Shaun Burgoyne

Shaun Burgoyne
Burgoyne playing for Hawthorn in April 2017
Personal information
Full name	Shaun Playford Burgoyne
Nickname(s)	Silk
Date of birth	(1982-10-21) 21 October 1982
Place of birth	Darwin, Northern Territory
Original team(s)	Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft	No. 12, 2000 national draft
Debut	Round 3, 2002, Port Adelaide vs. St Kilda, at Colonial Stadium
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Defender / midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	9
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2001–2009	Port Adelaide	157 (171)
2010–	Hawthorn	201 (112)
Total		358 (283)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2005–2009	Indigenous All-Stars	3 (0)
2008	Dream Team	1 (1)
International team honours
2008	Australia	4 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
4× AFL premiership (2004, 2013, 2014, 2015) All-Australian Team (2006) Showdown Medal (Rd 20 2005)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born 21 October 1982) is an Australian rules footballer playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Burgoyne played with Port Adelaide through to 2002 to 2009 before being traded to Hawthorn in late 2009, where he has now played the majority of his games. With 34 finals appearances, Burgoyne has the second most finals appearances of any AFL footballer, behind only Michael Tuck. At 35 years old, he is currently the oldest active AFL player. He is also the last active AFL player who participated in any AFL Grand Final from 2004 or earlier.

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. Burgoyne actually attended a school in Adelaide.

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".

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 in a complicated deal involving four clubs, with Essendon and Geelong also involved. He was allocated former 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, Burgoyne suffered a broken jaw 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 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.

Burgoyne was part of Hawthorn's losing side in the 2012 AFL Grand Final.

In 2013, Burgoyne's performance in the Preliminary Final against Geelong saw him kick 3 goals and also provide goals assists, with his final goal putting Hawthorn back in front late in the fourth quarter. The match ended the 11-game losing streak against Geelong, in effect since the 2008 Grand Final win.

On 28 September 2013 Burgoyne became a dual Premiership player after Hawthorn defeated Fremantle Football Club in the Grand Final in front of 100,007 fans at the MCG. Burgoyne was the only player to remain completely in his game outfit when the players were presented on stage following the conclusion of the post-match concert.

With Hawthorn's win in the 2015 Grand Final, Burgoyne became a quadruple Premiership player.

On 24 May 2017, it was announced that he would wear number 67 on his guernsey, rather than his usual 9, for the round 10 Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round game against Sydney. This was to commemorate the 1967 referendum which recognised Indigenous Australians in the census.

On August 28, 2017, Burgoyne signed a one-year contract extension with Hawthorn keeping him at the club until the end of 2018. In November, he was appointed captain of the Australian international rules football team for the 2017 series.

Burgoyne signed another contract extension to cover the 2019 season in August 2018.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2018.

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2001	Port Adelaide	37	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	Port Adelaide	8	17	24	11	86	58	144	32	41	1.4	0.6	5.1	3.4	8.5	1.9	2.4
2003	Port Adelaide	8	25	39	17	174	106	280	76	66	1.6	0.7	7.0	4.2	11.2	3.0	2.6
2004	Port Adelaide	8	25	18	14	215	130	345	77	79	0.7	0.6	8.6	5.2	13.8	3.1	3.2
2005	Port Adelaide	8	15	4	4	159	118	277	76	29	0.3	0.3	10.6	7.9	18.5	5.1	1.9
2006	Port Adelaide	8	22	20	16	265	193	458	87	115	0.9	0.7	12.0	8.8	20.8	4.0	5.2
2007	Port Adelaide	8	25	39	23	271	201	472	62	94	1.6	0.9	10.8	8.0	18.9	2.5	3.8
2008	Port Adelaide	8	19	23	12	216	168	384	66	81	1.2	0.6	11.4	8.8	20.2	3.5	4.3
2009	Port Adelaide	8	9	4	10	100	75	175	33	35	0.4	1.1	11.1	8.3	19.4	3.7	3.9
2010	Hawthorn	9	16	7	3	172	187	359	58	89	0.4	0.2	10.8	11.7	22.4	3.6	5.6
2011	Hawthorn	9	24	16	9	230	212	442	90	77	0.7	0.4	9.6	8.8	18.4	3.8	3.2
2012	Hawthorn	9	24	11	5	246	182	428	83	82	0.5	0.2	10.3	7.6	17.8	3.5	3.4
2013	Hawthorn	9	23	18	6	258	203	461	81	86	0.8	0.3	11.2	8.8	20.0	3.5	3.7
2014	Hawthorn	9	25	12	6	284	266	550	95	95	0.5	0.2	11.4	10.6	22.0	3.8	3.8
2015	Hawthorn	9	26	9	7	244	260	504	92	102	0.4	0.3	9.4	10.0	19.4	3.5	3.9
2016	Hawthorn	9	24	15	12	262	216	478	93	134	0.6	0.5	10.9	9.0	19.9	3.9	5.6
2017	Hawthorn	9/67	22	17	10	210	217	427	89	85	0.8	0.5	10.0	10.3	20.3	4.2	4.0
2018	Hawthorn	9	17	7	13	165	151	316	64	72	0.4	0.8	9.7	8.9	18.6	3.8	4.2
Career			358	283	178	3562	2958	6520	1258	1363	0.8	0.5	9.9	8.3	18.2	3.5	3.8

Honours and achievements

Brownlow Medal votes
Season	Votes
2001	0
2002	3
2003	1
2004	1
2005	7
2006	15
2007	16
2008	6
2009	0
2010	7
2011	0
2012	6
2013	3
2014	3
2015	2
2016	8
2017	5
2018	0
Total	83

Team

• 4× AFL Premiership
  • Port Adelaide: 2004
  • 3× Hawthorn: 2013, 2014, 2015
• 5× McClelland Trophy
  • 3× Port Adelaide: 2002, 2003, 2004
  • 2× Hawthorn: 2012, 2013

Individual

• All-Australian: 2006
• Hawthorn most consistent: 2014
• Showdown Medal: (Round 20, 2005)
• Dream Team Representative AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match: 2008
• 2× Australia international rules football team: 2008, 2017 (C)

External links

• Shaun Burgoyne's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Shaun Burgoyne's playing statistics from AFL Tables