Elliot Yeo

Elliot Louis Yeo (born 1 October 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Brisbane Lions between 2012 and 2013. Yeo is a dual John Worsfold Medallist and dual All-Australian, and won a premiership in 2018.

Elliot Yeo
Yeo playing for West Coast in 2018
Personal information
Full name Elliot Louis Yeo
Date of birth (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft No. 30, 2011 national draft
Debut Round 9, 2012, Brisbane Lions
vs. North Melbourne, at Etihad Stadium
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 6
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2013 Brisbane Lions 027 0(1)
2014– West Coast 138 (69)
Total 165 (70)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2020 All Stars 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 11, 2020.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Yeo was born in Perth to Craig and Wendy Yeo, and attended high school at Aquinas College. He has an older brother, Corey, who currently plays for Perth in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).[1] The family surname is Cornish and is pronounced "YO".[2] Beginning his career at the Booragoon Junior Football Club, Yeo represented Western Australia at the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships (where his teammates included Jaeger O'Meara and Stephen Coniglio), and also played 14 games at colts level for East Fremantle in the WAFL.[3]

AFL career

Brisbane Lions (2012–2013)

Yeo was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with the 30th pick overall in the 2011 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in round nine of the 2012 season, against North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium.[4] Despite recording 16 disposals, he was omitted for the next game and did not return until round 16, after which he played seven out of Brisbane's last eight matches. Yeo had a promising second season in 2013, playing 19 games and averaging 14.5 disposals and four marks.[5] However, at the end of the season he requested to be traded back to a team in his home state.[6] The West Coast Eagles were always the leading contender for Yeo's services, and eventually finalised a deal with the Lions in which he would join the Eagles in return for a second round draft pick (pick 28).[7] Yeo played 27 games in total for Brisbane, kicking one goal.[5]

West Coast (2014–present)
Yeo playing for West Coast in 2019

On 24 October 2013, Yeo was officially traded to the Eagles. He received the #6 guernsey, which had been vacated by the retiring Mark Nicoski.[8] Yeo played his first game for the Eagles in round one of the 2014 season against the Western Bulldogs.[5] In a bizarre incident in round 10, 2014, he collided with the shoulder of Collingwood defender Jarrod Witts, causing his two front teeth to snap off.[9] Yeo later broke his hand in round 13 against the Gold Coast, due to which he missed nine weeks of the season and did not return until round 23. He reinjured the hand in preseason training in November 2014, requiring additional surgery.[10]

Yeo had a breakout season in 2015, playing all but one of his team's 25 games (including the grand final loss to Hawthorn). He missed round nine after being suspended for making high contact on St Kilda's Jimmy Webster.[11] Yeo kicked 18 goals for the season, including four in one game against Gold Coast (along with 29 possessions and nine marks). He was awarded one Brownlow Medal vote for that game and five in total, which were the first of his career.[5]

In 2016, Yeo showed flashes of brilliance but was criticised for inconsistency.[12] He had a blistering start to the 2017 season in a new role across the half-back flank. He led the AFLCA voting at one point, and surged into contention for the Brownlow Medal, with the TAB slashing his odds from $201 to $34 by round seven.[13] Yeo recorded 32 disposals in the round six Western Derby against Fremantle (his first time past the 30-disposal mark), and in the first eight rounds recorded 10 or more marks in five games. Yeo was selected in the 2017 All-Australian team on the interchange bench.[14]

In 2018, Yeo began the year as a utility, shifting between the midfield and halfback for the first three games. However, in round 3 against Geelong, he was moved to the middle at half time to stop a Cats comeback - this proved dramatically successful, and he became a permanent fixture in West Coast's midfield. In round 20, he won his first Glendinning–Allan Medal as best afield in the Western Derby.[15] Yeo played his 100th game for West Coast the following week, amassing 25 disposals and a goal in West Coast's come-from-behind four-point win against Port Adelaide.[16] He was part of the West Coast team that won the premiership that year, defeating Collingwood by five points, and finished the year with a second consecutive John Worsfold Medal.

Yeo carried his 2018 form into the next season, finishing up in the 2019 All-Australian team on the bench.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 11, 2020.[17]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Significant statistics
‡ Led the league after finals only
# Played in that season's premiership team
AFL playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2012Brisbane Lions26 80161581192890.00.17.67.314.93.51.10
2013Brisbane Lions26 191215911627581430.10.18.46.114.54.32.30
2014West Coast6 13231108419454440.20.28.56.514.94.23.40
2015West Coast6 241810229181410120820.80.49.57.517.15.03.45
2016West Coast6 20161720712633383990.80.910.46.316.74.25.03
2017West Coast6 2387345187532161760.30.315.08.123.17.03.31
2018#West Coast6 2514153902256151291670.60.615.69.024.65.26.715
2019West Coast6 23111232322354684168‡0.50.514.09.723.73.77.317
2020[lower-alpha 1]West Coast6 10011078519222560.00.110.78.519.22.25.6
Career 16570681931128532167627440.40.411.77.819.54.64.541

Notes

  1. 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.

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

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References
  1. O'Donoghue, Craig (25 November 2011). "Yeo will feel right at home with Lions". thewest.com.au. Yahoo! 7 News. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. The Meaning of Yeo
  3. Elliot Yeo WAFL
  4. Reid, Russell (26 May 2012). "Yeo the latest Shark to play AFL". thewest.com.au. Yahoo! 7 News. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  5. AFL Tables Elliot Yeo
  6. Brisbane Lions' Elliot Yeo asks for trade, says he wants to return to Western Australia
  7. Elliott Yeo heading for West Coast after Eagles 'create' a second round pick
  8. Yeo finally an Eagle as Lions add more picks
  9. All I want for Christmas: Eagle's Twitter wish after losing two front teeth
  10. West Coast Eagle Elliot Yeo re-injures hand
  11. West Coast Eagle Elliot Yeo set for suspension after hit on Saint Jimmy Webster
  12. The Yeo-Yeo effect: Elliot Yeo typifies West Coast Eagles struggles in recent times
  13. Brown-Yeo Medal? The Eagle making a run at footy's top individual prize
  14. http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-08-30/follow-it-live-2017-all-australian-awards
  15. "The round 20 western derby Glendinning-Allan Medal votes". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  16. Gaskin, Lee (11 August 2018). "Match report: Eagles pinch win after the siren". afl.com.au. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  17. "Elliot Yeo". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
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