Stefan Giro

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Stefan Giro
Personal information
Full name Stefan Giro
Date of birth (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 25)
Original team(s) Norwood (SANFL)
Draft No. 21, 2018 rookie draft
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018–2021 Fremantle 11 (3)
2022 West Coast 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stefan Giro (born 10 March 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles Football Club and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early career

Originally from Hope Valley, a northern suburb of Adelaide, Giro played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he was awarded the MVP for the SANFL Under 18 competition in 2016. [1] He was selected by Fremantle with their second selection, twenty first overall, in the 2018 AFL rookie draft. [2]

AFL career

Giro made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the round 11 of the 2018 AFL season, alongside fellow debutant Scott Jones. [3] On debut he kicked one goal and had 10 disposals as the Dockers lost to the Magpies by 61 points.

Before the start of the 2019 season, Stefan signed a two-year contract extension with Fremantle. [4] Unfortunately for Stefan, his 2019 season ended prematurely after injuring his ACL in Peel Thunder's round 8 clash against Subiaco. [5] Giro was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2021 AFL season. [6]

In 2022 he signed with Subiaco in the WAFL. It was in 2022 he played 1 AFL match for West Coast against North Melbourne in round 2 as a covid top up player.

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References

  1. ↑ "Giro Wins Macca's Cup MVP". SANFL. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Duffield, Mark (28 November 2017). "Giro's 'tank' helps secure Freo gig". PerthNow. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Chadwick, Justin (1 June 2018). "Axe comes down on Dockers veterans in AFL". The Area News. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Young duo sign on". fremantlefc.com.au. 8 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pearce and Giro injury update". fremantlefc.com.au. 3 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Four Dockers cut after Freo's season falls short" . Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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