Gerald Ugle | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 31 January 1993 | ||
Original team(s) | Beverley Football Club | ||
Debut | Round 17, 2012, Greater Western Sydney vs. Fremantle, at Subiaco Oval | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2010, 2014 | Perth | 20 (18) | |
2012–2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 (1) | |
2015–2019 | Peel Thunder | 100 (117) | |
2021 | Mines Rovers | 17 (22) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2013 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 2015. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Gerald Ugle [1] (born 31 January 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Ugle has several relatives with AFL experience; former West Coast Eagles player Troy Ugle is his great uncle and former Collingwood player Kirk Ugle is his first cousin. [2]
He began attending Guildford Grammar School in year 9 on an Indigenous scholarship. Playing on the football team, he eventually captained the school football team. He graduated year 12 in 2010. [2] [3]
As a 15-year-old he won the reserves best and fairest award for Beverley Football Club in the Avon Football Association despite missing large parts of the season. [4]
Ugle represented Western Australia at 2009 U-16 and 2010 U-18 National Championships. [5] He made his West Australian Football League (WAFL) league debut for Perth in round 23 of the 2010 season. [6]
Ugle was selected as a 17-year-old by Greater Western Sydney in October 2010. [7] In July 2012, Ugle made his AFL senior debut against Fremantle, the team he supported as a child. [5] [8]
In September 2013, he was delisted by the Giants, having played three AFL matches in his two years at the club. [9]
After being delisted by the Giants, Ugle re-joined WAFL club Perth, signing a two-year contract with the Demons in November 2013. [10] However, after one season with Perth, Ugle moved to Peel Thunder for the 2015 season. [11] [12]
With the retirement of Brendon Jones, Ugle was appointed Peel's captain for the 2016 season. [13] Ugle captained Peel to back-to-back WAFL premierships in 2016 [14] and 2017, [15] defeating Subiaco on both occasions.
Season 2019 saw Ugle relinquish the captaincy to former Essendon midfielder and reigning Thunder best and fairest Ben Howlett, with Ugle taking on a mentor role to the leadership group. [16]
...debutants Sam Frost and Gerald Ugle among the goalkickers.