31 | 886 | 618 | 1504 | 318 | 248 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 7.3 | 17.7 | 3.7 | 2.9 | ||
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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References
- ^ News | Footage of Myers in action on Bomber.tv | Essendon Football Club Official Website
- ^ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "David Myers statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "David Myers of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats". Retrieved 25 September 2012.
External links
- David Myers's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- David Myers's playing statistics from AFL Tables