Oliver Florent
| Ollie Florent | |||
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 Florent playing for Sydney in April 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Oliver Florent | ||
| Nickname(s) | Ollie | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)/Beaumaris | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Sydney vs. Port Adelaide, at Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | Sydney | 167 (49) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of preliminary finals, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Oliver Florent (born 22 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-eight point loss against Port Adelaide in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[2]
Florent attended Mentone Grammar School and Cheltenham East Primary School. His paternal grandparents were born in Mauritius. He is the son of Australian tennis player Andrew Florent.[3]
Florent received the Rising Star nomination for round eleven, 2018 after recording 20 disposals for the fourth consecutive match in the Swans' 30-point win over Carlton at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[4]
Florent supported Hawthorn Hawks as a junior.
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of round 4, 2023.[5]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Sydney | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 38 | 88 | 15 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 9.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Sydney | 13 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 216 | 168 | 384 | 66 | 56 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 16.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3 |
| 2019 | Sydney | 13 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 248 | 156 | 404 | 78 | 43 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 19.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 5 |
| 2020[a] | Sydney | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 180 | 98 | 278 | 40 | 43 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 5.8 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 13 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 273 | 163 | 436 | 93 | 50 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 7.1 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 3 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 13 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 268 | 145 | 413 | 124 | 54 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 16.5 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Sydney | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 43 | 97 | 21 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 24.2 | 5.2 | 2.2 | TBC |
| Career | 122 | 39 | 30 | 1289 | 811 | 2100 | 437 | 274 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 17.2 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 13 | ||
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
[edit]Team
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ Browning, Jennifer (28 November 2016). "AFL Draft: Oliver Florent comes to terms with life as a Swan". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ King, Travis (22 March 2017). "Swans to debut first-round draftee Florent against Power". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Quayle, Emma (7 October 2016). "Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad". The Age newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ McGowan, Mark (4 June 2018). "Clutch Swan the latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Oliver Florent". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
External links
[edit]
- Oliver Florent's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Oliver Florent's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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