Harry Cunningham (footballer) explained

Harry Cunningham
Birth Date:6 December 1993
Birth Place:Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Originalteam:Turvey Park (Riverina Football League)
Draftpick:
  1. 93, 2012 Rookie draft,
Height:181 cm
Weight:71 kg
Position:Midfielder
Guernsey:7
Years1:2012–
Games Goals1:197 (52)
Statsend:Round 14, 2024
Careerhighlights:

Harry Cunningham (born 6 December 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Cunningham was born and raised in Wagga. His father Mark played for North Broken Hill.[1] Harry played his junior football with Turvey Park.[2]

He was recruited by the club with pick 93 overall in the 2012 Rookie draft, before being promoted to the senior list in 2012. Elevated from the rookie list prior to the 2012 season,[3] Cunningham made his debut in the inaugural Sydney Derby, Round 1, against .[4] In Round 15, 2014 Cunningham was awarded a nomination for the 2014 AFL Rising Star for his efforts against the GWS Giants.

In the opening minutes of the round two, 2024 match between Sydney and, Cunningham was on the receiving end of a crude bump from Essendon forward Peter Wright, which saw him substituted out of the match. Wright received a four-match suspension from the AFL Tribunal as a result of the incident.[5]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[6] |-| 2012 || || 44| 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 1.0|-| 2013 || || 7| 5 || 4 || 1 || 20 || 21 || 41 || 11 || 7 || 0.8 || 0.2 || 4.0 || 4.2 || 8.2 || 2.2 || 1.4|-| 2014 || || 7| 25 || 15 || 5 || 159 || 162 || 321 || 103 || 74 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 6.4 || 6.5 || 12.8 || 4.1 || 3.0|-| 2015 || || 7| 21 || 12 || 7 || 163 || 153 || 316 || 85 || 67 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 7.8 || 7.3 || 15.0 || 4.0 || 3.2|-| 2016 || || 7| 18 || 5 || 2 || 131 || 118 || 249 || 55 || 69 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 7.3 || 6.6 || 13.8 || 3.1 || 3.8|-| 2017 || || 7| 11 || 5 || 1 || 83 || 73 || 156 || 32 || 42 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 7.5 || 6.6 || 14.2 || 2.9 || 3.8|-| 2018 || || 7| 23 || 7 || 5 || 251 || 171 || 422 || 106 || 78 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 10.9 || 7.4 || 18.3 || 4.6 || 3.4|-| 2019 || || 7| 9 || 0 || 1 || 121 || 63 || 184 || 52 || 25 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 13.4 || 7.0 || 20.4 || 5.8 || 2.8|-| 2020 || || 7| 17 || 0 || 1 || 157 || 96 || 253 || 59 || 38 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 9.2 || 5.6 || 14.9 || 3.5 || 2.2|-| 2021 || || 7| 21 || 0 || 0 || 229 || 113 || 342 || 108 || 55 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 10.9 || 5.4 || 16.3 || 5.1 || 2.6|-| 2022 || || 7| 10 || 0 || 0 || 58 || 53 || 111 || 33 || 24 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 5.8 || 5.3 || 11.1 || 3.3 || 2.4|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 161 !! 48 !! 23 !! 1376 !! 1023 !! 2399 !! 646 !! 480 !! 0.3 !! 0.1 !! 8.5 !! 6.4 !! 14.9 !! 4.0 !! 3.0|}

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/1496514/cunningham-dad-is-my-sports-hero Cunningham: Dad is my sports hero
  2. https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/8699719/sydney-swan-harry-cunningham-reaches-200-afl-games-milestone/ 'A bit of a battler': Wagga's own Swan reflects on journey to AFL milestone
  3. News: A Giant ask: Swans rookie Cunningham set for shock debut . 22 March 2012 . Michael . Cowley . The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: Harry's season wrap - it's been crazy. Tanya . Paolucci . 9 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Tribunal update: Peter Wright. Essendon Football Club. 26 March 2024. 26 March 2024.
  6. Web site: Harry Cunningham. AFL Tables. 25 August 2022.