Kayle Kirby
Kayle Kirby (born 26 October 1998) is a retired professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Kayle Kirby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kayle Kirby | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Swan Hill | ||
| Original team(s) | Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 50, 2016 national draft | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2018 | Collingwood | 1 (0) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early career
Hailing from Swan Hill, he played with the Tyntynder Football Club seniors side at the age of 16.[1] He played for the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup for the 2015 and 2016 seasons, in which he kicked 32 goals in 2016.[2] In 2016, he played the final two games for Richmond in the Victorian Football League where he kicked nine goals,[3] including five on debut.[2]
AFL career
He was drafted by Collingwood with pick 50 in the 2016 AFL draft[1] and made his debut against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the final round of the 2017 season.[4] Kirby's 43 goals in the club's reserves matches saw him place third in the league's goalkicking tally for the 2017 VFL season.[5]
On 31 March 2018, Kirby collapsed during a VFL practice match at the Holden Centre. He was taken to hospital and it was discovered that he has an underlying heart condition.[6] At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Kirby retired from professional AFL football.[7]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2018 season[8]
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2017 | Collingwood | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | ||
References
- Ryan, Peter (29 November 2016). "Funny Pie learns of draft selection at the pub". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- Iles, Kieran (22 August 2016). "Exciting Bendigo Pioneers forward Kayle Kirby boots five goals for Richmond in VFL debut against Sandringham". Bendigo Advertiser.
- Gastin, Sam (25 August 2017). "Five fun Kayle Kirby facts". Collingwood Football Club. Telstra Media.
- Colangelo, Anthony (25 August 2017). "Kayle Kirby set to debut for Collingwood Magpies". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Scoring Summary". Peter Jackson VFL 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- Colangelo, Anthony (4 May 2018). "Collingwood youngster Kirby diagnosed with 'underlying heart condition'". The Age.
- "Four Pies sign on, five depart". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 30 October 2018.
- "Kayle Kirby". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 October 2018.