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Key Facts

Full name
Adam Cooney

Known as
Adam Cooney

Born
30 September 1985 (age 39)

Place of birth
Adelaide, SA (5000)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 180d
Last game: 30y 326d

Height and weight
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
Werribee; Western Bulldogs; Essendon; Essendon Reserves

Jumper numbers
Western Bulldogs: 17
Essendon: 13, 17

Recruited from
West Adelaide (2004); Western Bulldogs (2015)

State of origin
SA

Adam Cooney

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
Western BulldogsAFL2004-20142191860.8547%11.3310.453.9382
WerribeeVFL2004242.00—————
Essendon ReservesVFL2015111.00—————
EssendonAFL2015-201631160.5216%12.328.454.814
VFL2004, 2015351.67—————
AFL2004-20162502020.8144%11.4610.204.0486
Total2004-20162532070.82—————

AFL: 11,319th player to appear, 292nd most games played, 409th most goals kickedWestern Bulldogs: 906th player to appear, 21st most games played, 27th most goals kickedEssendon: 1,119th player to appear, 461st most games played, 366th most goals kicked

Adam Cooney was widely regarded as the finest footballer under eighteen in the land and of his age when taken by the Western Bulldogs as the number one choice in the 2003 national draft. The former West Adelaide on-baller has since gone on to stamp himself as one of the nation's pre-eminent footballers of any age, a status enhanced in 2008 by his inclusion in the AFL All Australian team and shock victory in the Brownlow Medal. Cooney has struggled to recreate his Brownlow-winning form since, due mainly to a degenerative knee complaint that has limited his output. However, a change in treatment technique saw him recapture some better form in 2013 and 2014. At the end of the 2014 season, after 219 games with the Dogs, Cooney was traded to Essendon.

Author - John Devaney, with updates by Andrew Gigacz

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.