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Tony Evans | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 14 June 1969 | ||
Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1991–1998 | West Coast Eagles | 108 (78) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Tony Evans (born 14 June 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Coast in the AFL during the 1990s. He was named on the forwardline on West Coast's 'Team of the Decade'. While statistically he had an unremarkable career, he is remembered for his brilliant performances in the club's first two premierships in 1992 and 1994, where he collected 20 disposals and three goals, and 17 disposals and three goals respectively.
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1991 | West Coast | 40 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
1992† | West Coast | 18 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 156 | 105 | 261 | 43 | 41 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5 |
1993 | West Coast | 18 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 175 | 112 | 287 | 59 | 53 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 15.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 0 |
1994† | West Coast | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 100 | 74 | 174 | 31 | 23 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 5.3 | 12.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0 |
1995 | West Coast | 18 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 133 | 94 | 227 | 41 | 35 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
1996 | West Coast | 18 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 212 | 152 | 364 | 67 | 52 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 16.5 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3 |
1997 | West Coast | 18 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 125 | 66 | 191 | 33 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0 |
1998 | West Coast | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0 |
Career | 108 | 78 | 50 | 939 | 640 | 1579 | 285 | 239 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 8 |
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