Paul Ahern

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Paul Ahern
Personal information
Full name Paul Ahern
Date of birth (1996-08-01) 1 August 1996 (age 27)
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 7, 2014 national draft
Debut Round 11, 2018, North Melbourne  vs. Brisbane Lions, at Docklands Stadium
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club North Melbourne
Number 15
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20152017 Greater Western Sydney 0 (0)
20182020 North Melbourne 22 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paul Ahern (born 1 August 1996) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was originally drafted by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with their third selection and seventh overall in the 2014 national draft. After failing to play a senior match in his two seasons with the Giants due to a number of injuries including two knee reconstructions, he was traded to North Melbourne during the 2016 trade period. [1] He made his debut in the fifty-four point win against Brisbane in round eleven of the 2018 season, one year after being traded to North Melbourne. [2] Ahern was delisted by North Melbourne at the end of the 2020 AFL season after a mass delisting by North Melbourne which saw 11 players cut from the team's list. [3]

As of May 2024, Ahern is playing for Pascoe Vale in the EDFL (Essendon District Football League)

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References

  1. "Injured Giants midfielder traded to North Melbourne". afl.com.au. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. Lerner, Ronny (3 June 2018). "Paul Ahern debut gives Roos another big boost". The Age. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. McGowan, Marc. "Roos' massive cull: North delists ELEVEN after horror season". AFL Media. Retrieved 18 September 2020.