Andrew Brayshaw
Andrew Brayshaw (born 8 November 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer and the co vice-captain of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Andrew Brayshaw | ||
| Nickname(s) | Andy, King of the West, Steve | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1999 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2017 national draft | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018– | Fremantle | 123 (43) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career edit
After an impressive junior career for his school, Haileybury, TAC Cup side Sandringham Dragons and the Victorian Metropolitan representative side,[1] he was recruited by Fremantle with the second overall selection in the 2017 AFL draft.[2]
AFL career edit
He made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2018 AFL season after a series of impressive pre-season games.[3] His debut season was cut short when, in Round 20, he was struck by West Coast Eagles player Andrew Gaff in an off-the-ball incident.[4][5] Gaff was subsequently suspended for eight AFL matches, while Brayshaw suffered a fractured jaw and three dislodged teeth.[6]
Brayshaw played every game in 2020, averaging 20 disposals per game. Brayshaw signed a four-year contract extension at the end of the season tying him to Fremantle until 2025.[7]
Brayshaw had a stand out game during round 20 of the 2021 AFL season in which he gathered a career-high 39 disposals during Fremantle's four point win over Richmond.[8]
| Celebratory games | |
| Year | Tally |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1st Game - Round 1 versus Port Adelaide |
| 2020 | 50th Game - Round 12 versus Carlton |
| 2022 | 100th Game - Semi Finals versus Collingwood |
In Round 21, 2021 he was found guilty of making unreasonable eye contact to Jarrod Berry of the Brisbane Lions and was given a one game suspension.[9] Brayshaw challenged the ban at the AFL tribunal but was unsuccessful in getting it downgraded.[10]
Round one of the 2022 AFL season saw Brayshaw gather a career-high 40 disposals.[11] The 2022 season would prove to be a break out season for Brayshaw, in which he played every game and won Fremantle's Best and Fairest award, the Doig Medal.[12] Brayshaw also earnt his first All Australian selection, named on the interchange bench of the 2022 All-Australian team.[13] Brayshaw's career best form throughout the season saw him as a front runner for the Brownlow Medal, and arguably the best two-way midfielder in the competition.[14] He finished the 2022 Brownlow Medal count polling equal-fourth with 25 votes.[15] Following the 2022 season Brayshaw was named co vice-captain of Fremantle alongside Caleb Serong.[16]
Brayshaw was among Fremantle's best in round 20 of the 2023 AFL season, during their 7 point win over Geelong at Kardinia Park, collecting 28 disposals.[17] He finished the year having played every game for the second consecutive season.
Personal life edit
Brayshaw's older brother Angus also plays in the AFL for the Melbourne Demons and his other older brother Hamish previously played for the West Coast Eagles. His father, Mark Brayshaw, played for North Melbourne, his uncle, James, is a radio and television broadcaster and former cricketer and his grandfather Ian Brayshaw is a former state cricketer.[18]
Statistics edit
Updated to the end of 2023.[19]
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2018 | Fremantle | 8 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 127 | 144 | 271 | 49 | 75 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 15.9 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 8 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 167 | 205 | 372 | 46 | 113 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 16.9 | 2.1 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 8 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 147 | 191 | 338 | 49 | 83 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 11.2 | 19.9 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 9 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 8 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 265 | 303 | 568 | 101 | 93 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 28.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 8 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 354 | 350 | 704 | 112 | 149 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 14.6 | 29.3 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 25 |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 8 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 322 | 349 | 671 | 87 | 143 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14.0 | 15.2 | 29.2 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 10 |
| Career | 123 | 43 | 36 | 1382 | 1542 | 2924 | 444 | 656 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 23.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 55 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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 edit
Individual
- 3× 22under22 team: 2020, 2021, 2022 (c)
- Geoff Christian Medal: 2021
- Leigh Matthews Trophy: 2022
- All-Australian team: 2022
- Doig Medal: 2022
References edit
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (3 November 2017). "Andrew Brayshaw, AFL draft 2017, TAC Cup stats, Angus Brayshaw, Hamish Brayshaw". Fox Sports. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Hope, Shayne (25 November 2017). "Young gun can't wait to join Fyfe". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Lacy, Bridget (19 March 2018). "First-year pair to get Freo debut". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Gaff strikes Brayshaw - Round 20". YouTube. Docker TV. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Gaff clashes with Brayshaw in fiery Derby | Round 20, 2018 | AFL". YouTube. AFL. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Tran, Danny (7 August 2018). "West Coast midfielder Andrew Gaff suspended for eight weeks for punching Andrew Brayshaw". ABC. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
- ^ "Four more years: Dockers lock in rising midfielder until 2025". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Big, strong and 'ready to take over': Freo's 'Mr Perfect' primed for 2022". Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Match Review: Freo gun rubbed out for eye contact, Bomber banned". AFL.com.au. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan (11 August 2021). "Mixed MARATHON Tribunal: GWS, Freo consider appeal after failed night". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Brayshaw on third quarter drop offs". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Andrew Brayshaw wins the 2022 Doig Medal". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Andy adds All Australian to his honours". fremantlefc.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Is this Brownlow fancy the League's best two-way midfielder?". Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Bilton, Dean. "Patrick Cripps wins 2022 Brownlow Medal from Lachie Neale and Touk Miller in thrilling count". Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Pearce named new Dockers captain, young guns as deputies". Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Match Centre". foxsports. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ Quartermaine, Braden (26 December 2017). "Brayshaws' Xmas torture tradition". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Andrew Brayshaw". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 May 2022.}
External links edit
- Andrew Brayshaw's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Andrew Brayshaw's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Andrew Brayshaw at AustralianFootball.com