Aaron Black (footballer, born 1990)
Aaron Black (born 29 November 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by North Melbourne with the twenty-fifth selection in the 2009 national draft and he made his senior debut in round 24 of the 2011 season against Richmond.[1][2] In 2016, he spent the entire season in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and at the end of the season, he mutually agreed with North Melbourne to seek opportunities at another club despite being contracted to North Melbourne until the end of 2017.[3] He was officially traded to Geelong in October.[4] Black was delisted after 2018 though in 2019 he became part of the coaching team for the inaugural Geelong Cats AFLW side and also was named co-captain of the club's VFL outfit.[5]
| Aaron Black | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Aaron Black | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1990 | ||
| Original team(s) | Peel Thunder (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 25, 2009 national draft | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half-forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2016 | North Melbourne | 50 (84) | |
| 2017–2018 | Geelong | 18 (9) | |
| Total | 108 (93) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2018[6]
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2010 | North Melbourne | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2011 | North Melbourne | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2012 | North Melbourne | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2013 | North Melbourne | 35 | 18 | 33 | 23 | 144 | 105 | 249 | 86 | 43 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2014 | North Melbourne | 35 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 165 | 89 | 254 | 110 | 51 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 10.2 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | North Melbourne | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2016 | North Melbourne | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2017 | Geelong | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 28 | 63 | 21 | 11 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Geelong | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 3.5 | |
| Career | 57 | 69 | 50 | 392 | 266 | 658 | 250 | 122 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0 | ||
References
- Aaron Black Player Profile, North Melbourne Football Club Archived 9 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Aaron Black's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Navaratnam, Dinny (5 October 2016). "Roos, Black part ways, Freo a chance". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- "Ex-Kangaroo Black joins Geelong for pick 92". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- https://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/2019-03-06/black-and-tsitas-to-lead-vfl-cats
- "Aaron Black stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2016.