Oliver Florent

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Ollie Florent
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Florent playing for Sydney in April 2017
Personal information
Full name Oliver Florent
Nickname(s) Ollie
Date of birth (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)/Beaumaris
Draft No. 11, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Sydney  vs. Port Adelaide, at Sydney Cricket Ground
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 13
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017– Sydney 167 (49)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of preliminary finals, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Oliver Florent (born 22 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 2016 national draft. [1] He made his debut in the twenty-eight point loss against Port Adelaide in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [2]

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Florent attended Mentone Grammar School and Cheltenham East Primary School. His paternal grandparents were born in Mauritius. He is the son of Australian tennis player Andrew Florent. [3]

Florent received the Rising Star nomination for round eleven, 2018 after recording 20 disposals for the fourth consecutive match in the Swans' 30-point win over Carlton at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [4]

During the Swans clash with Port Adelaide in round 4, 2023, Florent had the shot to win after the siren, however, his kick was touched by Port Adelaide defender Aliir Aliir before the goal line, and failed to regester a score. [5]

Florent supported Hawthorn Hawks as a junior.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 4, 2023. [6]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Sydney 1394150388815190.40.15.64.29.81.72.10
2018 Sydney 13239721616838466560.40.39.47.316.72.92.43
2019 Sydney 13216624815640478430.30.311.87.419.23.72.05
2020 [a] Sydney 1317441809827840430.20.210.65.816.42.42.52
2021 Sydney 13239627316343693500.40.311.97.119.04.02.23
2022 Sydney 132556268145413124540.20.210.75.816.55.02.20
2023 Sydney 1324205443972190.50.013.510.724.25.22.2TBC
Career1223930128981121004372740.30.210.56.617.23.52.213
  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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Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Browning, Jennifer (28 November 2016). "AFL Draft: Oliver Florent comes to terms with life as a Swan". ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ↑ King, Travis (22 March 2017). "Swans to debut first-round draftee Florent against Power". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Quayle, Emma (7 October 2016). "Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad". The Age newspaper. Fairfax Media . Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  4. ↑ McGowan, Mark (4 June 2018). "Clutch Swan the latest Rising Star". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media . Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Gabelich, Josh (8 April 2023). "Match Report, Round 4 2023, Sydney Swans vs Port Adelaide". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Oliver Florent". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.


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