Connor Idun
Australian rules footballer
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Connor Joshua Kwamena Idun (born 29 July 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Geelong Falcons
| Connor Idun | |||
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Idun playing for Greater Western Sydney in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Connor Joshua Kwamena Idun | ||
| Nicknames | Seek, CEO [citation needed] | ||
| Born |
29 July 2000 London, England, United Kingdom | ||
| Original teams |
Drysdale Football Club Geelong Falcons | ||
| Draft | No. 61 in the 2018 national draft | ||
| Debut | 3 August 2019, Greater Western Sydney vs. Sydney, at Sydney Showground | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Greater Western Sydney | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Greater Western Sydney | 118 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Opening Round, 2026. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
Connor Idun was born in London to an Australian mother and a father from Ghana[1][2] and was raised in Essex to the age of 4.[3]
As a child he moved with his family from London to Sydney before relocating to Geelong in Victoria.[4]
He began playing Australian rules football at the age of 12 in Geelong for Drysdale Football Club juniors and completed his VCE at Christian College.[4] He played two seasons of NAB League for the Geelong Falcons primarily in defence before being selected to represent Victoria Country at the 2018 NAB AFL U18 Championships.[4]
AFL career
Idun was selected by the Greater Western Sydney Giants at pick No. 61 in the 2018 AFL national draft.[5] He made his senior debut against Sydney in round 20 of the 2019 season, as a late replacement for injured forward Jeremy Cameron.[6][7] He only managed three games across his first two years before being selected in round one, 2021 and going on to play 21 out of a possible 22 games, averaging 5.4 marks and 12.6 disposals per game. He was named the NAB AFL Rising Star nomination for round 23 of the 2021 season.[8]
Statistics
Updated to the end of Opening Round, 2026.[9]
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 | |||||
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 113 | 286 | 124 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 4.9 | 12.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
| 2022 | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 96 | 220 | 74 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 6.0 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 220 | 445 | 142 | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 17.1 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1 |
| 2024 | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 226 | 252 | 478 | 170 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 19.1 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2025 | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 198 | 437 | 162 | 34 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 18.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2026 | Greater Western Sydney | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | TBA |
| Career | 118 | 0 | 4 | 1011 | 893 | 1904 | 685 | 191 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 16.1 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1 | ||
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.
