Stefan Giro (born 10 March 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles Football Club and Fremantle in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Stefan Giro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Stefan Giro | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1999 | ||
| Original team(s) | Norwood (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 21, 2018 rookie draft | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2021 | Fremantle | 11 (3) | |
| 2022 | West Coast | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
editOriginally from Hope Valley, a northern suburb of Adelaide, Giro played for Norwood in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), where he was awarded the MVP for the SANFL Under 18 competition in 2016.[1] He was selected by Fremantle with their second selection, twenty first overall, in the 2018 AFL rookie draft.[2]
AFL career
editGiro made his AFL debut for Fremantle in the round 11 of the 2018 AFL season, alongside fellow debutant Scott Jones.[3] On debut he kicked one goal and had 10 disposals as the Dockers lost to the Magpies by 61 points.
Before the start of the 2019 season, Stefan signed a two-year contract extension with Fremantle.[4] Unfortunately for Stefan, his 2019 season ended prematurely after injuring his ACL in Peel Thunder's round 8 clash against Subiaco.[5] Giro was delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2021 AFL season.[6]
In 2022 he signed with Subiaco in the WAFL. It was in 2022 he played 1 AFL match for West Coast against North Melbourne in round 2 as a covid top up player.
References
edit- ^ "Giro Wins Macca's Cup MVP". SANFL. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Duffield, Mark (28 November 2017). "Giro's 'tank' helps secure Freo gig". PerthNow. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Chadwick, Justin (1 June 2018). "Axe comes down on Dockers veterans in AFL". The Area News. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "Young duo sign on". fremantlefc.com.au. 8 February 2019.
- ^ "Pearce and Giro injury update". fremantlefc.com.au. 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Four Dockers cut after Freo's season falls short". Retrieved 22 July 2022.
External links
edit- Stefan Giro's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Stefan Giro at AustralianFootball.com
- WAFL Player Profile and Statistics
