Rick Olarenshaw

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Rick Olarenshaw
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Personal information
Date of birth (1973-02-01) 1 February 1973 (age 51)
Original team(s) Keilor
Debut Round 3, 12 April 1993, Essendon  vs. Collingwood, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1993–1998 Essendon 77 (14)
1999–2000 Collingwood 05 0(0)
2001 Kangaroos 01 0(0)
Total83 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2001.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rick Olarenshaw (born 1 February 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

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He was formerly a boundary rider for Network Seven until being replaced by Matthew Richardson.

Playing career

Essendon

Olarenshaw was recruited from Keilor in 1990 to the Essendon Football Club, where he won the under-19s best and fairest in 1991. He made his senior AFL debut in 1993 with the Bombers and enjoyed a quick rise that year. The left-foot wingman was an important player in the 1993 Bombers premiership side (known as the "Baby Bombers").

Over the following seasons he suffered numerous injuries, particularly to his rib and back, [1] but he went on to enjoy a good season in 1997.

Later career/trades

Olarenshaw was traded to Collingwood (instead of his preferred club, the Kangaroos) at the end of 1998 after agreeing to leave Essendon. Olarenshaw was disillusioned by the new surroundings at Collingwood and suffered injuries that restricted him to just five games with the club. [2] At the end of 2000, he was traded to the Kangaroos, but he managed only one game before announcing his retirement in 2001.

Statistics

[3]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
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  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
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  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1993† Essendon 47165520711832575210.30.312.97.420.34.71.30
1994 Essendon 471011705812825120.10.17.05.812.82.51.23
1995 Essendon 471132112721844240.30.210.26.516.73.80.42
1996 Essendon 4781096761724670.10.012.09.521.55.80.91
1997 Essendon 47152214111725852230.10.19.47.817.23.51.50
1998 Essendon 47172514012226250230.10.38.27.215.42.91.40
1999 Collingwood 850128295713100.00.25.65.811.42.62.00
2000 Collingwood 80———————————————
2001 Kangaroos 47100224100.00.02.02.04.01.00.00
Career83141679659413903041000.20.29.67.216.73.71.26

Post-playing career

Following the 2009 AFL season, he was removed as Channel 7's boundary rider in favour of Matthew Richardson.

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