Xavier Richards

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Xavier Richards
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Richards playing for Sydney University in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Xavier Richards
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 30)
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)/Xavier College
Draft No. 29, 2013 rookie draft
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Forward / defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2016 Sydney 12 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Xavier Richards (born 25 April 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Richards played for the East Sandringham Junior Club, he went on to play for the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup and Vic Metro at the AFL Under 18 Championships. His older brother Ted Richards also played for the Sydney Swans. [1]

He made his senior debut against Carlton in round 14 of the 2013 AFL season as a late replacement for Mitch Morton, who withdrew from the side due to injury. [2]

At the conclusion of 2016 season, he requested a trade from the Swans after failing to agree to terms for a new contract. [3] However, he was unable to find a club during the trade period and was subsequently delisted by the club less than four weeks after appearing in the 2016 AFL Grand Final. [4] He nominated for the AFL draft, but was not selected by any club. [5]

Statistics

[6]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2013 Sydney 42100101000.00.01.00.01.00.00.0
2014 Sydney 420——————————————
2015 Sydney 421006410440.00.06.04.010.04.04.0
2016 Sydney 4210137795113055181.30.77.95.113.05.51.8
Career12137865514159221.10.67.24.611.84.91.8

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References

  1. ↑ Balym, Todd (13 July 2011). "Richards doesn't want Swan song". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ↑ Cordy, Neil (13 July 2011). "Sydney's depth comes to the fore as Carlton rallies". The Daily Telegraph.
  3. ↑ Nathan, Schmook (17 October 2016). "Sydney Swans forward requests exit". AFL.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Collins, Ben (27 October 2016). "Mobile forward Xavier Richards one of three Swans delisted". AFL.com.au. BigPond . Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Edmund, Sam (28 November 2016). "Xavier Richards left without AFL home after being passed over in rookie draft". Herald Sun . News Corp Australia . Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Xavier Richards stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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