Billy Longer
| Billy Longer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Longer playing for St Kilda in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Billy Longer | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1993 | ||
| Original team(s) | Northern Knights (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 8, 2011 National Draft, Brisbane Lions | ||
| Height | 201 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2013 | Brisbane Lions | 9 (0) | |
| 2014– | St Kilda | 56 (4) | |
| Total | 65 (4) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Billy Longer is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
AFL career
Longer was recruited with pick 8 in the 2011 national draft by the Brisbane Lions from the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup under 18's where he played as a ruck.[1] Longer made his debut for Brisbane in round 3 of the 2012 AFL season, against Fremantle.
After two years and nine senior games with Brisbane, Longer announced that he wanted to return to Melbourne to live near family and friends and sought a trade. There was considerable interest from Melbourne based clubs Hawthorn and St. Kilda. Hawthorn dropped their interest after St Kilda traded their ruckman Ben McEvoy for draft picks. Seeing the ruck opening, Longer agreed to[2] be traded to St Kilda.[3] Longer played his first game for St Kilda in round 4 of the 2014 AFL season against the Adelaide Football Club.
After playing 34 out of 44 games in 2014 and 2015, Longer lost his place and form and failed to play a senior game in 2016. He returned to senior football in 2017 and set a new St Kilda club record for hit outs in the 2017 AFL season of 656 at an average of 38.59 from 17 games.
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[4]
| Legend | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles | H/O | Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Brisbane Lions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 11 | 15 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 3 | 22.6 |
| 2013 | Brisbane Lions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 70 | 0 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 7 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 17.5 |
| 2014 | St Kilda | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 76 | 116 | 17 | 63 | 414 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 1 | 3.9 | 25.9 |
| 2015 | St Kilda | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 100 | 167 | 43 | 48 | 525 | 0.1 | 0 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 29.2 |
| 2016 | St Kilda | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | St Kilda | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 135 | 159 | 27 | 68 | 656 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 38.6 |
| Career | 60 | 4 | 4 | 163 | 344 | 507 | 104 | 207 | 1778 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 29.6 | ||
References
- ↑ Stannard, Damien (27 March 2012). "Teen ruckman Billy Longer on verge of AFL debut for Brisbane Lions at MCG". Courier Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-confident-of-snaring-promising-brisbane-ruckman-billy-longer/story-fnahrzm3-1226734237539
- ↑ Saints land want-away Lions ruckman Longer
- ↑ "Jack Steele stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Billy Longer. |
- Billy Longer's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Billy Longer's playing statistics from AFL Tables