Travis Varcoe
Travis Varcoe | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Travis Varcoe | ||
Date of birth | 10 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | South Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Smithfield () | ||
Draft |
15th overall, 2005 Geelong | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Utility | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2006–2014 | Geelong | 138 (130) | |
2015–2020 | Collingwood | 92 (41) | |
Total | 230 (171) | ||
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2009 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 | |
International team honours | |||
2010 |
Australia | 2 | |
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2010. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Travis Varcoe (born 10 April 1988) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Geelong Football Club from 2006 to 2014 and for the Collingwood Football Club from 2015 to 2020. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Western Bulldogs. He also appeared as a contestant on the 7th season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[1]
Career
Varcoe debuted in the
Geelong
Varcoe was given the honour of wearing Geelong's number five guernsey, previously worn by club legends
Varcoe played a key utility role for Geelong in 2009, which included a valuable contribution in the Grand Final as Geelong defeated the St Kilda Football Club. Varcoe played a critical role in delivering a handball to Paul Chapman late in the game which resulted in a brilliant Chapman goal, giving Geelong a six-point lead. Shortly after, team mate Max Rooke scored a goal after the final siren to give Geelong a 12-point win.
Going into the 2010 AFL season, Varcoe put in the most promising preseason of his career, only to succumb to a thumb injury that put him out for the first few weeks of the season.[2] However, on his return to the senior side, Varcoe played well enough to finish ninth in Geelong's 2010 best and fairest count.[3]
Varcoe kicked the first goal of the 2011 AFL Grand Final inside the first 10 seconds of the match. He also kicked the second goal of the match, however his goal at the eight-minute mark in the 4th quarter was possibly goal of the season. Before kicking the goal Varcoe took a mark in Geelong's backline whilst he was almost simultaneously bumped, forcing the ball free and the mark going unpaid. However Varcoe then ran forward with the play, gathering possessions and ultimately converting a goal from inside 50 moments later. He would pick up his 2nd premiership medallion, as Geelong won by 38 points. As of Round 11, 2015, Varcoe had played in 149 games and, of those 149 games, had won 122 of those games. He was also the quickest player to reach 100 wins, playing in his 100th win in his 113th game.
Collingwood
On 15 October 2014, Varcoe was traded to the Collingwood Football Club in a three-way trade between
After Collingwood was eliminated from the 2020 AFL finals series, Varcoe announced his retirement from football.[6][7]
Personal life
In August 2007, Varcoe caused controversy after concerns were raised about the racial and sexual content featured on his
Varcoe's sister Maggie died in August 2018 following an on-field collision whilst playing for Angle Vale Football Club in the Adelaide Footy League Grand Final.[9] Travis continued to play for Collingwood in the weeks after her death as a tribute to her. The design of Collingwood's 2019 Indigenous guernsey was inspired by Maggie and was designed by Travis' sister in law.[10]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season[11]
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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 | ||||
2006 | Geelong | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2007 | Geelong | 5 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 72 | 72 | 144 | 35 | 57 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
2008 | Geelong | 5 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 98 | 87 | 185 | 45 | 72 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 11.6 | 2.8 | 4.5 |
2009 | Geelong | 5 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 140 | 173 | 313 | 65 | 75 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
2010 | Geelong | 5 | 20 | 31 | 13 | 146 | 174 | 320 | 72 | 82 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 16.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
2011 | Geelong | 5 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 187 | 202 | 389 | 57 | 51 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 16.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
2012 | Geelong | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
2013 | Geelong | 5 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 95 | 169 | 25 | 59 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 6.8 | 12.1 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
2014 | Geelong | 5 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 113 | 152 | 265 | 52 | 68 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
2015 | Collingwood | 18 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 185 | 193 | 378 | 90 | 89 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
2016 | Collingwood | 18 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 128 | 124 | 252 | 69 | 73 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
2017 | Collingwood | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 60 | 109 | 25 | 19 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
2018 | Collingwood | 18 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 127 | 110 | 237 | 42 | 62 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 11.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
2019 | Collingwood | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 94 | 105 | 199 | 59 | 42 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
2020 | Collingwood | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 54 | 42 | 96 | 21 | 15 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
Career | 230 | 171 | 109 | 1506 | 1641 | 3147 | 674 | 785 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
References
- ^ "Travis Varcoe. I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! - Network Ten". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Varcoe to miss early rounds, The Age, Retrieved on 18 March 2010.
- ^ "Selwood wins Geelong's Best and Fairest". Geelong Advertiser. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Clark a cat, three-way deal sees Varcoe join Magpies, AFL.com.au official website, 15 October 2014
- ^ Jon Ralph (21 July 2015). "The Buzz: Trading hits and misses of 2015". Herald Sun. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- Telstra Media. 11 October 2020.
- ^ Colangelo, Anthony (11 October 2020). "Travis Varcoe announces retirement". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ news.com.au. Archived from the originalon 19 February 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
- ^ "AFL 2018: Travis Varcoe sister Maggie Varcoe dies". Fox Sports. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "The heartfelt meaning behind Pies' Indigenous jersey". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ "Travis Varcoe's player profile". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
External links
- Travis Varcoe's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Travis Varcoe's playing statistics from AFL Tables