Steele Sidebottom
| Steele Sidebottom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Sidebottom signs autographs with Collingwood in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Steele Sidebottom | ||
| Nickname(s) | Rusty, Bluescope | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2008 National Draft, Collingwood | ||
| Height / weight | 180cm / 84kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009– | Collingwood | 163 (123) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Steele Sidebottom (born 2 January 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Sidebottom was selected by Collingwood with selection 11 in the 2008 AFL Draft. Sidebottom had a 10-goal best-on-ground performance in the 2008 TAC Cup Grand Final.[1] He is strong overhead and in one-on-one contests. An AIS/AFL Academy graduate and Vic Country representative in 2008, Sidebottom also was selected in the All-Australian team following the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships.[2]
In 2010 Sidebottom played in all but one game for the Magpies including both the drawn Grand Final and Grand Final replay. At 19-years of age he was the youngest member of Collingwood's 2010 Premiership side.
His older brother Ryan plays cricket for the Victorian Bushrangers.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[3]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 85 | 167 | 42 | 44 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| 2010 | Collingwood | 22 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 253 | 209 | 462 | 105 | 101 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | Collingwood | 22 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 275 | 214 | 489 | 128 | 107 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | Collingwood | 22 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 377 | 258 | 635 | 133 | 89 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 26.5 | 5.5 | 3.7 |
| 2013 | Collingwood | 22 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 361 | 194 | 555 | 120 | 77 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 15.7 | 8.4 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | Collingwood | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 327 | 181 | 508 | 109 | 78 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 26.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 |
| 2015 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 251 | 186 | 437 | 85 | 53 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 |
| 2016 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 273 | 241 | 514 | 108 | 90 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 25.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 |
| Career | 163 | 123 | 81 | 2199 | 1568 | 3767 | 830 | 639 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 23.1 | 5.1 | 3.9 | ||
References
- ↑ Edmund, Sam (2 October 2008) Steele Sidebottom dominates under-18 final; Herald Sun
- ↑ Sheehan, Kevin (19 July 2008) Shifter's wrap: Under-18 All-Australian team
- ↑ Steele Sidebottom's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
- Steele Sidebottom's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Steele Sidebottom's statistics from AFL Tables