Harry Cunningham (footballer)

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For other uses, see Harry Cunningham.

Harry Cunningham
Cunningham playing for Sydney in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-12-06) 6 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Turvey Park (Riverina Football League)
Draft	#93, 2012 Rookie draft, Sydney
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	7
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–	Sydney	208 (52)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 7, 2025.
Career highlights
2014 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry Cunningham (born 6 December 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Cunningham was born and raised in Wagga. His father Mark played for North Broken Hill. ^[1] Harry played his junior football with Turvey Park. ^[2]

He was recruited by the club with pick 93 overall in the 2012 Rookie draft, before being promoted to the senior list in 2012. Elevated from the rookie list prior to the 2012 season, ^[3] Cunningham made his debut in the inaugural Sydney Derby, Round 1, against Greater Western Sydney. ^[4] In Round 15, 2014 Cunningham was awarded a nomination for the 2014 AFL Rising Star for his efforts against the GWS Giants.

In the opening minutes of the round two, 2024 match between Sydney and Essendon, Cunningham was on the receiving end of a crude bump from Essendon forward Peter Wright, which saw him substituted out of the match. Wright received a four-match suspension from the AFL Tribunal as a result of the incident. ^[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. ^[6]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2012	Sydney	44	1	0	0	4	0	4	2	1	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	1.0
2013	Sydney	7	5	4	1	20	21	41	11	7	0.8	0.2	4.0	4.2	8.2	2.2	1.4
2014	Sydney	7	25	15	5	159	162	321	103	74	0.6	0.2	6.4	6.5	12.8	4.1	3.0
2015	Sydney	7	21	12	7	163	153	316	85	67	0.6	0.3	7.8	7.3	15.0	4.0	3.2
2016	Sydney	7	18	5	2	131	118	249	55	69	0.3	0.1	7.3	6.6	13.8	3.1	3.8
2017	Sydney	7	11	5	1	83	73	156	32	42	0.5	0.1	7.5	6.6	14.2	2.9	3.8
2018	Sydney	7	23	7	5	251	171	422	106	78	0.3	0.2	10.9	7.4	18.3	4.6	3.4
2019	Sydney	7	9	0	1	121	63	184	52	25	0.0	0.1	13.4	7.0	20.4	5.8	2.8
2020 [a]	Sydney	7	17	0	1	157	96	253	59	38	0.0	0.1	9.2	5.6	14.9	3.5	2.2
2021	Sydney	7	21	0	0	229	113	342	108	55	0.0	0.0	10.9	5.4	16.3	5.1	2.6
2022	Sydney	7	10	0	0	58	53	111	33	24	0.0	0.0	5.8	5.3	11.1	3.3	2.4
2023	Sydney	7	24	3	2	171	148	319	85	68	0.1	0.1	7.1	6.2	13.3	3.5	2.8
2024	Sydney	7	23	1	0	184	87	271	115	55	0.0	0.0	8.0	3.8	11.8	5.0	2.4
2025	Sydney	7	11	0	1	89	61	150	58	22	0.0	0.1	8.1	5.5	13.6	5.3	2.0
Career			219	52	26	1820	1319	3139	904	625	0.2	0.1	8.3	6.0	14.3	4.1	2.9

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

Team

• 2× McClelland Trophy (Sydney): 2014, 2016

Individual

• AFL Rising Star nominee : 2014 (round 15)

References

1. Cunningham: Dad is my sports hero By Sydney Swans Media 27 February 2024
2. 'A bit of a battler': Wagga's own Swan reflects on journey to AFL milestone By Matt Malone 19 July 2024
3. Cowley, Michael (22 March 2012). "A Giant ask: Swans rookie Cunningham set for shock debut". The Sydney Morning Herald.
4. Paolucci, Tanya (9 November 2012). "Harry's season wrap - it's been crazy".
5. "Tribunal update: Peter Wright". Essendon Football Club. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
6. "Harry Cunningham". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

External links

• Harry Cunningham's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Harry Cunningham's playing statistics from AFL Tables