Harry Perryman (born 19 December 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Perryman was initially drafted to Greater Western Sydney and played 129 games for the Giants before moving to Collingwood as a free agent during the 2024 AFL Trade Period.[1]
| Harry Perryman | |||
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 Perryman playing for Greater Western Sydney in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harry Perryman | ||
| Nickname(s) | Pezza, Pez, Perri Perri Chicken, Nandos | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1998 | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingullie-Glenfield Park (RFNL)/GWS Giants Academy | ||
| Draft | No. 14, 2016 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 9, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond, at Spotless Stadium | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Collingwood | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2024 | Greater Western Sydney | 129 (28) | |
| 2025– | Collingwood | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 129 (28) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editPerryman was raised in the small Riverina town of Collingullie in country New South Wales and was educated at Riverina Anglican College in Wagga Wagga.[2][3] He participated in the Auskick program at Collingullie-Glenfield Park Demons[4] and began playing junior football for the club in the Riverina Football Netball League. A standout in his age group, he was placed in Greater Western Sydney's academy program as a teenager and was later drafted by the Giants with their third selection and fourteenth overall in the 2016 national draft.[5]
Perryman is one of two Giants players from the small town of Collingullie, New South Wales, along with Matthew Kennedy, who has also since left the club. The two played together for most of their junior careers.[6]
AFL career
editPerryman made his AFL debut during the three point win against Richmond at Spotless Stadium in round nine of the 2017 season.[7] In the match, his outstretched smother proved pivotal as what appeared to be a match-winning goal for Richmond was overturned on review. A minute later, Jeremy Cameron would kick the match-winning goal for the Giants.[8][9]
After eight seasons with the Giants, Perryman exercised his rights as a free agent and moved to Collingwood at the end of the 2024 AFL season.[10][11]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the 2024 season [12]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 94 | 34 | 26 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 76 | 135 | 28 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 214 | 135 | 349 | 100 | 59 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 7.1 | 18.4 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 170 | 124 | 294 | 61 | 32 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.6 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 4 |
| 2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 268 | 132 | 400 | 92 | 39 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 22.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 160 | 350 | 66 | 77 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 21.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2023 | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 224 | 164 | 388 | 66 | 92 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 17.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Greater Western Sydney | 36 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 235 | 143 | 378 | 104 | 59 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 6.8 | 18.0 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 0 |
| Career | 129 | 28 | 18 | 1416 | 972 | 2388 | 551 | 408 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.0 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4 | ||
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- ^ "All you need to know about Harry Perryman". collingwoodfc.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Sport". The Riverina Anglican College. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Harry Perryman finding his niche in AFL as he prepares for Pies blockbuster". The Daily Advertiser. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 76
- ^ "Pick #14: Harry Perryman". GWSGiants.com.au. Bigpond. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ Matt Kennedy and Harry Perryman putting Collingullie on the AFL map with GWS Giants
- ^ Malone, Matt (17 May 2017). "Harry Perryman to make his AFL debut for GWS Giants against Richmond". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Town of Collingullie celebrates AFL debut". SBS Sport. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Last two minutes: GWS Giants v Richmond". Australian Football League. YouTube. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ @AFL_House (4 October 2024). "Paperwork approved" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "First-Round Pick for Perryman". GWS Giants. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Harry Perryman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
External links
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- Harry Perryman's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants
- Harry Perryman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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