Trent Rivers
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Fremantle, Western Australia
Draft No. 32, 2019 AFL draft, Melbourne
Debut 13 June 2020, Melbourne vs. Carlton, at Marvel Stadium
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 24
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020– Melbourne 76 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of finals week 1, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Trent Rivers (born 30 July 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Melbourne Demons with the 32nd draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.[1]

Early football and life

Rivers represented Western Australia at the AFL Under 18 Championships for two seasons, where he ended up winning under-18 All Australian selection.[2][3][4] He also played for the East Fremantle Sharks for the 2019 season in the colts division.[5][6][7] Prior he played local football for Bullcreek Leeming Junior Football Club. He was educated at Leeming Senior High School.[8]

AFL career

Rivers debuted in the Demons' one-point win over the Carlton Blues in the second round of the 2020 AFL season.[9] He collected 12 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.[10] Rivers signed a contract extension in October 2020, keeping him at the club until 2023.[11] Josh Mahoney, Melbourne's then general manager of football, stated "Trent has already shown signs of what he’s capable of and we couldn’t have asked more from him this season. We look forward to his continued development over the next three years."[11]

Rivers earned a Rising star nomination in round 11 of the 2021 AFL season, after collecting 19 disposals, seven intercepts and 326 metres gained.[12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 13, 2023.[13]

Legend
  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
2020[a] Melbourne 24 9 2 2 75 48 123 28 13 0.2 0.2 8.3 5.3 13.7 3.1 1.4
2021# Melbourne 24 25 1 1 241 137 378 101 39 0.0 0.0 9.6 5.5 15.1 4.0 1.6
2022 Melbourne 24 18 2 0 150 94 244 66 29 0.1 0.0 8.3 5.2 13.6 3.7 1.6
2023[b] Melbourne 24 13 2 3 157 106 263 62 33 0.2 0.2 12.1 8.2 20.2 4.8 2.5
Career 65 7 6 623 385 1008 257 114 0.1 0.1 9.6 5.9 15.5 4.0 1.8
  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.
  2. ^ 2023 statistics include one game in which Rivers was substituted out of the game (round 6) and was replaced by Bailey Laurie.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ Gibson, Ben (28 November 2019). "Rivers locked in with pick No.32". MelbourneFC Media. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Trent Rivers". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ Twomey, Callum (4 July 2019). "REVEALED: The 2019 U18 All Australian team". AFL Media. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ Twomey, Callum (6 November 2019). "Class of 2019: Why this top-30 prospect spent his pre-season on the couch". AFL Media. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ Fogliani, Lenny (5 June 2019). "AFL U18s Championships Preview: Western Australia". WA Football. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ McArdle, Jordan (1 May 2019). "Luke Jackson, Jeremy Sharp and Liam Henry among the first-round draft prospects in WA's AFL National Under-18 Championship squad". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ Waterworth, Ben (26 October 2019). "'Special' flag that gave mad Eagles fan a thrilling taste of AFL dream". Fox Sports. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ "https://tlaworldwide.com/talent/trent-rivers/?pdf=1". ((cite web)): External link in |title= (help)
  9. ^ Harrington, Anna (10 June 2020). "Bennell locked in for Demons AFL debut". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Round 2 • Carlton v Melbourne - Player Stats". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  11. ^ a b Nobes, Caitlin (4 October 2020). "Rivers extends until 2023". Melbourne Demons Media. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Demons' young talent runs Rivers deep with third Rising Star nom". AFL Media. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Trent Rivers". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 September 2020.

External links


Melbourne Football Club – current squad
Melbourne Football Club 2021 AFL premiers
2021 AFL Rising Star nominees
2019 AFL national draft
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