Stephen Coniglio
Stephen Coniglio | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Stephen James Coniglio | ||
Date of birth | 15 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth |
Joondalup, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Swan Districts (WAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 3, 2011 national draft, Greater Western Sydney | ||
Height | 182cm (6ft 0in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2012– | Greater Western Sydney | 206 (118) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2020 | All-Stars | 1 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 4, 2024. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2020. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Stephen Coniglio (
He previously played for Swan Districts in League and Development Squad in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). In the 2010 WAFL Grand Final, he gathered 17 possessions and kicked four goals to be considered one of the best on the ground.[2][3] Only Geoff Hendriks has won a WAFL premiership at a younger age. Coniglio won the 2011 WAFL Rising Star Award, with a prize of $2000.[4]
At the age of 16, Coniglio represented Western Australia at the 2010 National Under 18 Championships. Stephen represented
2011 saw Stephen captain WA and win the
Stephen Coniglio grew up in Perth and as a teenager had to choose between pursuing a career in cricket or football. Choosing football has worked out well for him so far, with the popular teammate becoming one of the most highly rated midfielders in the AFL. In early December, 2019 Coniglio was appointed captain. Off-field, Coniglio is a part-owner of Macelleria restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne and has a keen interest in fashion.[5][6]
Early life and junior career
Born in
Growing up, Coniglio excelled at both
Coniglio played both under-15 and under-17 cricket for Western Australia.
Coniglio also played junior football for Upper Swan Junior Football Club, falling into
Senior career
In September 2011, Coniglio confirmed he would nominate for the 2011 national draft, ending speculation about which sport he would choose to play professionally.[15] Considered likely to be selected by Greater Western Sydney with one of the first five picks in the draft,[16][17][18][19] Coniglio was selected by Greater Western Sydney with pick two in the draft.
He made his senior debut for the club in round one of the
At the end of the
In the media
Coniglio features in the 2021 fly-on-the-wall documentary TV series Making Their Mark, which showed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on several AFL clubs, players, and staff.[25][26] Nic Naitanui and Eddie Betts were filmed almost continuously, with other players featured including Coniglio and Rory Sloane, along with several coaches and other staff associated with the clubs.[27]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to end of 2023[28]
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2012 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 140 | 118 | 258 | 58 | 31 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 9.8 | 21.5 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1 |
2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 192 | 156 | 348 | 65 | 67 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0 |
2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 169 | 139 | 308 | 51 | 68 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 9.9 | 22.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 2 |
2015 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 185 | 236 | 421 | 64 | 98 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 10.3 | 13.1 | 23.4 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 4 |
2016 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 291 | 353 | 644 | 70 | 129 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 28.0 | 3.0 | 5.6 | 17 |
2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 130 | 127 | 257 | 35 | 64 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 25.7 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 3 |
2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 374 | 269 | 643 | 108 | 116 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 16.3 | 11.7 | 28.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 11 |
2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 249 | 150 | 399 | 63 | 59 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 16.6 | 10.0 | 26.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 17 |
2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 196 | 141 | 337 | 44 | 62 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 8.8 | 21.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4 |
2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 42 | 103 | 14 | 23 | 0.14 | 1.33 | 8.71 | 6 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 3.28 | 0 |
2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 283 | 240 | 523 | 78 | 110 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 25.2 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 4 |
2023 | Greater Western Sydney | 3 | 25 | 15 | 16 | 397 | 310 | 707 | 80 | 116 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 28.3 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 10 |
Career | 202 | 116 | 95 | 2667 | 2281 | 4948 | 730 | 947 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 24.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 73 |
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.
References
- ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Swan Districts wins thrilling grand final – wafootball.com.au. Written by Chris Pike. Published 20 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Andrew Krakouer caps amazing return to football with winning goal for Swan Districts over Claremont in 2010 WAFL Grand Final – PerthNow. Written by Brad Elborough. Published 19 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Cox takes home WA Footballer of the Year – The West Australian. Written by Russell Reid and Dale Miller. Published 15 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Metro dominate AA selections Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – afl.com.au. Written by Jason Phelan. Published 9 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ "Stephen Coniglio | AFL".
- ^ a b SJ Coniglio – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Miller, Dale and Russell Reid (2010). Swans let Coniglio bide his time – The West Australian online. Published 21 September 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Stephen Coniglio (Midland-Guildford) – Weet-Bix My Cricket. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Midland-Guildford break duck, get off the bottom – The West Australian. Written by Mark Hooper. Published 21 December 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ WA Wins National Under 15 Champs – waca.com.au. Published 6 March 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Batting and fielding for Western Australia Under-17s – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- Hobart– CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Stephen Coniglio player profile – WAFLOnline. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- PerthNow. Written by Chris Leitch. Published 12 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ WAFL draft watch:Stephen Coniglio – The West Australian. Written by Nick Rynne. Published 26 July 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ GWS expects young ace Stephen Coniglio to pick footy over cricket – Herald Sun. Written by Jay Clark. Published 29 March 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Stephen Coniglio- 2011 AFL Draft Prospect – contestedfooty.com. Written by James Rose. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ 2011 AFL Draft- Number one pick? – contestedfooty.com. Written by James Rose. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ Phelan, Jason (2012). 'This is our town' – Australian Football League. Published 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Holmesby, Luke (15 May 2012). "The Con man". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- Sydney Morning Heraldonline. Published 8 June 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Stephen Coniglio: Statistics – AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ "GWS Giants star Stephen Coniglio shuns godfather offers to sign mega deal at the Giants". Fox Sports. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ Bilton, Dean (16 March 2021). "Making Their Mark, Amazon's AFL documentary, offers genuine insight into the faults and fears of modern professional athletes". ABC News. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Baum, Greg (9 March 2021). "AFL 2021: Amazon documentary reveals the tension of Richmond Tigers' premiership season". The Age. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (15 February 2021). "Making Their Mark: trailer". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Stephen Coniglio's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
- Stephen Coniglio's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Stephen Coniglio's playing statistics from AFL Tables