Rowan Marshall

Rowan Marshall (born 24 November 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by St Kilda with their first selection and tenth overall in the 2017 rookie draft.[1]

Rowan Marshall
Marshall playing for St Kilda in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Rowan Marshall
Date of birth (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995
Place of birth Taranaki, New Zealand
Original team(s) North Ballarat (VFL)
Draft No. 10, 2017 rookie draft
Debut Round 18, 2017, St Kilda
vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height 202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Weight 106 kg (234 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 19
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– St Kilda 33 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Marshall made his debut in the forty-two point loss to Sydney at the Sydney Cricket Ground in round eighteen of the 2017 season.[2] At the end of the 2017 season, Marshall signed a two year contract extension. [3]

In the 2018 season, Marshall played 12 senior games for St Kilda and was elevated to the senior playing list following the season, having spent 2 seasons on the rookie list. [4]

Marshall played 20 senior games in the 2019 season, averaging 29 hitouts and 18 disposals. He finished second in the club's best & fairest award, behind midfielder Seb Ross, as well as receiving the club's Lenny Hayes Players' Player Award, as voted by his teammates. Marshall also collected 7 Brownlow Medal votes in 2019, as well as being acknowledged by Champion Data as the most improved player in the AFL based on statistics. [5]

Personal life

Marshall was born in New Zealand to Kiwi parents but moved to Portland, Victoria at a young age. His father Don played rugby in the Taranaki region and Marshall's cousins, Rhys Marshall and Callum Gibbins, are both professional rugby union players.[6]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season [7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2017 St Kilda 431005914425005914425
2018 St Kilda 4312612857516067281130.51.087.086.2513.335.582.339.42
2019 St Kilda 19208219815735583695690.90.49.907.8517.754.153.4528.45
Career 33 14 15 288 241 529 83 99 687 0.42 0.45 8.73 7.3 16.03 4.67 3.00 20.82

References
  1. Gabelich, Josh (28 November 2016). "St Kilda Rookie Pick No. 10: Rowan Marshall". Saints.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. Cherny, Daniel (20 July 2017). "Rowan Marshall to debut for St Kilda v Sydney on Saturday night". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. Gabelich, Josh (5 September 2017). "Late season reward driving Marshall forward". saints.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  4. Ryan, Michael (26 October 2018). "Marshall's reward". saints.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  5. Nice, Chris (4 December 2019). "Marshall bolts up rankings". saints.com.au. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  6. Ryan, Peter (8 May 2020). "Saints' next big thing comes from rugby roots". The Age. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  7. "Rowan Marshall". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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