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Flynn Appleby (born 21 January 1999) is an American college football punter with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.

State football

As a junior, Appleby played for local club Cohuna Kangas.[1] In 2014 he moved to Ballarat,[2] playing junior football in the Ballarat Football League with Ballarat in 2015 and with North Ballarat City in 2016.[3] He also played with the Greater Western Victoria Rebels in the TAC Cup,[4][5] being named among the best players 12 times in the 18 matches he played, as well as playing one Victorian Football League (VFL) game with North Ballarat.[6] He tested at the Rookie Me Combine in October 2017, then trained with Collingwood's affiliate in the VFL. Due to this, Collingwood were fined $20,000, since players are not allowed to train with an AFL club or state-league counterpart if they attend a combine, with half of the fine being suspended until 31 October 2018.[7]

AFL career

Appleby was drafted by Collingwood with the sixth pick of the 2018 rookie draft, which was their first selection.[2] He made his debut in round 6 of the 2018 season against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as a late replacement for Tom Langdon.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Appleby returned to his parents' dairy farm in Cohuna, helping out with the farm-work while training four times a week at the Cohuna Football Oval with Melbourne player Marty Hore, whose family has a dairy farm near in Leitchville.[9] In November 2020, Appleby was delisted by Collingwood.[10] Appleby was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain a spot on an AFL club's list, though was appointed as captain of the North Melbourne reserves ahead of the 2021 VFL season.[11]

He is now signed with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Team.

Personal life

Appleby grew up in Cohuna, Victoria and is the cousin of golfer Stuart Appleby.[2] His parents, Graham and Megan, own a dairy farm in Cohuna.[12] After moving to Ballarat, Appleby studied and boarded at Ballarat Clarendon College.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[13]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Collingwood 31 9 0 1 72 37 109 36 12 0.0 0.1 8.0 4.1 12.1 4.0 1.3
2019 Collingwood 31 1 0 0 3 4 7 2 1 0.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 7.0 2.0 1.0
2020 Collingwood 31 1 1 2 4 5 9 1 2 1.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 9.0 1.0 2.0
Career 11 1 3 79 46 125 39 15 0.1 0.3 7.2 4.2 11.4 3.5 1.4

References

  1. ^ "59 from Vic competitions join AFL lists". AFL Victoria. 28 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Ryan, Peter (27 November 2017). "Collingwood add defender with famous cousin, Flynn Appleby, via AFL rookie draft". The Age. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b Brehaut, David (27 November 2017). "Appleby only GWV Rebel selected in AFL rookie draft". The Courier-Mail.
  4. ^ "Greater Western Victoria Rebels 2016 TAC Cup Playing Squad". Greater Western Victoria Rebels. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ "AFL Drafted Players". Greater Western Victoria Rebels. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Flynn Appleby". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  7. ^ McGowan, Mark (9 February 2018). "Revealed: Mystery Pie at centre of $20K fine". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  8. ^ Bowen, Nick (29 April 2018). "Magpie to debut against Tigers after late change". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ^ Howe, Courtney; Dowling, Matt (7 May 2020). "AFL players swapping football boots for gumboots to spend lockdown on the family farm". ABC News.
  10. ^ "Beams says goodbye, Pies delist three". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ "VFL: 2021 leadership group announced". North Melbourne. 12 April 2021.
  12. ^ Woods, Rodney (16 April 2020). "Appleby returns to Cohuna dairy farm during shutdown". Country News.
  13. ^ "Flynn Appleby". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

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