Cooper Stephens

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Cooper Stephens
Personal information
Full name Cooper Stephens
Date of birth (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2020–2022 Geelong 7 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

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Early life

Stephens 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

Stephens 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

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. [4]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2020 [a] Geelong 120——————————————0
2021 Geelong 120——————————————0
2022 Geelong 1270036407614110.00.05.15.710.82.01.50
2023 Hawthorn 210——————————————0
2024 Hawthorn 210——————————————0
Career70036407614110.00.05.15.710.82.01.50

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "After breaking his leg, gun AFL draftee Cooper Stephens hit the gym – and got seriously ripped". Fox Sports. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Hawks pair to get rookie lifelines after being delisted". afl.com.au. 9 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ex Cat one of two players delisted by Hawthorn". afl.com.au. 18 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cooper Stephens". AFLTables. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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