Errol Gulden

Last updated

Errol Gulden
Personal information
Full name Errol Gulden
Date of birth (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales
Original team(s) UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs (AFL Sydney)
Draft No. 32, 2020 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2021, Sydney  vs. Brisbane Lions, at the Gabba
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 21
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Sydney 93 (69)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Errol Gulden (born 18 July 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Gulden is a dual All-Australian and won the Bob Skilton Medal in 2023. He also won the AFLPA best first-year player award in 2021 and was nominated for the 2021 AFL Rising Star award.

Contents

Early life

Gulden was born in Sydney [1] to a Turkish-born father and an Australian mother. [2] He grew up in the suburb of Malabar and supported Carlton. [3] He began playing junior Australian rules football for the Maroubra Saints Junior Football Club in Maroubra as at the age of 4. [4] [5] However his main passion was soccer, he was considered quite a talented player and desired to continue toward playing it professionally. [6] Gulden was identified by Sydney Swans talent scouts and was signed to the Sydney Swans academy at 11 years of age. [7]

In 2017, while attending Marcellin College Gulden was named in the NSW independent schools team to New Zealand to play against the New Zealand national team. [8] In 2018 Gulden was named as an Under 16s All-Australian after his stellar season with the Under-16 NSW/ACT Rams, and was also named as the team's most valuable player. [9] He played in the 2019 NAB All Stars Futures Match alongside future teammates Braeden Campbell and Logan McDonald. [10] Gulden also played for the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in three seasons from 2018 to 2020 for a total of 33 games [11] and was named as best on ground in their 2019 premiership win over Sydney University. [12] [13]

AFL career

Gulden was recruited by Sydney with the 32nd draft pick in the 2020 AFL draft. [14] [15]

Gulden debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season, starring for Sydney in their shock win over Brisbane Lions. [16] [17] [18] In his first game, he kicked 3 goals and collected 19 disposals and earned himself a Rising Star nomination for the round. [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] In addition, Gulden polled two votes in the 2021 Brownlow Medal, becoming the fifth Swan to poll votes on debut. He backed up his groundbreaking round one performance with a 22 disposal, 1 goal performance the next week in the team's 33 point win over Adelaide. [24] After this performance, Champion Data statistics described him as having two of the best games recorded by a debutant ever. [25] Gulden played the first eight games of the 2021 season, before being sidelined for an extended period of time due to stress reactions in his foot. He returned in Round 15 against Port Adelaide and remained in the side for the rest of the year. Gulden became a key part of Sydney's best 22, helping the team qualify for finals after a 16th-placed finish the year before. He played 15 games and kicked 12 goals, and was recognised by his peers when he won the AFLPA Best First Year Player award. He also polled in the top 5 for the Rising Star, and was the highest-polling first-year player.

In 2023, Gulden polled 27 votes in the Brownlow Medal, finishing in equal fourth place, just four votes behind winner Lachie Neale. This was the most votes by a Swan in a season since 1940. [26] He also received selection to the All-Australian team for the first time. [27] He also won the Bob Skilton Medal, awarded to the best Swans player for the year.

Gulden extended his time at the Swans, signing a 4-year contract. [28]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season. [29]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Sydney 211814111958728282520.80.610.84.815.74.62.92
2022 Sydney 2125188338142480112890.70.313.55.719.24.53.63
2023 Sydney 212422204641796431261190.90.819.37.526.85.35.027
2024 Sydney 21261516514191705146920.60.619.87.327.15.63.525
Career936955151159921104663520.70.616.26.422.75.03.857

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Kelly (Australian rules footballer)</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1969

Paul Kelly is a former Australian rules footballer, winner of the Brownlow Medal and captain of the Sydney Swans for ten seasons. He was and still is known to Swans fans everywhere as "Captain Courageous".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adam Goodes</span> Australian rules footballer

Adam Roy Goodes is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Goodes holds an elite place in VFL/AFL history as a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual premiership player, four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century and representative of Australia in the International Rules Series. In addition, he has held the record for the most VFL/AFL games played by an Indigenous player, surpassing Andrew McLeod's record of 340 during the 2014 AFL season before having his own record surpassed by Shaun Burgoyne during the 2019 AFL season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simon Black</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1979

Simon Black is a former Australian rules football player and current assistant coach, who played his whole career with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ryan O'Keefe</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1981

Ryan O'Keefe is a former professional Australian rules footballer with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL), and was part of the Swans' 2005 and 2012 premiership-winning sides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaron Davey</span> Australian rules footballer, born 1983

Aaron Davey is a former Australian Football League (AFL) athlete, that represented the Melbourne Football Club between 2004 and 2013. He is currently the Senior Coach of the Cairns City Lions, where he also served as a Player-Coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Josh Kennedy (footballer, born 1988)</span> Australian rules footballer

Joshua P. Kennedy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Hawthorn Football Club.

The AFL Players Association (AFLPA) awards are a group of awards given annually, mainly to players in the Australian Football League and AFL Women's, voted for by all AFL and AFL Women's players.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Rich</span> Australian rules footballer

Daniel Rich is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He began his career in 2009, winning the Rising Star in his first year. After 275 AFL games and one All-Australian selection, he retired in 2023. He now plays in the full forward line for Noosa Tigers in the QAFL for the 2024 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dan Hannebery</span> Australian rules footballer

Daniel Hannebery is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2009 to 2018 and for the St Kilda Football Club from 2019 to 2022. Hannebery won the AFL Rising Star award in his second season in 2010, and is a three-time All-Australian. He also won a premiership with Sydney in 2012 and the AFLCA Champion Player of the Year Award in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dyson Heppell</span> Australian rules footballer

Dyson Heppell is an Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Port Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously played professionally with Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Heppell won the AFL Rising Star award in his first season in 2011, and won a Crichton Medal and All-Australian selection in 2014. He served as Essendon captain from the 2017 season, and relinquished the captaincy before the 2023 season proper having led the side 107 times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luke Parker (footballer)</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1992)

Luke Parker is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays as a midfielder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lachie Neale</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1993)

Lachlan Oliver Neale is an Australian football player who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the AFL

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tom Mitchell (Australian footballer)</span> Australian rules footballer

Thomas Mitchell is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Sydney Swans from 2012 to 2016, and the Hawthorn Football Club between 2017 and 2022. Mitchell won the Brownlow Medal as the league's best and fairest player in 2018 and set the record for the most disposals in a VFL/AFL match, accruing 54 in a game against Collingwood during that season. He would later join them in 2023, en route to winning the 2023 AFL Grand Final and his first AFL premiership.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marcus Bontempelli</span> Australian rules footballer

Marcus Bontempelli is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has served as Western Bulldogs captain since the 2020 season, and was previously the vice-captain from 2018 to 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Isaac Heeney</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1996)

Isaac Heeney is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Callum Mills</span> Professional australian rules footballer (born 1997)

Callum Mills is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He has been a co-captain of the club since 2022 and the sole captain since 2024. Mills won the 2016 NAB AFL Rising Star Award for his outstanding breakout season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hugh McCluggage</span> Australian rules footballer

Hugh McCluggage is a professional Australian rules footballer and vice-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chloe Molloy</span> Australian rules footballer (born 1998)

Chloe Molloy is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She previously played for the Collingwood Football Club from 2018 to season 7. Molloy is a three-time AFL Women's All-Australian, and won the AFL Women's Rising Star and Collingwood best and fairest awards in 2018. She also led Collingwood's goalkicking in 2021 and season 6, and Sydney's goalkicking in 2023. Molloy has served as Sydney co-captain since the 2023 season.

Chad Warner is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 39th draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick Daicos</span> Australian rules footballer

Nicholas Daicos is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Collingwood Football Club. Daicos is the son of Peter Daicos, who played for Collingwood in the VFL/AFL, and the younger brother of Josh Daicos, who also plays for Collingwood.

References

  1. ↑ "'I was not allowed to play': Bronwyn Gulden is making up for lost time in footy". The Age. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Young Sydney star Errol Gulden warns Swans' best is yet to come ahead of Anzac Day date with Hawthorn". news.com.au. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "AFL 2023: Sydney Swans' All-Australian Errol Gulden 'can't wait' to face childhood heroes Carlton". amp.theage.com.au. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Talented teen learning art of being a Sydney Swans gun" . Daily Telegraph. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "10 things to know about our draftees". Sydney Swans Media. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ↑ “I definitely wouldn’t have been playing AFL”: Swans star pays thanks to club’s Academy program by Mitch Keating for Zero Hanger. 29 September 2023
  7. ↑ "AFL Draft: Pick 32, Errol Gulden". Sydney Swans Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ↑ Independent Schools tour New Zealand by Caitlin Arnold 21 April 2017
  9. ↑ Arnold, Caitlin (19 July 2018). "Campbell and Gulden gain All Australian honours". AFL NSW/ACT. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Arnold, Caitlin (30 August 2019). "Three locals to play on AFL's grandest stage". AFL NWS/ACT. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Errol Gulden Player Stats - UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs". SporsTG. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ↑ Naghten, Tom (10 December 2020). "AFL Draft 2020: Sydney Swans land two more gems in Braeden Campbell and Errol Gulden". ssportingnews.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "UNSW/ES AFL Clubs Men's premier Championships". Arc UNSW. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Laughton, Max; Waterworth, Ben; Balmer, Matt (10 December 2020). "AFL Draft wrap: Buddy clone goes at Pick 1; Trades galore amid Pies' golden night" . Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. ↑ Black, Sarah (9 December 2020). "NAB AFL Draft recap: Every pick as it happened". AFL Media. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  16. ↑ McArdle, Jordan (16 March 2021). "Perth product Logan McDonald one of three Sydney Swans debutants against Brisbane Lions in AFL round one". PerthNow. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  17. ↑ Forsaith, Rob (17 March 2021). "'Horse' backs the kids: Three Swans draftees to debut". AFL Media. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ↑ Lalor, Peter (16 March 2021). "Sydney Swans unveil a trio of potential stars" . The Australian. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Good as Gulden: Swans young gun nabs R1 Rising Star nomination". Australian Football League. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  20. ↑ Whiting, Michael (20 March 2021). "First-game Swans sizzle in Brisbane boilover". AFL Media.
  21. ↑ McNurtry, Andrew (20 March 2021). "Brisbane Lions slammed for 's*** attitude' as Sydney Swans cause upset". news.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  22. ↑ Wu, Andrew (20 March 2021). "No Buddy, no worries as slick Swans stun Lions with emphatic win". The Age. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  23. ↑ "Young Swans stun Lions in AFL boilover". ESPN. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  24. ↑ Pegan, Martin (27 March 2021). "Buddy's return sparks Swans to fly high over wasteful Crows". AFL Media. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  25. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (31 March 2021). "Inside the 'dramatic' revolution of the Swans that few saw coming: Champion Index". Fox Sports. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  26. ↑ "By the numbers: Gulden enters the record books in Brownlow count". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  27. ↑ Schmook, Nathan (30 August 2023). "All-Australian team: Toby captain, 12 new faces named". Australian Football League . Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  28. ↑ "Good as Gulden: Swans confirm new deal for young star". AFL. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  29. ↑ "Errol Gulden". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.