31 James Podsiadly

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Details
Number	31
Height	193cm
Weight	102kg
DOB	10-09-1981
Debut	2010

Games		Goals
2011	23	2011	52
Career	49	Career	118

Dreamteam Points
2011	1628

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• Awards
• Vs. opponents
• History
• Q & A

Outlook
The big forward must be pinching himself after being plucked from Geelong’s VFL side at the end of 2009 and becoming a premiership player two years later. Unfortunately, his Grand Final did not end quite as he had hoped after dislocating his shoulder in the second quarter. However, it did not take anything away from his efforts to get to the game’s biggest stage. Had been rejected by several clubs in his quest to become an AFL player and it was only after the Cats threw him a lifeline as a mature-age rookie that his dream came true. Led the Cats’ goalkicking and booted a career-high eight goals in round 17 and six in the first half against Hawthorn in round 12.

SEASON BY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

2011

• Led the Cats attack with 52 goals in 23 games including all three finals
• Won his first premiership in win over Collinwgood
• Booted career high eight goals in rd 17 win vs Brisbane
• Kicked multiple goals in 13 games, incl six vs Haw (rd 12) and five vs GC (rd20)
• Kicked 50th goal for season and 100th career goal in PF win over WC
• Finished eighth on AFL goal kicking table and led Cats goal kicking
• Had career best 22 possessions in rd 21 win over Adel
• Took 130 marks, exactly same number as his debut year
• Led Cats in contested marks
• Five tackles vs Collingwood in rd 8 is his best

2010

• Played 19 games in his debut season and kicked 49 goals (AFL record for rookie listsed player)
• Booted five goals six times
• Finished third in AFL with 51 contested marks
• Kicked three goals in his finals debut in SF vs. Fremantle
• Booted one goal in PF vs. Collingwood
• Made his AFL debut in rd 3 against Dockers kicking two goals
• Season best 11 marks came in his first two games (rd 3 vs. Freo; rd 4 vs. Port) Season best 21 possessions came in rd 7 win over Sydney
• Named as Cats best first year player
• Elevated to senior list at end of the season

2009

• Captained Cats VFL team in first season at Skilled Stadium
• Won best & fairest and led goal kicking with 68 goals
• Named in VFL team of the year
• Key member of Cats off field team as member of strength & conditioning staff

2008

• Won Liston Trophy while captaining Werribee to VFL preliminary final
• Also won Werribee best & fairest and named in VFL team of the year
• Represented VFL in state game
• Booted five goals in his 100th game with Werribee
• Kicked 86 goals his career best

2007

• Kicked 46 goals for Werribee
• Represented VFL in state game

2006

• Kicked 70 goals for Werribee
• Named in VFL team of the year

2005

• Won Werribee best & fairest
• Took out Frosty Miller medal as VFL leading goal kicker
• Helped Werribee reach VFL GF but lost to Sandringham
• Named to VFL team of the year and represented Victoria in state game

2004

• Kicked 21 goals for Werribee in VFL

2003

• Joined Werribee in VFL
• Kicked 19 goals

2002

• Drafted as rookie by Collingwood
• Played three Wizard Cup games for Magpies
• Booted 33 goals for Williamstown in VFL
• Collingwood reached AFL grand final

2001

• Played 19 games with Essendon in VFL and kicked seven goals

2000

• Selected by Essendon in rookie draft
• Kicked 17 goals in 17 VFL games
• Essendon won AFL premiership

1999

• Played 11 games for Western Jets in TAC Cup

At a Glance

• Junior Clubs: St Pauls
• Clubs: Essendon, Collingwood, Geelong
• Debut: 2010
• Recruited from: Geelong VFL
• AFL Awards: See awards section
• Club Awards: See awards section
• Brownlow Votes: 18

Disposals	Marks	Stoppages	Frees	General play	Scoring
K H D	M	HO	FF FA	T	G B
CP UP DE% Clg	CM m50	CL i50 r50		1% BO DT GT%	G% GA

Rd

Opponent

Result

K

H

D

M

HO

FF

FA

T

G

B

CP

UP

DE%

Clg

CM

m50

CL

i50

r50

1%

BO

DT

GT%

G%

GA

1

St Kilda

W 48 - 47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Fremantle

W 78 - 89

1

1

2

0

0

1

1

3

1

0

2

1

50.00

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

21

85

100.00

0

3

Port Adelaide

W 122 - 43

5

5

10

5

0

0

0

4

1

2

5

5

70.00

2

2

3

0

2

0

3

0

64

99

33.33

1

4

Sydney Swans

W 54 - 81

11

4

15

4

0

2

6

4

1

4

9

7

40.00

7

4

3

0

2

0

2

0

63

94

16.67

0

5

Hawthorn

W 98 - 117

12

3

15

8

0

2

0

4

2

2

5

9

66.67

0

0

2

0

3

0

0

0

98

90

50.00

0

7

North Melbourne

W 127 - 61

11

5

16

10

0

1

1

1

3

4

10

7

68.75

2

5

6

1

2

0

3

0

97

87

42.86

3

8

Collingwood

W 65 - 62

7

2

9

6

1

0

1

5

1

2

7

4

55.56

2

3

3

0

3

1

2

0

69

90

25.00

0

9

Carlton

W 100 - 102

7

1

8

6

0

0

1

3

1

0

4

4

50.00

2

3

1

0

2

0

1

0

56

95

50.00

0

10

Gold Coast Suns

W 73 - 139

12

2

14

9

1

0

0

4

4

2

6

9

78.57

0

2

6

1

2

0

1

0

110

86

66.67

2

11

Western Bulldogs

W 148 - 87

11

3

14

8

1

3

3

2

3

1

9

5

78.57

4

4

5

0

2

0

0

0

85

90

75.00

2

12

Hawthorn

W 88 - 83

11

4

15

7

2

1

2

0

6

1

12

3

66.67

3

6

6

0

0

0

1

0

96

93

66.67

1

13

St Kilda

W 72 - 100

14

3

17

9

1

1

1

1

2

2

6

10

76.47

2

3

1

0

3

0

2

0

92

94

40.00

1

14

Adelaide

W 125 - 73

11

3

14

7

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

9

71.43

4

1

2

0

5

0

0

1

70

96

33.33

1

15

Essendon

L 115 - 111

4

3

7

3

0

0

0

1

0

3

6

3

42.86

1

2

3

0

0

0

9

0

34

96

0.00

0

16

West Coast Eagles

L 96 - 88

8

5

13

5

0

1

3

1

3

1

7

6

76.92

4

2

3

0

1

0

3

0

64

93

60.00

0

17

Brisbane Lions

W 104 - 133

11

3

14

9

0

0

0

0

8

1

6

7

78.57

2

3

6

0

3

0

2

0

115

95

88.89

0

18

Richmond

W 113 - 51

4

3

7

1

1

1

3

1

0

0

5

2

85.71

4

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

18

67

-

0

19

Melbourne

W 233 - 47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

20

Gold Coast Suns

W 188 - 38

11

10

21

8

3

0

1

2

5

1

12

11

71.43

3

3

5

1

2

0

1

1

116

92

71.43

1

21

Adelaide

W 85 - 96

11

11

22

9

1

0

2

2

2

3

8

12

68.18

4

3

5

0

1

0

1

0

100

95

28.57

0

23

Sydney Swans

L 86 - 99

4

5

9

3

2

1

1

3

0

2

3

6

55.56

2

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

45

95

0.00

0

24

Collingwood

W 53 - 149

7

4

11

3

1

0

1

2

2

2

6

6

63.64

1

3

2

0

2

0

1

2

58

84

50.00

1

W1

Hawthorn

W 98 - 67

6

4

10

4

1

0

2

2

3

0

8

1

70.00

7

4

2

0

2

0

0

0

59

90

100.00

0

W3

West Coast Eagles

W 117 - 69

8

7

15

6

1

2

0

1

3

3

9

6

60.00

0

3

3

0

2

0

2

1

84

91

50.00

1

GF

Collingwood

W 81 - 119

2

1

3

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

2

0

66.67

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

14

36

0.00

0

News

J-Pod rapt for Tomahawk

Eight-goal hero James Podsiadly is thrilled for his recalled teammate Tom Hawkins, who booted three goals against the LionsMonday, July 18, 2011 - 6:11AM

Young guns earning their keep

Geelong's youngsters are impacting on the outcome of games.Monday, June 20, 2011 - 8:17AM

Podsy aiming straight

James Podsiadly is enjoying the ups and downs of AFL footy. Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 9:22AM

Podsiadly finds his touch

After a slow start to 2011 due mainly to off-season injury concerns, key forward James Podsiadly is starting to find his touchWednesday, April 20, 2011 - 8:03AM

Old dog with new tricks

People forget that James Podsiadly was a first year rookie last year. Now going into his second season he will look to put into practice all he learnt last seasFriday, March 18, 2011 - 7:59AM

Video

2012 Mastermind: James Podsiadly

The J-Pod has a shot at the Mastermind titleMonday, May 21, 2012 - 5:54AM

Podsy does it easy for three

James Podsiadly had his goalkicking boots on against the DeesSaturday, May 05, 2012 - 5:03PM

Pods takes a big grab

Podsy takes a mark and kicks the Cats firstSunday, April 15, 2012 - 6:00PM

Podsiadly post-game (Rd2)

James Podsiadly talks to Cats TV about his five goal haul.Monday, April 09, 2012 - 8:10PM

Looking ahead 2012: James Podsiadly

Cats goalkicker James Podsiadly talks about season 2012. Friday, March 23, 2012 - 3:30AM

James Podsiadly year by year

Year	Club	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	Conv	HO	Tack	FF	FA	B'low	B+F
2010	GEEL	19	164	89	130	253	49	28	63.6%	4	40	25	19	13	13th
2011	GEEL	23	189	92	130	281	52	38	57.8%	18	48	17	30	5	9th
Totals		42	353	181	260	534	101	66	60.5%	22	88	42	49	18
Best			14	11	11	22	8	4		3	5	4	6

Geelong
Best first year player 2010
Leading goal kicker 2011
Geelong VFL best & fairest 2009

VFL
Werribee best & fairest – 2005, 2008
Frosty Miller Medal – 2005
J.J Liston Trophy – 2008
VFL Team of the Year – 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Victorian Representative – 2005, 2007, 2008

Premierships
AFL 2011 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)

James Podsiadly history vs. opponents 2010-11

Opponent	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	HO	Tack	FF	FA
Adelaide	3	30	20	22	50	3	5	2	4	5	3
Brisbane	2	17	9	15	26	9	3	1	2	1	1
Carlton	3	27	7	20	34	5	5	0	4	2	3
Collingwood	6	33	19	27	52	6	9	3	14	1	3
Essendon	2	15	9	13	24	5	4	1	4	1	3
Fremantle	3	21	12	15	33	6	4	0	5	4	4
Gold Coast	2	23	12	17	35	9	3	4	6	0	1
Hawthorn	4	37	13	24	50	13	4	4	8	3	6
Melbourne	1	13	2	9	15	5	1	0	0	2	0
Nth Melb	2	23	10	18	33	8	5	0	5	4	1
Port Adel	2	17	7	16	24	6	3	0	6	3	0
Richmond	2	13	9	6	22	5	1	2	5	4	3
St Kilda	2	18	6	11	24	2	2	1	4	2	3
Sydney	3	28	17	15	45	6	8	2	10	4	9
West Coast	3	21	18	17	39	7	7	1	6	3	6
W- Bulldogs	2	17	11	15	28	6	2	1	5	3	3

Playing record (at start of 2012 season)
AFL
Geelong: 42 games, 101 goals
NAB Cup
Geelong: 4 games, 2 goals
Collingwood: 3 games, 0 goals
VFL
Essendon/ Williamstown/ Werribee: 166 games, 371 goals
Geelong: 17 games, 68 goals
TAC Cup
Western Jets: 11 games

Milestone games

Milestone	versus	round	venue	result
AFL debut	Fremantle	rd 3, 2010	Subiaco	L 7
Finals debut	Fremantle	SF, 2010	MCG	W 69

Draft history
Selected by Essendon with 58th pick in 1999 rookie draft
Selected by Collingwood with 8th pick in 2001 rookie draft
Selected by Geelong with 50th pick in 2009 rookie draft

Name: James Podsiadly
Sportsperson (other than AFL) you love watching the most: Roger Federer
Coach’s pet: Cameron Mooney
Favourite footy commentator: Dennis Cometti
Whose autograph did you get as a kid: Pat Rafter
Describe your perfect day off: do the garden, go for a walk with my two dogs
Who inspires you: my team mates
Best advice received: work hard and the future takes care of itself
If you weren’t a footballer, what would you like to be: fitness coach
First job: mowing mum’s lawn
The person you would most like to meet: 50 cent
Three things you would like to do after your footy career: travel, start a family and relax
Greatest non-football achievement: earning my university degree
How would your best friend describe you: Polish
One thing you can’t eat: chili
What domestic chore do you refuse to do: the dishes
Which event would you prefer to attend – Olympics or World Cup: World Cup
Favourite Australian personality: Bert Newton
iPhone, Blackberry or Android: iPhone
Best book read: Andre Agassi autobiography
Favourite TV show: Seinfeld
Favourite band / musical artist: Jay-Z
Favourite movie: Snatch