Oliver Florent Explained

Oliver Florent
Fullname:Oliver Florent
Birth Date:22 July 1998
Originalteam:Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)/Beaumaris
Draftpick:No. 11, 2016 national draft
Debutdate:Round 1, 2017
Debutstadium:Sydney Cricket Ground
Height:183 cm
Weight:80 kg
Position:Defender
Guernsey:13
Years1:2017 -
Games Goals1:164 (48)
Statsend:round 23, 2024
Careerhighlights:

Oliver Florent (born 22 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Sydney Swans with their first selection and eleventh overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-eight point loss against in the opening round of the 2017 season at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[2]

Florent attended Mentone Grammar School and Cheltenham East Primary School. His paternal grandparents were born in Mauritius. He is the son of Australian tennis player Andrew Florent.[3]

Florent received the Rising Star nomination for round eleven, 2018 after recording 20 disposals for the fourth consecutive match in the Swans' 30-point win over at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[4]

Florent supported Hawthorn Hawks as a junior.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 4, 2023.[5] |-| 2017 || || 13| 9 || 4 || 1 || 50 || 38 || 88 || 15 || 19 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 5.6 || 4.2 || 9.8 || 1.7 || 2.1 || 0|- | 2018 || || 13| 23 || 9 || 7 || 216 || 168 || 384 || 66 || 56 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 9.4 || 7.3 || 16.7 || 2.9 || 2.4 || 3|-| 2019 || || 13| 21 || 6 || 6 || 248|| 156 || 404 || 78 || 43 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 11.8 || 7.4 || 19.2 || 3.7 || 2.0 || 5|- | 2020 || || 13| 17 || 4 || 4 || 180 || 98 || 278 || 40 || 43 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.6 || 5.8 || 16.4 || 2.4 || 2.5 || 2|-| 2021 || || 13| 23 || 9 || 6 || 273 || 163 || 436 || 93 || 50 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 11.9 || 7.1 || 19.0 || 4.0 || 2.2 || 3|- | 2022 || || 13| 25 || 5 || 6 || 268 || 145 || 413 || 124 || 54 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 10.7 || 5.8 || 16.5 || 5.0 || 2.2 || 0|-| 2023 || || 13| 24 || 2 || 0 || 54 || 43 || 97 || 21 || 9 || 0.5 || 0.0 || 13.5 || 10.7 || 24.2 || 5.2 || 2.2 || TBC|- class=sortbottom! colspan=3 | Career! 122 !! 39 !! 30 !! 1289 !! 811 !! 2100 !! 437 !! 274 !! 0.3 !! 0.2 !! 10.5 !! 6.6 !! 17.2 !! 3.5 !! 2.2 !! 13|}

Honours and achievements

Individual

Notes and References

  1. News: AFL Draft: Oliver Florent comes to terms with life as a Swan. Browning. Jennifer. 28 November 2016. ABC Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 March 2017.
  2. News: Swans to debut first-round draftee Florent against Power. King. Travis. 22 March 2017. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 25 March 2017.
  3. News: Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad. Quayle. Emma. 7 October 2016. The Age newspaper. Fairfax Media. 20 May 2017.
  4. News: Clutch Swan the latest Rising Star. McGowan. Mark. 4 June 2018. AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. 4 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Oliver Florent. AFL Tables. 2022-08-30.