Aidan Corr (born 17 May 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants . The Giants drafted the defender with pick 14 in the 2012 national draft. He debuted in round 6, 2013, against Essendon at Etihad Stadium.[1]
| Aidan Corr | |||
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 Corr playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Aidan Corr | ||
| Nickname(s) | Apples | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Brockagh, County Tyrone | ||
| Original team(s) | Northern Knights (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 14, 2012 national draft | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Backman | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Melbourne | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013–2020 | Greater Western Sydney | 98 (2) | |
| 2021– | North Melbourne | 64 (1) | |
| Total | 162 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Born in Brockagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Corr emigrated to Australia with his family at the age of three.[2]
Corr departed the Giants as a free agent at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, moving to North Melbourne.[3]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to end of 2024[4]
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2013 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 44 | 80 | 24 | 16 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 2015 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 74 | 163 | 54 | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 2016 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 96 | 255 | 90 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 59 | 163 | 54 | 34 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 25 | 102 | 27 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 |
| 2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 35 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 143 | 37 | 180 | 59 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 2.5 | 12.0 | 7.4 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | North Melbourne | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | North Melbourne | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 67 | 293 | 103 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 14.7 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| 2023 | North Melbourne | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 206 | 81 | 287 | 93 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 15.1 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 99 | 289 | 103 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| Career | 162 | 3 | 3 | 1281 | 617 | 1898 | 635 | 270 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 1.7 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Giants debutant an Irishman to the Corr". AFL. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ "Aidan's the latest Irish face in the AFL". Irish Echo. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
- ^ Beveridge, Riley; Cleary, Mitch (30 October 2020). "Late drama: Hawks' bid falls short as Roos get their man". AFL Media. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Aidan Corr statistics". AFL Tables.
External links
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- Aidan Corr's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- Aidan Corr's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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