Aaron Black (footballer, born 1992)

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Aaron Black
Personal information
Full name Aaron Black
Date of birth (1992-12-25) 25 December 1992 (age 31)
Original team(s) Kingsley Junior Football Club
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2022 West Coast 1 (1)
2010– West Perth 255 (108)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2013–2022 Western Australia 7 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Aaron Black (born 25 December 1992) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the West Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL).

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WAFL career

Black made his league debut for West Perth in round 16 of the 2010 season and was a member of the 2013 premiership team. [1] He made his state debut for Western Australia in 2013. [2]

In 2014, Black won the Sandover Medal for the best and fairest player in the WAFL with 47 votes. [3]

AFL career

In Round 2 of the 2022 AFL Season Aaron made his AFL debut for the West Coast Eagles against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium. [4] In his debut game, he collected 15 disposals and kicked a goal.

Statistics

AFL Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
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Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2022 West Coast 471101141524101141542
Career1101141524101141542

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References

  1. "Aaron Black (West Perth)". West Australia Football League. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. "West Perth's Aaron Black wins 2014 Sandover Medal". West Australia Football Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. "Surprise as Aaron Black Wins Sandover Medal on 47 Votes, Just One Ahead of Luke Blackwell". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  4. Woodcock, Mitchell (26 March 2022). "West Coast Eagles top-ups: Aaron Black ready to take his chance after emotional AFL call-up amid COVID crisis". The West Australian. Retrieved 15 October 2022.