Angus Monfries

Angus Monfries
Personal information
Full name Angus James Monfries
Date of birth (1987-01-19) 19 January 1987
Original team(s) Sturt (SANFL)
Draft No. 14, 2004 National Draft, Essendon
Height / weight 184 cm / 78 kg
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2005–2012
2013–
Total		 Essendon
Port Adelaide		 150 (165)
060 0(83)
210 (248)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2011 Australia 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights

Angus Monfries (born 19 January 1987) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League. Monfries plays forward pocket or half forward.

AFL career

Monfries was drafted by the Bombers with selection 14 in the 2004 AFL draft. He played football for Walkerville Junior Football Club before moving to Melbourne. He made his debut in Round 1, 2005 against Melbourne, which saw him become the 200th player to have played under coach Kevin Sheedy.[1] Monfries maintained his position in the senior side until Round 4, but was dropped for the Anzac Day clash in Round 5, against Collingwood and did not play at senior level again until Round 12. In Round 13 against St Kilda, he kicked two goals and, alongside other young Bombers, played a role in a fifteen point win. He then went on to play every game for the remainder of the season. In 2006, his second season, Monfries played 21 games, missing only one game due to a minor calf strain.

In 2007, Monfries played 20 out of 22 games, omitted on form for two weeks at midseason.[2] He was, however, named as an emergency for both matches and quickly returned to the team due to pressures caused by injuries and suspensions to other key players.[3]

In 2009, Monfries became a key player within the Essendon Football Club. He defined his role further as a key position forward and finished second in the club's goalkicking after Matthew Lloyd.

Since his debut, at both Essendon and Port Adelaide, Monfries has worn the No. 6 jumper.

On 5 October 2012, Angus told Essendon that he will be leaving and be signing a new four-year deal with Port Adelaide Football Club. On 8 October 2012, Essendon announced that Monfries would be traded to Port Adelaide for pick 48.[4][5] He made his debut for Port Adelaide in Round 1, 2013, against Melbourne. In Round 20, 2013, Monfries kicked a career best 7 goals in Port Adelaide's loss to Geelong.

On 12 January 2016 Monfries was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Monfries was suspended for 2 years, effective from November 2014, which meant he missed the entire 2016 AFL season.[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2012 season.[7][8]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2005 Essendon 6 12 11 7 59 58 117 31 21 0.9 0.6 4.9 4.8 9.8 2.6 1.8
2006 Essendon 6 21 22 11 174 125 299 99 47 1.0 0.5 8.3 6.0 14.2 4.7 2.2
2007 Essendon 6 20 16 12 180 115 295 92 49 0.8 0.6 9.0 5.8 14.8 4.6 2.4
2008 Essendon 6 19 18 10 175 134 309 96 47 1.0 0.5 9.2 7.0 16.3 5.0 2.5
2009 Essendon 6 21 25 15 168 162 330 116 51 1.2 0.7 8.0 7.7 15.7 5.5 2.4
2010 Essendon 6 17 24 10 134 130 264 71 46 1.4 0.6 7.9 7.6 15.5 4.2 2.7
2011 Essendon 6 22 31 12 186 207 393 96 90 1.4 0.6 8.4 9.4 17.9 4.4 4.1
2012 Essendon 6 18 18 15 145 126 271 71 52 1.0 0.8 8.1 7.0 15.1 3.9 2.9
Career 150 165 92 1221 1057 2278 672 403 1.1 0.6 8.1 7.0 15.2 4.5 2.7
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ "Monfries gets crack at the big time". Essendon Football Club. 2005-03-24. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  2. ↑ "PREVIEW: Round 13 2007". Essendon Football Club. 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  3. ↑ "PREVIEW: Round 15 2007". Essendon Football Club. 2007-07-14. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
  4. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (1 October 2012). "Free agency gets off to a clean, efficient start".
  5. ↑ "Monfries heads home". 8 October 2012.
  6. ↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Angus Monfries statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Angus Monfries of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

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