Cooper Stephens is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League. Stephens played 7 matches for Geelong, however, he never played a senior match at Hawthorn.
| Cooper Stephens | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cooper Stephens | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2001 | ||
| Original team(s) | Colac, Geelong Falcons | ||
| Draft |
No. 16, 2019 national draft No. 3, 2024 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 8, 2022, Geelong vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Manuka Oval, Canberra | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2022 | Geelong | 7 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editStephens broke his leg at the start of his final underage year. Despite being disappointed, he took the opportunity to train with the Geelong Falcons high performance manager and was in good shape for the combine testing at the end of the year.[1]
AFL career
editStephens was drafted by the Geelong Football Club with the 16th selection in the 2019 AFL draft from Geelong Falcons in the NAB League. He made his debut in Canberra against the Greater Western Sydney in round 8 2022. He managed to play seven senior games in his debut season.
Cooper was traded to Hawthorn in a three way deal that saw Oliver Henry move to Geelong and Tom Mitchell move to Collingwood.
At the end of his first year at the club, Stephens was delisted to be re-drafted in the rookie draft.[2] At the end of his second season at the club, he was again delisted. Stephens never played a senior game for the club.[3]
Statistics
editUpdated to the end of the 2024 season.[4]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020[a] | Geelong | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 | Geelong | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 | Geelong | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2024 | Hawthorn | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career | 7 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 10.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ "After breaking his leg, gun AFL draftee Cooper Stephens hit the gym – and got seriously ripped". Fox Sports. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Hawks pair to get rookie lifelines after being delisted". afl.com.au. 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Ex Cat one of two players delisted by Hawthorn". afl.com.au. 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Cooper Stephens". AFLTables. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
External links
edit- Cooper Stephens's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Cooper Stephens's playing statistics from AFL Tables