Zane Trew

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Zane Trew
Personal information
Full name Zane Trew
Date of birth (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22)
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAFL)
Draft No. 12, 2021 rookie draft
Debut Round 16, 2022, West Coast  vs. Richmond, at the MCG
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021–2024 West Coast 13 (4)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Zane Trew (born 26 April 2002) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Trew was drafted by the Eagles at pick 12 in the 2021 rookie draft.

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Early life

Trew played junior football for Hills Rangers Junior Football Club, becoming the first Australian Football player from Hills Rangers to be drafted to an AFL team. [1] He was educated at Swan Christian College, where Trew's mother teaches. Despite living in Western Australia, Trew barracked for the Sydney Swans growing up. Trew was a talented junior, representing Western Australia in the 2018 Under 16 national championships, and being named in the Midfield in the 2018 Under 16 All Australian Team, averaging 18.7 disposals. [2] Trew was also selected to play for the Australian Under 17 team against the New Zealand Falcons, [3] and unfortunately dislocated his shoulder in the game. [4] After being touted late first round to early second round selection, [5] Trew was surprisingly not selected in the 2020 national draft with teams nervous to select an injury prone player. [6] As a result, he was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with their first selection of the 2021 rookie draft.

AFL career

2021

Trew debuted for the Eagles WAFL team, making an immediate impact and soon was awarded a one-year contract extension with the club. [7] Trew played 11 games for the WAFL eagles, averaging 17.9 disposals and 4.9 tackles a game. He suffered a minor hamstring strain in the round 14 loss to his former team Swan Districts keeping him on the sidelines for the next two weeks. [8] After recovering from his hamstring strain, Trew experienced a back complaint, which turned out to be a stress fracture, ruling him out for the season. [9] While recovering from his stress fracture, Trew discovered he had shin splints, catapulting a one-two month injury to a nine-month injury. [10]

2022

After spending nine months sidelined with shin splints, Trew returned to the Eagles WAFL side in round three of the 2022 WAFL Season. Trew only had ten disposals and four tackles for the match. [11] Trew admitted he was rusty after missing nine months of footy, and was glad to come out of the game with no injuries. [12] With his form slowly improving, Trew was named on the extended bench for the Eagles' round 10 clash against the Greater Western Sydney Giants. Trew was a late withdrawal from the WAFL eagles round seven fixture with an ITB complaint, causing him to miss two rounds. [13] He returned in round nine against Subiaco, gathering 18 disposals as the eagles lost by 28 points. [14] He then played a major part in the WAFL eagles first win of the season in round 10, collecting 17 disposals as the Eagles won by 41 points. Trew was named to debut against Richmond. Trew and Nic Naitanui were brought into the squad, with Josh Kennedy and Callum Jamieson making way. Trew had thirteen disposals and kicked a goal as the Eagles lost by 35 points. Despite the loss, Trew described his debut as unreal and that he loved every second of it. [15]

2024

Despite playing 6 of the last 7 matches of the Eagles' season, Trew was delisted at its conclusion. [16]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 16, 2022. [17]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
  †  
Led the league for 
the season
  ±  
Won that season's 
Brownlow Medal
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 West Coast 260000000000000000
2022 West Coast 261114913111.01.04.09.013.01.01.0
Career1114913111.01.04.09.013.01.01.00

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References

  1. ↑ "Players from Hills Rangers JFC" - Draftguru. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Six players selected for All-Australian 16s team". www.wafootball.com.au. Retrieved 22 June 2022.[ title missing ]
  3. ↑ https://www.afl.com.au/news/129045/nab-afl-australian-under-17-squad-to-host-the-new-zealand-falcons Published 26 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2022
  4. ↑ https://www.swandistrictsfc.com.au/news/18981/trew-blue-swan-looking-for-a-shot-at-the-big-time Published 6 July 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Zane Trew". central.rookieme.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.[ title missing ]
  6. ↑ "Zane Trew".
  7. ↑ "Eagles quartet re-sign". 5 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "SJOG Health Care Injury Update: Round 18".
  9. ↑ "SJOG Health Care Injury Update: Round 23". 18 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "WAFL: Trew trumps nine-month injury". 2 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "West Coast v Peel Thunder - Round 3 - 2022 (League) | WAFL".
  12. ↑ "WAFL: Trew trumps nine-month injury". 2 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "SJOG Health Care Injury Update: Bye round". 7 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "West Coast v Subiaco - Round 9 - 2022 (League) | WAFL".
  15. ↑ "Eagles Media Videos".
  16. ↑ "Ex Geelong forward one of three Eagles delisted". afl.com.au. 18 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "Zane Trew". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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