Tendai Mzungu
Tendai Mzungu | |||
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![]() Mzungu playing in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Tendai Mzungu | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1986 | ||
Place of birth |
Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Trinity Aquinas (WAAFL) | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Utility | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2011–2016 | Fremantle | 102 (54) | |
2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 4 (1) | |
Total | 106 (55) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Tendai Mzungu (born 28 February 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). Mzungu represented the Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) before being recruited to Fremantle at the end of the 2010 season, and made his debut for the club the following season.
Career
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Mzungu performed well for Fremantle in the
Tendai Mzungu played for Fremantle in the 2013 AFL Grand Final against Hawthorn, Fremantle's first ever Grand Final in their history. In the second quarter, Mzungu scored Fremantle's first goal of the game.
He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season,[12] however, he was drafted by Greater Western Sydney in the 2017 rookie draft.[13] After playing four games for Greater Western Sydney, Mzungu announced his retirement following their preliminary final exit to the 2017 AFL season.[14]
Mzungu has been Fremantle's team runner and inaugural Next Generation Academy coach since the 2018 AFL season.[15]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[16]
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Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2011 | Fremantle | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 151 | 116 | 267 | 63 | 52 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 10.8 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
2012 | Fremantle | 13 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 266 | 143 | 409 | 85 | 103 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
2013 | Fremantle | 13 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 287 | 169 | 456 | 127 | 71 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.5 | 6.8 | 18.2 | 5.1 | 2.8 |
2014 | Fremantle | 13 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 276 | 149 | 425 | 106 | 71 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 12.0 | 6.5 | 18.5 | 4.6 | 3.1 |
2015 | Fremantle | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 83 | 178 | 40 | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 16.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
2016 | Fremantle | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 14 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 15.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Career | 102 | 54 | 32 | 1113 | 698 | 1811 | 435 | 362 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 17.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
References
- ^ Who is… Tendai Mzungu?
- ^ Duffield, Mark (2012). Mzungu gets back to grass roots – The West Australian online. Published 22 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ WAFL Footy Facts
- ^ a b Dockers pick up Perth star. Heraldsun.com.au (2010-10-11). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ a b Rivals for Mzungu headed off at pass. Au.news.yahoo.com (2011-05-21). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ Houli Richmond deal hits trouble. Theage.com.au (2010-10-11). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ Pencil in Fremantle's Tendai Mzungu for half-back role. Heraldsun.com.au (2011-02-08). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ Docker recruit Tendai Mzungu out for 10 weeks. News.com.au (2011-03-15). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ Mzungu shocked to get Dockers call-up. Au.news.yahoo.com (2011-05-20). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ Improved Dockers breeze past Port Adelaide. Perthnow.com.au (2011-05-21). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- ^ Sandilands hurt as Dockers crash Port. Au.news.yahoo.com (2011-05-21). Retrieved on 2011-06-02.
- Bigpond. 4 October 2016. Archived from the originalon 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Browne, Ashley (28 November 2016). "Giants reunite ex-Dockers Mzungu and de Boer". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "GIANTS Player Movements - GWSGIANTS.com.au". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Nico, Jessica (2 October 2017). "AFL: former Docker Mzungu to return to club as coach of Next Generation Academy". Fremantle Gazette.
- ^ Tendai Mzungu's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Tendai Mzungu's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- WAFL Player Profile and Statistics
- Tendai Mzungu's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tendai Mzungu at AustralianFootball.com