Shane Savage

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Shane Savage
Shane Savage 2018.2.jpg
Savage playing for St Kilda in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Shane Savage
Date of birth (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ōtorohanga, New Zealand [1]
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 75, 2008 national draft
Debut Round 20, 2009, Hawthorn  vs. Adelaide, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009–2013 Hawthorn 056 (37)
2014–2020 St Kilda 109 (26)
Total165 (63)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shane Savage (born 5 January 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Hawthorn Football Club, and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Contents

Early life

Born in New Zealand, Savage moved to Australia as a boy. [1] His father is Māori and his mother is European New Zealander. [2]

Playing career

Hawthorn (2009–2013)

Savage was drafted by Hawthorn from the Dandenong Stingrays with the 75th selection (5th round) in the 2008 AFL Draft. [3] He plays as a medium-sized midfielder and wore the number 21 guernsey at Hawthorn.

Savage made his debut against Adelaide at the MCG on 14 August 2009. [4] He had four kicks and three handpasses and also kicked a point.

Savage was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star after Hawthorn's round 8 game against St Kilda. He had 26 disposals, 14 marks and kicked 2 goals in Hawthorn's 30-point win. [5]

In the 2013 trade period, Savage was traded to St Kilda with Pick 17 for ruckman Ben McEvoy. [6]

St Kilda (2014–2020)

Savage made his debut for St Kilda in round 1 of 2014 against Melbourne and became a regular in Alan Richardson's lineup.

By the 2020 AFL season, under new coach Brett Ratten, Savage could no longer maintain a spot in St Kilda's best 22. He was delisted after the 2020 season, his last match for the Saints being a semi-final against Richmond.

Personal life

In January 2015, Savage' partner, Sarah, gave birth to their first child, a son. [7]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2009 Hawthorn 403021526418100.00.75.08.713.72.73.30
2010 Hawthorn 210———————————————
2011 Hawthorn 211716518411129591440.90.310.86.517.45.42.62
2012 Hawthorn 212110111489224065590.50.57.04.411.43.12.80
2013 Hawthorn 21151141496020960490.70.39.94.013.94.03.33
2014 St Kilda 514321579525251300.20.111.26.818.03.62.10
2015 St Kilda 52010322812635485400.50.211.46.317.74.32.00
2016 St Kilda 5213824917642599460.10.411.98.420.24.72.20
2017 St Kilda 512521619525657290.40.213.47.921.34.82.40
2018 St Kilda 5182525614239895340.10.314.27.922.15.31.90
2019 St Kilda 52224288144432117540.10.213.16.519.65.32.50
2020 [lower-alpha 1] St Kilda 521226531840.51.013.02.515.54.02.00
Career [8] 16563461846104628927283890.40.311.26.317.54.42.45

Notes

  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

Team

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Niall, Jake (13 March 2009). "Forget Irish, clubs turn to Kiwis". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  2. ↑ 'Proud Kiwi' looks forward to homecoming
  3. ↑ "Draft Bargains: #8 Shane Savage". hawthornfc.com.au. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Hawthorn ready to mix forward line
  5. ↑ Holmesby, Luke. "Savage show". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Gleeson, Michael; Quayle (10 October 2013). "Hawks secure big man Ben McEvoy from St Kilda". The Age. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "New Year Brings Bundle of Joy for Defender"
  8. ↑ "Shane Savage". AFLTables. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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