Shane Savage

Shane Savage
Savage playing for St Kilda in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Shane Savage
Date of birth (1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Ōtorohanga, New Zealand[1]
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 75, 2008 national draft
Debut Round 20, 2009, Hawthorn vs. Adelaide, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2009–2013 Hawthorn 056 (37)
2014–2020 St Kilda 109 (26)
Total 165 (63)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shane Savage (born 5 January 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Hawthorn Football Club, and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Early life

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Born in New Zealand, Savage moved to Australia as a boy.[1] His father is Māori and his mother is European New Zealander.[2]

Playing career

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Hawthorn (2009–2013)

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Savage was drafted by Hawthorn from the Dandenong Stingrays with the 75th selection (5th round) in the 2008 AFL Draft.[3] He plays as a medium-sized midfielder and wore the number 21 guernsey at Hawthorn.

Savage made his debut against Adelaide at the MCG on 14 August 2009.[4] He had four kicks and three handpasses and also kicked a point.

Savage was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star after Hawthorn's round 8 game against St Kilda. He had 26 disposals, 14 marks and kicked 2 goals in Hawthorn's 30-point win.[5]

In the 2013 trade period, Savage was traded to St Kilda with Pick 17 for ruckman Ben McEvoy.[6]

St Kilda (2014–2020)

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Savage made his debut for St Kilda in round 1 of 2014 against Melbourne and became a regular in Alan Richardson's lineup.

By the 2020 AFL season, under new coach Brett Ratten, Savage could no longer maintain a spot in St Kilda's best 22. He was delisted after the 2020 season, his last match for the Saints being a semi-final against Richmond.

Personal life

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In January 2015, Savage' partner, Sarah, gave birth to their first child, a son.[7]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2009 Hawthorn 40 3 0 2 15 26 41 8 10 0.0 0.7 5.0 8.7 13.7 2.7 3.3 0
2010 Hawthorn 21 0
2011 Hawthorn 21 17 16 5 184 111 295 91 44 0.9 0.3 10.8 6.5 17.4 5.4 2.6 2
2012 Hawthorn 21 21 10 11 148 92 240 65 59 0.5 0.5 7.0 4.4 11.4 3.1 2.8 0
2013 Hawthorn 21 15 11 4 149 60 209 60 49 0.7 0.3 9.9 4.0 13.9 4.0 3.3 3
2014 St Kilda 5 14 3 2 157 95 252 51 30 0.2 0.1 11.2 6.8 18.0 3.6 2.1 0
2015 St Kilda 5 20 10 3 228 126 354 85 40 0.5 0.2 11.4 6.3 17.7 4.3 2.0 0
2016 St Kilda 5 21 3 8 249 176 425 99 46 0.1 0.4 11.9 8.4 20.2 4.7 2.2 0
2017 St Kilda 5 12 5 2 161 95 256 57 29 0.4 0.2 13.4 7.9 21.3 4.8 2.4 0
2018 St Kilda 5 18 2 5 256 142 398 95 34 0.1 0.3 14.2 7.9 22.1 5.3 1.9 0
2019 St Kilda 5 22 2 4 288 144 432 117 54 0.1 0.2 13.1 6.5 19.6 5.3 2.5 0
2020[a] St Kilda 5 2 1 2 26 5 31 8 4 0.5 1.0 13.0 2.5 15.5 4.0 2.0 0
Career[8] 165 63 46 1846 1046 2892 728 389 0.4 0.3 11.2 6.3 17.5 4.4 2.4 5

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.

Honours and achievements

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Team

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b Niall, Jake (13 March 2009). "Forget Irish, clubs turn to Kiwis". The Age. Australia. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  2. ^ 'Proud Kiwi' looks forward to homecoming
  3. ^ "Draft Bargains: #8 Shane Savage". hawthornfc.com.au. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ Hawthorn ready to mix forward line
  5. ^ Holmesby, Luke. "Savage show". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  6. ^ Gleeson, Michael; Quayle (10 October 2013). "Hawks secure big man Ben McEvoy from St Kilda". The Age. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ^ "New Year Brings Bundle of Joy for Defender"
  8. ^ "Shane Savage". AFLTables. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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