Ned Cahill

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Ned Cahill
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Frankston, Victoria
Draft No. 56, 2019 AFL draft, Essendon
Debut 17 July 2020, Essendon  vs. Western Bulldogs, at Carrara Stadium
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2020–2021 Essendon 6 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ned Cahill (born 11 January 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Essendon Bombers in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Bombers with the 56th draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft. [1] [2] [3]

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Early football

Cahill played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League for the 2018 and 2019 seasons. [4] [5] In his two seasons with the club, he played 30 games and kicked 22 goals. [6] He also represented Vic Country in the AFL Under 18 Championships in 2019, where he played four games and kicked six goals. [7] [4]

AFL career

Cahill debuted in the Bombers' 42 point loss to the Western Bulldogs in the 7th round of the 2020 AFL season, against friend and former teammate Cody Weightman. [8] [9] [10] On debut, Cahill collected 7 disposals, took 3 marks and made 2 tackles. [11] It was revealed that Cahill was delisted by the Bombers on 13 September 2021, after playing just 6 games in 2 years. [12]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [13]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Essendon 283228917430.70.72.73.05.71.31.0
Career3228917430.70.72.73.05.71.31.0
  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.

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References

  1. ↑ "AFL Draft 2019: Club-by-club selections and player profiles". Sporting News. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ned Cahill". Footywire. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Dodoro's draft wrap". EssendonFC Media. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. 1 2 Wildes, Hayley (7 June 2019). "Ned Cahill is a class act". Star Journal. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (5 November 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the goalsneak who loves a celebration and the 'Plugger' position". AFL Media. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ned Cahill". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Twomey, Callum (1 June 2019). "Top-five draft prospects shine as U18 Championships kick off". AFL Media. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Stingray Pocket-Rockets Hit Big Time". GameFaceOn. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. ↑ Trantino, Julian (16 July 2020). "Cahill to make debut". EssendonFC Media. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Round 7 • Essendon v Western Bulldogs - Player Stats" . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Dons part ways with Mosquito, Cahill and Johnson not offered contracts". essendonfc.com.au. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ned Cahill". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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