Todd Marshall

Todd Marshall (born 8 October 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a tall key-position player.

For other people named Todd Marshall, see Todd Marshall (disambiguation).

Todd Marshall
Personal information
Full name Todd Marshall
Nickname(s) Toddy
Date of birth (1998-10-08) 8 October 1998
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 16, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 22, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide, at Mars Stadium
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 4
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017- Port Adelaide 94 (134)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Marshall grew up in Deniliquin, New South Wales. As a teenager he was a talented cricket player, touring England with NSW youth teams. He made the decision to focus on football at a relatively late age, playing his first full TAC Cup season with the Murray Bushrangers in 2016. Marshall also represented NSW/ACT at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships.[1][2] He fell into Greater Western Sydney Giants' recruitment zone in the Riverina and was briefly part of its academy, but in May 2016 the AFL ruled that Marshall had not spent enough time at the club and thus would have to go through the normal draft process rather than going straight to GWS as an academy player.[3][4]

AFL career

Marshall was drafted by Port Adelaide with their first selection and sixteenth overall in the 2016 national draft.[5] He made his debut in the seventeen-point win over the Western Bulldogs at Mars Stadium in round twenty-two of the 2017 season.[6] Todd Marshall was good friends with Patrick Ryder during his tenure at Port Adelaide and when the latter was traded to St Kilda at the end of the 2019 AFL season the former changed his guernsey number from 13 to 4.[7]

The 2022 season proved to be Marshall's best yet, playing in 21 of 22 games and kicking a career high 45 goals to be Port Adelaide's leading goalkicker.

Personal life

Marshall lost both of his parents within six months at the age of 19.[8]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 20 2022.[9]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Port Adelaide 1331215112610100.30.75.03.78.73.33.30
2018 Port Adelaide 13711740206016121.61.05.72.98.62.31.70
2019 Port Adelaide 131010468269435231.00.46.82.69.43.52.30
2020 Port Adelaide 414119842711141350.70.66.01.97.92.92.50
2021 Port Adelaide 42124121595521485271.10.57.52.610.14.01.20
2022 Port Adelaide 41939131633319698432.00.68.51.710.35.12.20
Career 74 96 47 529 172 701 285 150 1.2 0.6 7.1 2.3 9.4 3.8 2.0 0

References
  1. Giants meet AFL over academy prospect
  2. Todd Marshall on the decision to shun GWS Giants and become available on the open market
  3. GWS Giants unable to select sporting star Todd Marshall
  4. GWS GIANTS DISAPPOINTED BY LOSS OF TODD MARSHALL TO ACADEMY AFTER AFL RULING
  5. Capel, Andrew (25 November 2016). "Port Adelaide secures the draft's best key forward Todd Marshall". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. Lowe, Jamie (18 August 2017). "Marshall to debut against Western Bulldogs". Shepparton News. McPherson Media Group. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. Thomas-Wilson, Simeon (8 March 2020). "After tragically losing both parents two years ago, Power youngster Todd Marshall is starting to find his feet at AFL level". The Mercury.
  8. "Port Adelaide forward Todd Marshall given standing ovation at 13th minute mark of comeback match". The Advertiser. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  9. "Todd Marshall". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
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