James Frawley
Frawley playing for Hawthorn in April 2018
Personal information
Full name James Frawley
Nickname(s) Chips[1][2][3]
Date of birth (1988-09-20) 20 September 1988 (age 35)
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels
Draft No. 12, 2006 national draft
Debut Round 9, 2007, Melbourne vs. Kangaroos, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2007–2014 Melbourne 139 (18)
2015–2020 Hawthorn 100 0(6)
2021 St Kilda 002 0(0)
Total 241 (24)
International team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2010–2011 Australia 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2011.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Frawley (born 20 September 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

While completing his final year at Damascus College Ballarat,[4] Frawley was recruited from the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup following from his junior ranks at the East Ballarat Junior Football Netbal Club in the Ballarat Football Netball League. He was taken by the Melbourne Demons with their first round pick (12th overall) in the 2006 AFL Draft. He is the nephew of a former St Kilda captain, Danny Frawley.

Melbourne (2007–2014)

Frawley with Melbourne in 2007.

Frawley debuted for the Demons in Round 9, 2007 and played all of his games in defence. He played nine senior games in his first year of AFL football.

Not known for his kicking efficiency, Frawley had a tough and uncompromising defensive style of play.

The 2010 season was a breakout year for Frawley who, at still only 21 years of age, became one of the premier defenders in the league. His season was capped off by being named in the back pocket for the 2010 All-Australian squad[5] and finishing second to Brad Green in Melbourne's Best and Fairest.[6]

Coming off his breakthrough season in 2010, Frawley's 2011 season started with a setback as he was sidelined for up to three months after tearing his pectoral muscle in January.[7]

In 2014, under the new coaching structure of Paul Roos, Frawley began to play more of a forward role. His defensive efforts inside Melbourne's forward 50 was a contributing factor towards their on-field improvement.

Hawthorn (2015–2020)

On 6 October 2014, Frawley exercised his rights as a free agent and joined the Hawthorn Football Club.[8] He was to play under his eighth coach, three of which were caretaker coaches.[9]

Frawley featured in the club's 2015 premiership winning team at the end of the season and played an instrumental role in the victory, keeping Coleman Medallist Josh Kennedy goalless for the entire match.[10]

On 8 October 2020, Frawley retired from the AFL.[11]

St Kilda (2021)

See also: 2021 St Kilda Football Club Season

Frawley backflipped on his retirement and joined St Kilda as a delisted free agent on 26 November 2020. He had announced his retirement from the Hawks at the end of 2020 but was lured out of retirement and was eligible for selection as a delisted free agent following the first list lodgement on 25 November.[12] Frawley played in a practice match against North Melbourne in February. He also played in the Saints' Community Series win against Carlton, but suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter and did see out the match. As a result of the injury, Frawley is expected to miss eight to ten weeks of the regular season.[13] After two games for St Kilda, Frawley retired for the second time at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season.[14]

Statistics

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
2007 Melbourne 8 9 0 0 35 32 67 21 15 0.0 0.0 3.9 3.6 7.4 2.3 1.7 0
2008 Melbourne 8 11 0 0 66 38 104 44 21 0.0 0.0 6.0 3.5 9.5 4.0 1.9 0
2009 Melbourne 8 20 1 1 154 124 278 89 38 0.1 0.1 7.7 6.2 13.9 4.5 1.9 0
2010 Melbourne 8 21 1 1 234 157 391 123 49 0.0 0.0 11.1 7.5 18.6 5.9 2.3 3
2011 Melbourne 8 21 1 1 238 154 392 109 32 0.0 0.0 11.3 7.3 18.7 5.2 1.5 2
2012 Melbourne 8 19 0 1 215 80 295 96 45 0.0 0.1 11.3 4.2 15.5 5.1 2.4 0
2013 Melbourne 8 17 0 1 165 86 251 97 34 0.0 0.1 9.7 5.1 14.8 5.7 2.0 0
2014 Melbourne 8 21 15 16 219 101 320 156 46 0.7 0.8 10.4 4.8 15.2 7.4 2.2 3
2015# Hawthorn 12 18 6 1 148 84 232 88 32 0.3 0.1 8.2 4.7 12.9 4.9 1.7 0
2016 Hawthorn 12 22 0 0 191 112 303 114 48 0.0 0.0 8.7 5.1 13.8 5.2 2.2 0
2017 Hawthorn 12 8 0 0 77 39 116 52 13 0.0 0.0 9.6 4.9 14.5 6.5 1.2 0
2018 Hawthorn 12 20 0 0 185 86 271 91 30 0.0 0.0 9.3 4.3 13.6 4.6 1.5 0
2019 Hawthorn 12 18 0 0 157 61 218 77 27 0.0 0.0 8.7 3.4 12.1 4.3 1.5 1
2020[a] Hawthorn 12 14 0 0 77 45 122 41 10 0.0 0.0 5.5 3.2 8.7 2.9 0.7 0
2021 St Kilda 24 2 0 0 13 10 23 10 2 0.0 0.0 6.5 5.0 11.5 5.0 1.0 0
Career[15] 241 24 22 2174 1209 3383 1208 442 0.1 0.1 9.0 5.0 14.0 5.0 1.8 9

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

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ Crawford, Shane. "Shane Crawford: Western Bulldogs must strengthen their spine by chasing James Frawley". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "'Chip' Frawley can cut it, declares fellow Hawthorn defender". AFL. Australian Football League. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  3. ^ "James Frawley". demonwiki.org. Demonwiki. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  4. ^ [1] Archived 20 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Damascus College, The Road, Summer 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2013
  5. ^ "All Australian at a glance". AFL BigPond Network. 13 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  6. ^ Clark, Jay (3 September 2010). "Brad Green wins Keith "Bluey" Truscott gong". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  7. ^ Ralph, Jon (22 January 2011). "Melbourne defender James Frawley to miss up to three months with chest injury". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  8. ^ "Finals, success lures Frawley to Hawks".
  9. ^ Mastermind season review: Hawthorn, The Roar, 9 October 2014.
  10. ^ Windley, Matt (3 October 2015). "AFL Grand Final 2015: James Frawley soaks up first premiership". Herald Sun. News.com.au. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Frawley calls time".
  12. ^ "Frawley name returns to St Kilda: Ex-Hawk has retirement rethink". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  13. ^ "'Hugely disappointing': New Saint set for lengthy stint on the sidelines". www.afl.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  14. ^ "241 and out: Frawley hangs up the boots". saints.com.au. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  15. ^ "James Frawley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 17 June 2014.

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