Billy Longer
| Billy Longer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Billy Longer | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1993 | ||
| Original team(s) | Northern Knights (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 8, 2011 National Draft, Brisbane Lions | ||
| Height / weight | 201cm / 98kg | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2012–2013 2014– Total |
Brisbane Lions St Kilda |
9 (0) 34 (2) 43 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
Billy Longer is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited with pick #8 in the 2011 National Draft, having played as a ruckman for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup.[1]
Playing career
2012–2013: Career with Brisbane
He made his debut in Round 3 of the 2012 AFL season, against Fremantle.
2014–present: Career with St Kilda
After two years and nine senior games, Longer announced that he wanted to return to Melbourne to live, he said he missed his family and friends and sought a trade. He expressed an interest in playing for St Kilda,[2] and was traded, along with pick 48, for picks 25 and 41.[3]
References
- ↑ Stannard, Damien (27 March 2012). "Teen ruckman Billy Longer on verge of AFL debut for Brisbane Lions at MCG". Courier Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/afl/hawthorn-confident-of-snaring-promising-brisbane-ruckman-billy-longer/story-fnahrzm3-1226734237539
- ↑ Saints land want-away Lions ruckman Longer
External links
- Billy Longer's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Billy Longer's statistics from AFL Tables
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