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ATT: Motlop most damaging?

Special guest, Jimmy Bartel, joins Cats TV for Argue the Toss to talk about Motlop's damaging on-field tactics

2:40pm  May 8, 2013

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The pace escalates

Steven Motlop speaks to SEN Radio on the Cats accelerating performance on Easter Monday against the Hawks.

12:17pm  Apr 3, 2013

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Young hopes sprial high

Talented forward, Steven Motlop, is feeling confident about the Cats younger force and believes they’re ready to take their positions on the field

3:02pm  Mar 20, 2013

Latest Player Video

Coast-to-Coast goal

9:19pm  Jul 20, 2012

Motlop's amazing voice

12:54pm  Jul 18, 2012

Stevie Motlop on his 4 goal game

12:12am  Jun 9, 2012

Senior Player List

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Steven
Motlop

Height
183 cm
DOB
12-03-1991
Weight
76 kg
Debut
2010
Games
2013
8
Career
35
Goals
2013
13
Career
41
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
661
Avg
83
StevenMotlop

Player Bio

At A Glance

Junior Clubs: Wanderers
Clubs: Geelong
Debut: 2010
Recruited From: Wanderers
Brownlow Votes: 1

Outlook

Lightning fast and skilful half-forward who played four games midway through the 2011 season, then had a breakout season in 2012, notching 22 games and kicking 26 goals. Has added a new dimension to the Geelong forward line, enabling the Cats to score on the break far more often.
 

Season by Season

Season by Season

  • Played four senior games from rd 14-17
  • Booted first senior goal in rd 14 vs Crows
  • Had career high 13 disposals in that game
  • Also goaled vs Ess in rd 15…also laid four tackles in that game
  • Made AFL debut in rd 2 win over Hawthorn
  • Had two disposals, a mark and a tackle early in the game before a shoulder injury ended his day
  • Returned to play six VFL games
  • Kicked nine goals at VFL level, registering at least one goal in every game
  • Kicked three against Collingwood reserves in first game back
  • Missed start of season after shoulder surgery
  • Came back to play six games at VFL level
  • Averaged over 10 disposals per game
  • Had season high 23 possessions vs. Werribee in rd 19
  • Kicked one goal

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 8
    • Kicks 12.6
    • Handballs 6.4
    • Disposals 19.0
    • Marks 4.4
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 2.0
    • Goals 1.6
    • Dream Team 82.6

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 18 Essendon Rd 7
Handballs 10 Essendon Rd 7
Disposals 28 Essendon Rd 7
Marks 10 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 5 Hawthorn Rd 1
Goals 3 Western Bulldogs Rd 5
Dream Team 117 Essendon Rd 7

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 Hawthorn W 86 - 93 13 5 18 4 0 0 1 5 0 2 80
2 North Melbourne W 112 - 108 14 8 22 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 79
3 Carlton W 119 - 103 17 5 22 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 89
4 Sydney Swans W 103 - 124 10 5 15 4 0 1 0 2 3 0 79
5 Western Bulldogs W 86 - 107 12 7 19 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 98
6 Richmond W 87 - 131 6 5 11 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 40
7 Essendon W 113 - 85 18 10 28 8 0 1 0 2 1 4 117
8 Collingwood L 102 - 96 11 6 17 2 0 0 1 4 2 3 79
9 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Gold Coast Suns - - - - - - - - - - -
11 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
13 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Fremantle - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
16 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
18 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
19 North Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
21 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Sydney Swans - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 7 - L: 1 101 51 152 35 0 3 3 16 13 15 661

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 35
    • Kicks 9.1
    • Handballs 4.8
    • Disposals 13.9
    • Marks 2.6
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 2.2
    • Goals 1.2
    • Dream Team 60.2

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 18 Essendon Rd 7, 2013
Handballs 11 Western Bulldogs Rd 22, 2012
Disposals 28 Essendon Rd 7, 2013
Marks 10 Western Bulldogs Rd 5, 2013
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 7 Fremantle Rd 24, 2012
Goals 4 Carlton Rd 11, 2012
Dream Team 117 Essendon Rd 7, 2013

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Geelong Cats 101 51 152 35 0 3 3 16 13 15 661
2012 Geelong Cats 192 104 296 52 0 7 14 52 26 14 1283
2011 Geelong Cats 23 12 35 4 0 1 0 7 2 3 149
2010 Geelong Cats 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

AFL
Geelong: 27 games, 28 goals
NAB Cup
Geelong: 9 games, 8 goals
VFL
Geelong: 25 games, 27 goals
NTFL
Wanderers: 14 games

Milestone Games

Milestone

versus

round

venue

result

AFL debut

Hawthorn

rd 2, 2010

MCG

W 9

Finals debut

Fremantle

EF, 2012

MCG

L 16

 

Draft History

Selected by Geelong with 39th pick in 2008 national draft

VS. Opponents

Steven Motlop history vs. opponents 2010-12

Opponent

Gms

Kicks

HB

Marks

Poss

Goals

Beh

HO

Tack

FF

FA

Adelaide

3

20

15

6

35

1

2

0

10

2

2

Brisbane

2

11

6

3

17

1

1

0

4

0

0

Carlton

1

11

3

3

14

4

2

0

2

1

1

Collingwood

2

18

6

5

24

3

0

0

1

1

1

Essendon

2

23

8

4

31

2

2

0

5

0

0

Fremantle

2

11

10

5

21

3

0

0

11

1

0

Gold Coast

1

9

5

2

14

1

2

0

2

1

3

Hawthorn

3

10

3

2

13

0

0

0

7

0

1

Melbourne

1

17

11

3

28

1

0

0

2

0

1

Nth Melb

1

11

1

1

12

2

2

0

3

0

0

Port Adel

1

9

5

4

14

1

2

0

3

0

2

Richmond

1

13

7

3

20

1

0

0

2

0

1

St Kilda

1

9

6

2

15

2

0

0

3

0

0

Sydney

2

12

5

5

17

1

1

0

1

1

1

West Coast

2

12

6

3

18

1

1

0

1

0

0

W-Bulldogs

2

21

19

6

40

3

2

0

3

1

1

 

Awards

Geelong

Best Young Player 2012