Shaun Burgoyne
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Shaun Playford Burgoyne | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Darwin | ||
| Original team(s) | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 12, 2000 National Draft, Port Adelaide | ||
| Height / weight | 186cm / 88 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2002–2009 | Port Adelaide | 157 (171) | |
| 2010– | Hawthorn | 164(88) | |
| Total | 321 (259) | ||
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2005–2009 | Indigenous All-Stars | 3 | |
| 2008 | Dream Team | 1 (1) | |
| International team honours | |||
| 2008 | Australia | 2 | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 2, 2017.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2009.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Shaun Playford Burgoyne (born 21 October 1982) is an Australian rules footballer playing with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Burgoyne played with Port Adelaide through to 2002 to 2009 before being traded to Hawthorn in late 2009 where he has now played the majority of his games. With 32 finals appearances, Burgoyne has the second most finals appearances of any AFL footballer, behind only Michael Tuck. Last active AFL player from any AFL Grand Final from 2004 or previous.
The younger brother of former Port Adelaide player Peter Burgoyne and son of former Port Adelaide player Peter Burgoyne Snr., Burgoyne is of Indigenous Australian descent and his ancestry can be traced to the Kokatha.
Burgoyne made his AFL debut in 2002. He had been a steady contributor across the forward line for the Power, before becoming a rebounding defender to great effect.
After a series of midfield performances that culminated with selection to the All Australian Team in 2006, he was described by retiring Port player Josh Francou as being "as good as Judd".
Burgoyne was important in the Power's midfield in 2008, despite attracting the opposition's best tagger most weeks. While not reaching the heights of past seasons, he finished fourth in the best and fairest and was second at the club in centre clearances, tackles and inside 50s, and fourth in goals (23), contested possessions and bounces. 2009 was a disappointing year after injuring his knee in round three and missing three months of footy. He was able to come back and play a few good games late in the year.
As vice-captain he shocked the football club by requesting to play for a Victorian team in 2010 after his brother had retired. Port traded him to Hawthorn in a complicated deal involving four clubs, with Essendon and Geelong also involved. He was allocated former club champion Shane Crawford's No. 9 jumper.
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