Tony Shaw (Australian rules footballer)
Tony Shaw | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Anthony Shaw | ||
Date of birth | 23 July 1960 | ||
Original team(s) | Reservoir-Lakeside (NFL) | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1978–1994 | Collingwood | 313 (157) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
Victoria | ? (?) | ||
Coaching career3 | |||
Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
1996–1999 | Collingwood | 88 (30–58–0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1999. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Anthony 'Tony' Shaw (born 23 July 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer, coach and media personality who played for the Collingwood Football Club.
Playing career
Shaw was recruited to Collingwood from Reservoir-Lakeside to make his debut in 1977 alongside brother Ray. He was a small midfielder at 170 cm who didn't have the natural ability or quality skills of others but his courage and determination made him a fine rover. He did struggle in his early years to cement a senior position in the team. Shaw played in the 1980–1981 losing Grand Final sides.
In 1984, Shaw won the Copeland Trophy as the Magpies best and fairest player for the season, as well as playing with second brother Neville. After another couple seasons of the club failing to make the finals, Shaw took over the captaincy left by Mark Williams in 1987, but the side failed in the new-look competition, finishing 12th.
In 1990, Shaw captained the club to a historic premiership, the club's first in 32 years, defeating Essendon. Shaw's 35 touches saw him earn the Norm Smith Medal as best on ground. In the same season, Shaw won his second Copeland Trophy.
In 1991, against the Brisbane Bears, Shaw had 50 disposals, which was at the time the second most disposals recorded in a game by a single player (trailing Greg Williams' record of 53 set in 1989). [1]
Injuries got the better of him in years to come, but he continued impressing as a centreman despite the constant struggle of getting on the park injury-free. At the end of 1993 he was considering retirement but played on, despite handing the captaincy to premiership team-mate Gavin Brown. 1994 was his last year, but he broke several records. In round nine, against North Melbourne, he played his 300th game, and nine weeks later against Footscray, he broke Gordon Coventry's club VFL/AFL games record of 306 games. Shaw's last game was played at the WACA in an elimination final which the Magpies lost by two points.
Shaw retired in a tearful farewell with 313 VFL/AFL games and 157 goals.
Coaching career
After Leigh Matthews ended his stint as Collingwood coach, Shaw would be appointed the new coach for the 1996 season, only two seasons after retirement. A leader on the field, Shaw was unsuccessful off the field as coach. In 1996 he would guide Collingwood to 11th place, and his best effort came in 1997 when the club finished 10th. Shaw coached the Pies to the club's second wooden spoon in 1999, earning the accolade of being a premiership captain to coach a wooden spoon winning side. After that, Shaw resigned as Collingwood coach.
Post-Football
Shaw became a media commentator after his coaching role, commentating on radio for 3AW Football before joining the Fox Footy Channel as a commentator/special comments for several seasons.
In 1991, Shaw was appointed Moomba Monarch (popularly called King of Moomba).[2]
His son, Brayden, was drafted to Collingwood in 2003, but failed to play a game before being delisted in 2005, before moving on to Port Melbourne in the VFL.
In March 2006, Shaw returned to media focus when he publicly criticised the AFL for the consistent introduction of new rules.[3]
Shaw was selected to present the Norm Smith Medal to the best player in the 2008 AFL Grand Final,[4] which was Luke Hodge from Hawthorn.[5]
Shaw will also present the 2018 premiership cup to Nathan Buckley and Scott Pendlebury should Collingwood win it.
References
- ^ http://afltables.com/afl/stats/games/1991/020419910420.html
- ^ Craig Bellamy, Gordon Chisholm, Hilary Eriksen (17 Feb 2006) Moomba: A festival for the people. Archived 5 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine PDF pp 17–22
- ^ Palmer, Scot (5 March 2006) Tony Shaw on 3AW: Rules robbing the game of soul and spirit; Sunday Herald Sun
- ^ Shaw hopes Harley gets Norm Smith Medal
- ^ Full Norm Smith voting
External links
- Tony Shaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tony Shaw at AustralianFootball.com
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Collingwood Football Club coaches
- Norm Smith Medal winners
- Copeland Trophy winners
- 3AW presenters
- Australian rules football commentators
- Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Reservoir Lakeside Football Club players
- Victorian State of Origin players