Wil Powell

Wil Powell (born 26 August 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). He made his debut in round 15 of the 2018 season against the Collingwood Magpies at Carrara Stadium[1] and scored a goal with his first kick.[2]

Wil Powell
Powell playing for Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999
Original team(s) Claremont Tigers (WAFL)
Draft 19, 2017 national draft
Debut June 30, 2018, Gold Coast vs. Collingwood, at Carrara Stadium
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Wing/ half-forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Gold Coast 87 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Powell is from Scarborough, Western Australia and played colts football for the Claremont Tigers in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He averaged 14 disposals and kicked eight goals from 18 games and was invited to test at the Western Australian State Combine. Powell was selected by the Suns with pick 19 in the 2017 national draft, their first selection. He was described as a "shock pick" and a "bolter"; Claremont had earlier posted a list of possible draftees from the club on Twitter, but Powell was not included.[3]

In May 2018, Powell extended his contract with the Suns to 2021.[4]

His 2022 season ended early with a compound fracture to his ankle.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of round 3, 2022[5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Gold Coast 2772437246118140.30.65.33.48.72.62.0
2019 Gold Coast 271375887015846350.50.46.85.412.23.52.7
2020[lower-alpha 1] Gold Coast 2715201029519750250.10.06.86.313.13.31.7
2021 Gold Coast 272211259132391115540.00.011.86.017.85.22.5
2022 Gold Coast 273002914431150.00.09.74.714.33.71.7
Career 60 12 10 515 335 850 240 133 0.2 0.2 8.6 5.6 14.2 4.0 2.2

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Gold Coast Suns Vs Collingwood - Match Centre". afl.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. "Claremont teenager Wil Powell kicks a stunning goal in AFL debut". The West Australian. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. Guthrie, Ben; Whiting, Michael (24 November 2017). "Bolt from the blue: Suns' shock pick at 19". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. Whiting, Michael (9 May 2018). "Yet to debut, but young Sun extends his stay". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. "Wil Powell". AFL Tables. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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