Martin Gleeson (Australian footballer)

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Martin Gleeson
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Gleeson playing for Essendon in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Martin Gleeson
Date of birth (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 29)
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/Koroit
Draft No. 53, 2012 national draft
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Medium Defender / Winger
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 8
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2021 Essendon 97 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
  • Essendon Trainers Award: 2020
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Martin Gleeson (born 25 August 1994) was a professional Australian rules footballer, who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His position on the field is half back. [1] He is the nephew of former Carlton player Adrian Gleeson [2] and the cousin of Port Adelaide player Willem Drew. [3]

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Early career

Gleeson played for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup. He was drafted by Essendon with pick 53 in the 2012 national draft and played 13 games in the VFL before injuring his shoulder. [2] Like his uncle Adrian, he played for Koroit as a junior.

AFL career

He made his AFL debut against North Melbourne in round 1 of the 2014 AFL season. [4] He became a regular in the senior side until a serious ankle injury kept him out for the entire 2018 season. He returned to the seniors in 2019 but struggled to kept his spot. Known as a popular clubman he was delisted at the end of the 2021 season.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2021 [5]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
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Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2014 Essendon 35924714211337150.20.47.94.712.64.11.7
2015 Essendon 35222315215430684450.10.16.97.013.93.82.1
2016 Essendon 82001181172353106350.00.19.18.617.75.31.8
2017 Essendon 81810196100296106320.10.010.95.616.45.91.8
2018 Essendon 8---------------
2019 Essendon 8901925714940100.00.110.26.316.64.41.1
2020 Essendon 81300756514040170.00.05.85.010.83.11.3
2021 Essendon 860033276021110.00.05.54.510.03.51.8
Career975980052713274341650.10.18.46.514.94.51.7

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References

  1. "Martin Gleeson - essendonfc.com.au". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 Brady, Anthony (17 March 2014), "Bright future for Koroit's shining star", The Moyne Gazette
  3. "Power rookie Drew on Bomber cousin's words of wisdom". 5 February 2017.
  4. "Roos in for pain", Herald Sun, 23 March 2014
  5. "Martin Gleeson". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 November 2020.