Brayden Sier

Brayden Sier
Sier playing for Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Brayden Sier
Date of birth	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26)
Original team(s)	Northern Knights (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 32, 2015 national draft
Debut	June 30, 2018, Collingwood  vs. Gold Coast, at Carrara Stadium
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2016–2021	Collingwood	27 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brayden Sier (born 12 December 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Sier is from Melbourne and played for Marcellin College and Yarra Junior Football League club Banyule. ^{[1] [2]} He also played two games for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup before he was drafted by Collingwood with pick 32 in the 2015 national draft, their first selection. Sier's drafting was described as a surprise due to his inexperience. He played only 18 Victorian Football League games over two seasons because of a string of injuries – a broken wrist, a severe concussion, a back injury which ended his 2016 season, and injuries to his hamstring, eye socket, and foot. ^[3]

Sier finally broke through at an AFL level in the second half of the 2018 AFL season, when Adam Treloar was sidelined with a serious hamstring injury. Sier debuted in round 15 against the Gold Coast Suns at Carrara Stadium. ^[4] He averaged 19.5 possessions (including 10.6 contested), four clearances and 4.6 tackles for the year and played in the 2018 AFL Grand Final loss to the West Coast Eagles.

In October 2021, Sier was delisted by Collingwood. ^{[5] [6]}

Controversies

In 2018, he was sanctioned by the AFL with a suspended $5000 fine for betting on AFL events during the 2017 AFL season, although the AFL noted that he was remorseful and fully cooperative with the investigation and that the bets totaled less than $50. ^[7]

In August 2019, Sier was caught playing basketball in the Diamond Valley Basketball Association. Sier played under the name "Phill Inn" to avoid people knowing that he played for Collingwood. While Sier was playing basketball, he told Collingwood that he had a calf injury. ^[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season ^[9]

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
2016	Collingwood	35	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	Collingwood	36	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	Collingwood	36	12	2	0	97	137	234	18	55	0.2	0.0	8.1	11.4	19.5	1.5	4.6
2019	Collingwood	36	6	2	1	35	51	86	4	22	0.3	0.2	5.8	8.5	14.3	0.7	3.7
2020 [lower-alpha 1]	Collingwood	36	3	1	1	14	38	52	4	10	0.3	0.3	4.7	12.7	17.3	1.3	3.3
2021	Collingwood	36	7	1	0	32	54	86	16	19	0.1	0.0	4.6	7.7	12.3	2.3	2.7
Career			28	6	2	178	280	458	42	106	0.2	0.1	6.4	10.0	16.4	1.5	3.8

Notes

1. 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

1. "YJFL Current AFL Players" . Retrieved 21 June 2020.
2. "Brayden Sier". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. Collins, Ben (7 February 2018). "Pie 'saves career' after getting fair dinkum: Bucks". AFL.com.au . Telstra Media.
4. Navaratnam, Dinny (28 June 2018). "Third-year Magpie finally gets his debut". afl.com.au.
5. Valencich, Glenn (14 October 2021). "Collingwood axe AFL Grand Final midfielder as Geelong youngster hits the market". Seven News .
6. "Pies farewell Sier and Rantall". Collingwood . Telstra. 15 October 2021.
7. Thompson, Matt (29 March 2018). "Pie sanctioned for betting on AFL matches". AFL.com.au . Telstra Media.
8. Cleary, Mitch (14 August 2019). "Injured Pie spotted playing basketball under a fake name". afl.com.au . Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
9. "Brayden Sier". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

External links

• Brayden Sier's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Brayden Sier's playing statistics from AFL Tables