Gary Rohan

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Gary Rohan
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Rohan playing for Geelong in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Gary Rohan
Nickname(s) Gary, Chucky
Date of birth (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33)
Original team(s) Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 6, 2009 national draft
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Forward / defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2010–2018 Sydney 106 (96)
2019–2024 Geelong 98 (120)
Total204 (216)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Rohan (born 7 June 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans and Geelong in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Junior career

Rohan participated in the Auskick program at Cobden. [1] At 14 he could not get a game in the Cobden under-aged side so he gave up football in preference to mixed netball. The desire to play football again he tried out with the Geelong Falcons, struggling at first but his top-aged year saw great improvement. Rohan represented Victoria Country at the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships, winning the team's MVP award as well as All-Australian honours.

Geelong Falcons regional manager Michael Turner described Rohan as "the most exciting player I've ever seen". [2]

Sydney coach Paul Roos admitted, "We were looking for players with pace, and Gary is very, very quick!" His friend Ben Cunnington was drafted by North Melbourne with the previous pick. [3]


AFL career

Rohan playing for Sydney in June 2017 Gary Rohan 2017.2.jpg
Rohan playing for Sydney in June 2017

Rohan was drafted to Sydney with the sixth selection (just the Swans' second top-10 draft pick since the late 1990s) in the 2009 AFL Draft from the Geelong Falcons. Rohan made his AFL debut in round 7 of the 2010 season, against reigning premiers, Geelong, at Kardinia Park, where he had played much of his junior football with the Falcons. [4] [5] Rohan finished his debut season having played nine senior games for the Swans and kicking seven goals. [6]

Much of Rohan's 2011 season was written off due to a serious hamstring injury but, when he returned to the senior side late in the year, he managed to have a profound impact on the side's performance. He was played as a near-permanent forward and performed well as he kicked goals and chased and tackled hard.

In Round 4 of the 2012 AFL season, Rohan suffered a horrific leg injury in the opening minutes of Sydney's 36-point win over North Melbourne. This injury ruled him out for the 2012 season.

Rohan played for the Swans in the 2014 AFL Grand Final and 2016 AFL Grand Final.

In 2017, Rohan missed the first four matches due to ongoing injury concerns. In just his second game for the year, against the Carlton Blues, he had a nasty fall and concussion and was out for two weeks. But his career took a good turn from there. Against the Richmond Football Club, he sealed the game with a right foot snap. But his biggest moment was in Round 14 against Essendon. With 24 seconds left, the Swans were five points down, and Rohan found himself in a one-on-one in the goalsquare. When his teammate Dane Rampe picked up the ball and banana-kicked it down his throat, Rohan stuck out his left hand and took the mark. He put it through after the siren to complete a 19-point comeback with 4+1⁄2 minutes to play. Against the Gold Coast Suns in Round 16, he had his best individual game, with 5 goals and 16 touches.

Following the 2018 season, Rohan was traded to Geelong. [7] He played in his third grand final in 2020.

In Round 14 of the 2021 AFL season, Rohan kicked the winning goal after the siren to defeat the Western Bulldogs, thus becoming only the second player after Barry Hall to do so for two different AFL clubs.

In 2022, Rohan played in his fourth grand final and won his first premiership. [8]

Rohan was delisted by Geelong at the end of the 2024 AFL season. [9]

Coaching

Ahead of the 2023 AFL Women's season, Rohan joined the Geelong AFL Women's program as a development coach under Daniel Lowther. [10]

Personal life

Gary is married to Madi Rohan. He has three daughters with his ex wife: twins born in 2018, one of whom died five hours after birth from anencephaly, [11] and another born in 2020.[ citation needed ]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [12]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2010 Sydney 1697164339728230.80.17.13.710.83.12.60
2011 Sydney 1698356258119190.90.36.22.89.02.12.10
2012 Sydney 164321524398150.80.53.86.09.82.03.80
2013 Sydney 165511872512111.00.23.61.45.02.42.20
2014 Sydney 1616691036917242370.40.66.44.310.82.62.30
2015 Sydney 161813101257520077380.70.66.94.211.14.32.10
2016 Sydney 161825161404718768521.40.97.82.610.43.82.90
2017 Sydney 161622101163715364521.40.67.32.39.54.03.23
2018 Sydney 16117471229327300.60.46.52.08.52.42.70
2019 Geelong 231925111253716265341.30.66.62.08.53.41.81
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Geelong 231922171234116461361.20.96.52.28.63.21.93
2021 Geelong 232132181476721475411.50.97.03.210.23.62.01
2022 # Geelong 2312146713710831291.20.55.93.19.02.62.40
Career177189108117452116955774171.10.66.62.99.63.32.48

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.

Honours and achievements

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References

  1. ↑ AFL Record. Round 12, 2022. pg 42
  2. ↑ Australian Associated Press (28 November 2009). "No tricks required as Swans swoop on Rohan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Herald Sun [ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Lalor, Peter (8 May 2010). "Repeated knockbacks steel rookie Gary Rohan". The Australian. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  5. ↑ Cowley, Michael (7 May 2010). "Online revelation: Rohan's early crow places teen firmly in Roos' gaze". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Season Wrap with Gary Rohan". Official AFL Website of the Sydney Swans Football Club. 8 October 2010. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Rohan joins Cats". Geelong Football Club. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Geelong Cats forward Gary Rohan set to play in fourth grand final against old team Sydney Swans" . geelongadvertiser.com.au. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Premiership pair among SEVEN axed by Cats". afl.com.au. 24 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Cats Announce 2023 AFLW Coaching Group". Geelong Football Club. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gary Rohan's journey to 100 AFL games hasn't been a walk in the park". news.com.au. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "Gary Rohan stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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