Flynn Appleby
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| Flynn Appleby | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Cohuna, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Greater Western Victoria Rebels (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 6, 2018 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | 29 April 2018, Collingwood vs. Richmond, at MCG | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2020 | Collingwood | 11 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Flynn Appleby (born 21 January 1999) is an American college football punter with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Australian Football League.
As a junior, Appleby played for local club Cohuna Kangas.[1] In 2014 he moved to Ballarat,[2] playing junior football in the Ballarat Football League with Ballarat in 2015 and with North Ballarat City in 2016.[3] He also played with the Greater Western Victoria Rebels in the TAC Cup,[4][5] being named among the best players 12 times in the 18 matches he played, as well as playing one Victorian Football League (VFL) game with North Ballarat.[6] He tested at the Rookie Me Combine in October 2017, then trained with Collingwood's affiliate in the VFL. Due to this, Collingwood were fined $20,000, since players are not allowed to train with an AFL club or state-league counterpart if they attend a combine, with half of the fine being suspended until 31 October 2018.[7]
AFL career
Appleby was drafted by Collingwood with the sixth pick of the 2018 rookie draft, which was their first selection.[2] He made his debut in round 6 of the 2018 season against Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, as a late replacement for Tom Langdon.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Appleby returned to his parents' dairy farm in Cohuna, helping out with the farm-work while training four times a week at the Cohuna Football Oval with Melbourne player Marty Hore, whose family has a dairy farm near in Leitchville.[9] In November 2020, Appleby was delisted by Collingwood.[10] Appleby was unsuccessful in his attempt to regain a spot on an AFL club's list, though was appointed as captain of the North Melbourne reserves ahead of the 2021 VFL season.[11]
College career
Personal life
Appleby grew up in Cohuna, Victoria and is the cousin of golfer Stuart Appleby.[2] His parents, Graham and Megan, own a dairy farm in Cohuna.[14] After moving to Ballarat, Appleby studied and boarded at Ballarat Clarendon College.[3]