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David Cuningham
Cuningham playing for Carlton in June 2017
Personal information
Full name David Cuningham
Nickname(s) Cunners[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-30) 30 March 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s)
Melbourne Grammar (APS
)
Draft No. 23, 2015 national draft
Debut Round 21, 2016, Carlton vs. Brisbane Lions, at the Gabba
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / half-forward
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 28
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Carlton 53 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023 AFL Season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Cuningham (born 30 March 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Carlton Football Club with their fourth selection and twenty-third overall in the 2015 national draft.[2] He made his debut in Round 21, 2016 against Brisbane Lions at the Gabba.[3]

Cuningham received the AFL Rising Star nomination in round 12 of the 2017 AFL season kicking 2 goals in Carlton's one-point win over Greater Western Sydney.[4] At the end of 2017 he signed a two-year contract extension.[5] During 2019, he signed another contract extension to the end of 2022.[6]

His opportunities at senior level have been hampered by injury throughout this career, troubled by his hip in 2016,[7] his knee in 2018 and 2019,[8] his calf in 2020,[9] and an anterior cruciate ligament rupture in 2021.[10]

Personal life

Cuningham grew up in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, he played junior football for Canterbury Cobras and Boroondara Hawks in the Yarra Junior Football League. He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 1, 2020[11]
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
2016 Carlton 28 3 0 0 14 17 31 8 9 0.0 0.0 4.7 5.7 10.3 2.7 5.3
2017 Carlton 28 8 6 1 63 40 103 27 34 0.7 0.1 7.9 5 12.9 3.4 4.2
2018 Carlton 28 5 1 0 24 37 61 12 8 0.2 0.0 4.8 7.4 12.2 2.4 1.6
2019 Carlton 28 9 7 5 65 79 144 28 32 0.8 0.6 7.2 8.8 16.0 3.1 3.6
2020 Carlton 28 1 2 1 7 1 8 3 1 2.0 1.0 7.0 1.0 8.0 3.0 1.0
Career 26 16 7 173 174 347 78 91 0.6 0.3 6.7 6.7 13.3 3.0 3.5

References

  1. ^ "Cunners Highlights". carltonfc.com.au. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. Bigpond
    . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  3. Bigpond
    . Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ^ Di Giorgio, Giulio (2 June 2017). "Blues bag third Rising Star nomination". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (14 September 2017). "Rising Blue adds two years to his stay". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  6. ^ Ben Madden (1 August 2019). "Carlton's David Cuningham signs three-year deal". Sporting News.
  7. ^ "Cobras Rising Star - David Cunningham". 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  8. ^ Julian Wallace (24 September 2019). "Season review: David Cuningham". Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Season review: David Cuningham". 14 October 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Injury update: David Cuningham". 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "David Cuningham". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 November 2017.

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