Ivan Soldo

Ivan Soldo
Soldo with Richmond's VFL team in May 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996
Original team(s) Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 68, 2015 Rookie Draft: Richmond
Debut Round 7, 2017, Richmond
vs. Western Bulldogs, at Etihad Stadium
Height 204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 106 kg (234 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 47
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015– Richmond 8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2018 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ivan Soldo (born 14 April 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the cousin of former-Richmond ruck Ivan Maric. Soldo set the AFL record for most hit-outs in a debut game during his first match in 2017.

Early life

Soldo spent his formative years in the Australian capital city of Canberra.[1] He attended Daramalan College and completed his studies in 2013.[2] A promising junior basketballer, Soldo represented the ACT in national tournaments at the under-16 and under-18 levels.[3] To July 2014 he had never played Australian rules football at a club level, only learning to kick in a social context.[2]

AFL career

After a trial with Richmond in May 2014, he was signed as a category-B rookie in July.[4] Soldo was introduced to club officials the previous Christmas as a future prospect by cousin and Richmond ruck Ivan Maric.[4] As part of the category-B arrangements under which he was signed, Soldo was allowed to train and play with TAC Cup side the Northern Knights before joining Richmond's 2015 pre-season training.[3] Soldo played his first Australian rules football match in late July 2014, with the Northern Knights and against the Gippsland Power in Morwell.[5] He was officially drafted in December with the club's fifth selection and the 68th selection overall in the 2015 Rookie Draft.[6]

He did not play a match at senior level in his first two years at the club, instead learning his craft with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL.[7] He played eight games at VFL level in 2015 before playing 15 (and averaging 19.9 hit-outs) in the 2016 season.[8]

Soldo was elevated to the Richmond senior list in May 2017, a potential replacement for suspended ruck Toby Nankervis.[8] He made his AFL debut in Round 7 2017, in a match against the reigning premier Western Bulldogs at Etihad Stadium[9] He recorded nine disposals and three marks in the match, along with setting a league record for debutants with 42 hitouts.[10][11] He was omitted from the senior side the following week but returned in Round 9 to play the GWS Giants in Sydney.[12] Playing as a back-up ruck to Nankervis, he managed just six hit-outs and five disposals before again being dropped from the team the following week.[13][14] After six weeks of playing at reserves level Soldo was recalled to the AFL side to play Brisbane in Round 17.[15] He played as the club's lead ruck, with the more mobile Nankervis moved into the role of centre half forward.[16] Soldo kicked his first career goal in round 20 against Hawthorn at the MCG.[17] Following five straight matches at senior level he was again dropped from the side ahead of round 22's match-up with Fremantle.[18] He did not return to senior football that season, instead closing out his year with the VFL side on their push towards the league's grand final. However, he became just one of three players at the club not to play in a grand final at either level in 2017, after he was dropped from the reserves side due to a glut of available rucks.[19] He finished the year having played seven AFL matches in 2017.[13]

Soldo was upgraded to Richmond's senior player list ahead of the 2018 season.[20][21] He started that year as he had done the previous three, playing with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL.[22] In early May assistant coach Xavier Clarke said Soldo was "starting to become a really dominant ruckman" at VFL level after a game in which he recorded 38 hitouts, 10 disposals and five inside 50s.[23] He was named as an AFL emergency on a league-leading 12 occasions over the first 15 weeks of the season, including in rounds 8 and 9 when the club's leading ruck Toby Nankervis was dealing with a minor wrist injury and considered in some doubt to play.[24][25][26] On both occasions Nankervis was ultimately fit to play however and Soldo reached the mid-point of the season without having played a match at AFL level.[13] In mid-June he began dealing with an infected toe and later a concussion that when combined would see him miss more than a month of football.[27][28] Soldo returned to reserves-level football in mid-July and by early August would earn his first AFL match of the season when Nankervis sustained a corked quad muscle ahead of round 21's match against the Gold Coast.[29][30] He recorded a match-high 34 hitouts and earned the praise of senior coach Damien Hardwick for his performance in that match, but was ultimately omitted from the side upon Nankvervis' return the following week.[31][32] In September he played with the club's reserves side in the VFL finals series.[33] Despite finishing the season as minor premiers, consecutive losses to Williamstown and Essendon would see the VFL side eliminated early in the finals series and bring Soldo's season to an end.[34] Soldo finished 2018 having played just the one AFL match, along with 16 games at reserves level in the VFL.[35][13]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[13]
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)
2015 Richmond 470————————————————
2016 Richmond 470————————————————
2017 Richmond 4771021224312221480.10.03.03.16.11.73.121.1
2018 Richmond 47100291103340.00.02.09.011.00.03.034.0
Career 8 1 0 23 31 54 12 25 182 0.1 0.0 2.9 3.9 6.8 1.5 3.1 22.8

References

  1. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (10 December 2014). "Canberra draft drought ends in a deluge". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Page, Fleta (29 July 2014). "Canberra basketballer Ivan Soldo joins AFL club Richmond". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Soldo signs". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 Warner, Michael (23 July 2014). "Richmond ruckman Ivan Maric's cousin Ivan Soldo rookie-listed by the Tigers". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Cavanagh, Chris (27 July 2014). "Ivan Maric's cousin, Richmond rookie Ivan Soldo, makes football debut for Northern Knights in TAC Cup". Whittesea Leader. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tigers reclaim Arnot and snare Soldo". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (5 May 2017). "Tigers sold on Soldo". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. 1 2 Schmook, Nathan (4 May 2017). "Youth wins in Richmond's battle of the Ivans". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ↑ Helmers, Caden (5 May 2017). "Canberra product Ivan Soldo set to make AFL debut for Richmond Tigers". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Western Bulldogs v Richmond, Round 7 2017". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ↑ Soldo, Ivan (10 May 2017). "ANATOMY OF A DEBUT — IVAN SOLDO". AFL Players.
  12. ↑ "Panic Room: AFL selection whispers, late SuperCoach and betting mail for Round 8". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ivan Soldo's statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "AFL teams: All the round 10 ins and outs". The Age. Fairfax Media. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "AFL Teams Round 17: Full squads for every game, ins and outs, injuries, SuperCoach advice". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Hope, Shayne (18 August 2017). "New forward Toby Nankervis primed to have big impact for Richmond against Dockers". The West Australian. Yahoo7!. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  17. ↑ Olle, Sarah (6 August 2017). "Richmond gives Hawthorn an insight into life without Luke Hodge with a dominant win at the MCG". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  18. ↑ Greenberg, Tony (18 August 2017). "Graham gets his chance". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  19. ↑ Helmers, Caden (26 September 2017). "AFL grand final: Canberra product Ivan Soldo embracing the biggest stage". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  20. ↑ Helmers, Caden (21 March 2018). "AFL: Canberra's Richmond Tigers ruckman Ivan Soldo has a chip on his shoulder". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  21. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (9 October 2017). "Tiger stopper one of three players chopped". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Dynamic duo dominates VFL trial". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  23. ↑ Mann, Brenton (1 May 2018). "The VFL Report: Round 4". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  24. ↑ Schonafinger, Josh (6 July 2018). "Mr Emergency: Who's always left waiting in the wings?". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "TEAM WHISPERS: THEY'RE ALMOST IN.....WHO WILL BE IN AND WHO WILL BE OUT?". 1116 SEN. Pacific Star Media. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  26. ↑ Phelan, Jennfier (16 May 2018). "Nankervis in doubt for blockbuster match". West Coast Eagles FC. Telstra Media. AFL Media. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  27. ↑ "Injury update: Martin, Astbury, Houli, Markov". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  28. ↑ "Round 17 injury update". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  29. ↑ Mann, Brenton (14 July 2018). "VFL Tigers sparked by Stengle's six". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  30. ↑ Guthrie, Ben (10 August 2018). "Tigers not taking risks with Toby". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. AFL Media. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  31. ↑ Jackson, Zane (11 August 2018). "Jack-obsessed Tigers 'butchered' goal chances". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  32. ↑ McGowan, Marc (16 August 2018). "TEAMS: Tigers' shock in, Saints' stunning axe". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  33. ↑ Mann, Brenton (31 August 2018). "VFL Preview: Qualifying Final v Williamstown". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  34. ↑ Black, Sarah (8 September 2019). "Axed Tiger shines in heartbreaking VFL loss". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  35. ↑ "Scoring Summary". Peter Jackson VFL 2018. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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