Cooper Sharman

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Personal information
Full name Cooper Sharman
Date of birth (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 23)
Original team(s) Woodville-West Torrens
Draft No. 21, Mid Season Rookie Draft
Debut Round 19, 2021 (unused medical sub), St Kilda  vs. West Coast Eagles, at Perth Stadium
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club St Kilda
Number 43
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– St Kilda 31 (28)
Total31 (28)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cooper Sharman (born 25 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted as a 21-year-old in the 2021 Mid Season Draft at pick number 21 overall.

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Early life

Sharman was a participant the Auskick program at Leeton [1] in the Riverina District of New South Wales where he played for the Leeton-Whitton Crows as a junior and was also a part of the GWS Giants Academy. Following high school, Sharman moved to Melbourne where he studied business and commerce at Deakin University. [2] While in Melbourne he played for the Balwyn Football Club, in the local Eastern Football League, under the former AFL coach Rodney Eade. [2] Sharman played alongside AFL elite junior talent in his 2019 season with Balwyn including Matt Rowell, Noah Anderson and Jamarra Ugle-Hagan, which also limited his game time to about one third of the season. [3] Sharman ultimately kicked 13 goals at Balwyn. Sharman's form at Balwyn earned him selection for the Oakleigh Chargers where he finished with 20 disposals, five marks and one goal on debut. He played eight games (kicking 14 goals) including a premiership as a Charger. He averaged 12.7 disposals, 4.5 marks and kicked 11 goals in the NAB League including four goals against the Eastern Ranges. Sharman was spotted by recruiters and invited to the 2019 AFL Combine and eventually nominated for the 2019 AFL draft. Sharman was ultimately overlooked by all 18 clubs. Sharman joined South Australian side Woodville-West Torrens Eagles ahead of the 2021 season, playing two SANFL games and six games (15 goals) for their reserves. Sharman initially had signed with the Victorian Football League's Coburg Football Club for 2020, but only played in one practice match with the whole season being wiped out due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Victorian lockdowns that occurred as a result. He would return to NSW to play for Leeton-Whitton in a Grand Final which they lost.

AFL career

Sharman nominated for the 2021 Mid Season Draft and was selected by St Kilda with their second pick, number 21. Sharman was initially expected to stay in South Australia following his drafting, however after one further game for the Eagles he was flown to Sydney as injury coverage ahead of the Saints' Round 12 clash with Sydney. Although not named in the squad, Sharman met and trained with his new teammates for the first time while in Sydney. Sharman then moved to Melboune and lived with teammate Mason Wood. Sharman made his 'debut' as an unused medical substitute in Round 19 against West Coast. The following week, he was again named as the medical sub in the round 20 clash with Carlton. Sharman replaced injured defender Dougal Howard in the second half, earning his first real AFL match. Sharman had just 39% time-on-ground, but made an immediate impact up forward with eight disposals, four marks and two goals. Sharman then played the final three games of the season, kicking two goals against both Geelong and Sydney and collecting 15 disposals, six marks and four goals in the final match against Fremantle. Following his good form in the four games in which he had time on the ground, Sharman was rewarded with a two-year extension to his contract. [4]

Statistics

Statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season [5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 St Kilda 4351042717441982.00.85.43.48.83.81.61
2022 St Kilda 4310316223853270.30.16.22.38.53.20.70
Career15135894012951150.90.35.92.78.63.41.01

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References

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  2. 1 2 "From 'Rocket' rockets to a draft bolter — and a desire to prove Giants wrong". Fox Sports. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Keating, Mitch (28 August 2021). ""Sky's the limit": Former mentor heaps praise on Saints young gun". Zero Hanger. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Promising duo down for another two, co-captain and versatile forward ink new deals". saints.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Max King". AFLTables. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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