Trent West

Trent West (born 17 October 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

West was recruited by the Geelong Football Club with their second selection and thirty-first overall in the 2005 national draft. He spent his first two-season playing for Geelong's reserves in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He made his AFL debut in the nine-point win against the Port Adelaide Football Club in round one, 2008 at AAMI Stadium.

In October 2011, West was part of the Geelong premiership side which defeated the Collingwood Football Club by 38-points.^[1]

In the 2013 trade period, West was traded to the Brisbane Lions.^[2]

In August 2016, he announced he would retire from the AFL at the end of the season.^[3]

Statistics

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|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2006 | | 12 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2007 | | 12 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008 | | 12 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 29 || 35 || 13 || 10 || 37 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 4.8 || 5.8 || 2.2 || 1.7 || 6.2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 | | 12 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 16 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 16.0 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010 | | 12 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 9 || 23 || 32 || 11 || 8 || 49 || 0.5 || 0.8 || 2.3 || 5.8 || 8.0 || 2.8 || 2.0 || 12.3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 | | 12 || 9 || 7 || 2 || 51 || 32 || 83 || 25 || 36 || 183 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 5.7 || 3.6 || 9.2 || 2.8 || 4.0 || 20.3 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 | | 12 || 21 || 8 || 7 || 103 || 112 || 215 || 59 || 52 || 518 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 4.9 || 5.3 || 10.2 || 2.8 || 2.5 || 24.7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 | | 12 || 13 || 5 || 3 || 76 || 51 || 127 || 23 || 12 || 278 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 5.8 || 3.9 || 9.8 || 1.8 || 0.9 || 21.4 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014 | | 13 || 10 || 4 || 0 || 56 || 49 || 105 || 30 || 22 || 240 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 5.6 || 4.9 || 10.5 || 3.0 || 2.2 || 24.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015 | | 13 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 2 || 12 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 6.0 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 | | 13 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 22 || 36 || 9 || 8 || 82 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 3.5 || 5.5 || 9.0 || 2.3 || 2.0 || 20.5 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 70 ! 28 ! 16 ! 321 ! 318 ! 639 ! 174 ! 150 ! 1415 ! 0.4 ! 0.2 ! 4.6 ! 4.5 ! 9.1 ! 2.5 ! 2.1 ! 20.2 |}

Honours and achievements

• Team
  • AFL premiership (Geelong): 2011
  • AFL McClelland Trophy (Geelong): 2008
  • VFL premiership (Geelong): 2007
  • TAC Cup premiership (Gippsland): 2005
• Individual
  • Vic Country team representative honours in AFL Under 18 Championships: 2005

References

1. ^ Paton, Al (1 October 2011). "Geelong wins 2011 AFL Grand Final". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
2. ^ Gleeson, Michael; Niall, Jake; Quayle, Emma (25 October 2013). "West to head north as Lions restore some pride". The Age. Archived 27 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
3. ^ "Trent West announces his retirement". Brisbane Lions. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
4. ^ "Trent West". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 August 2014.