Will Setterfield

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Will Setterfield
Personal information
Full name Will Setterfield
Date of birth (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 5, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 18, 2017, Greater Western Sydney  vs. Richmond, at the MCG
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 12
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2018 Greater Western Sydney 2 (0)
2019–2022 Carlton 55 (12)
2023– Essendon 10 (2)
Total67 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Will Setterfield (born 5 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their second selection and fifth overall in the 2016 national draft, [1] and was considered by the media to be one of the most complete midfielders in his draft year. [2] He made his debut in the nineteen point loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round nineteen of the 2017 season. [3] Setterfield also played for Carlton between 2019 and 2022.

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Early life

Setterfield grew up in Albury before taking up a boarding scholarship at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne. [4] He played junior football for Albury Tigers. [5]

Playing career

At the conclusion of the 2018 AFL season, Setterfield requested a trade from GWS. Essendon and Carlton were considered to be front runners in obtaining his signature. Despite being an Essendon supporter as a child, Setterfield nominated the Carlton Football Club as his preferred home. [6] He was traded on 12 October. [7] Widely considered a bargain coup for Carlton, former player and assistant coach Matthew Lappin tweeted "Blues fans, get excited. I coached against Setterfield in his first NEAFL game and he is a serious player, on the way to the 'Baggers". [8] Setterfield made his Carlton debut in the Round 1 match against Richmond at the MCG. He impressed, gathering an impressive 24 disposals in what was his first AFL game after his ACL injury in 2018.

After playing only 13 games in Carlton's promising 2022 season, Setterfield was traded to Essendon in that year's trade period. [9]

Personal life

Setterfield is cousins with Greater Western Sydney AFLW player Isabel Huntington. [10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023. [11]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Greater Western Sydney 11202126185100.01.06.03.09.02.55.00
2018 Greater Western Sydney 110
2019 Carlton 431861218311429758560.30.710.26.316.53.23.11
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Carlton 4316411469724329830.30.19.16.115.21.85.20
2021 Carlton 43816745012435170.10.89.36.315.54.42.10
2022 Carlton 4313131318321451300.10.210.16.416.53.92.30
2023 Essendon 1210231129620847600.20.311.29.620.84.76.0
Career67142765844611042252560.20.49.86.716.53.43.81

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.

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