| Flynn Appleby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cohuna, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Greater Western Victoria Rebels (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 2018 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | 29 April 2018, Collingwood vs. Richmond, at MCG | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2020 | Collingwood | 11 (1) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Flynn Appleby (born 21 January 1999) is an American college football punter with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.
As a junior, Appleby played for local club Cohuna Kangas.[1] In 2014 he moved to Ballarat,[2] playing junior football in the Ballarat Football League with Ballarat in 2015 and with North Ballarat City in 2016.[3] He also played with the Greater Western Victoria Rebels in the TAC Cup,[4][5] being named among the best players 12 times in the 18 matches he played, as well as playing one Victorian Football League (VFL) game with North Ballarat.[6] He tested at the Rookie Me Combine in October 2017, then trained with Collingwood's affiliate in the VFL. Due to this, Collingwood were fined $20,000, since players are not allowed to train with an AFL club or state-league counterpart if they attend a combine, with half of the fine being suspended until 31 October 2018.[7]
Appleby was drafted by Collingwood with the sixth pick of the 2018 rookie draft, which was their first selection.[2] He made his debut in round 6 of the 2018 season against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as a late replacement for Tom Langdon.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Appleby returned to his parents' dairy farm in Cohuna, helping out with the farm-work while training four times a week at the Cohuna Football Oval with Melbourne player Marty Hore, whose family has a dairy farm near in Leitchville.[9] In November 2020, Appleby was delisted by Collingwood.[10] Appleby was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain a spot on an AFL club's list, though was appointed as captain of the North Melbourne reserves ahead of the 2021 VFL season.[11]
He is now signed with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Football Team.
Appleby grew up in Cohuna, Victoria and is the cousin of golfer Stuart Appleby.[2] His parents, Graham and Megan, own a dairy farm in Cohuna.[12] After moving to Ballarat, Appleby studied and boarded at Ballarat Clarendon College.[3]
G
|
Goals | K
|
Kicks | D
|
Disposals | T
|
Tackles |
B
|
Behinds | H
|
Handballs | M
|
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2018 | Collingwood | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 37 | 109 | 36 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 12.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | Collingwood | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 11 | 1 | 3 | 79 | 46 | 125 | 39 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | ||