Bigoa Nyuon
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
Bigoa Nyuon | |||
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Nyuon with Richmond's VFL team in July 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
Nickname(s) | Biggie[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2001-05-18) 18 May 2001 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League)/Rowville Football Club | ||
Draft | No. 54, 2019 AFL National Draft: Richmond | ||
Debut | Round 9, 2022, Richmond vs. Hawthorn, at MCG | ||
Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Key Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | North Melbourne | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020–2023 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
2024– | North Melbourne | 3 (0) | |
Total | 4 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 11, 2024 season. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Bigoa Nyuon (born 18 May 2001[2]) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to the Richmond Football Club.[3] He played his first AFL match in round 9 of the 2022 AFL season against Hawthorn.[4]
Nyuon was traded to North Melbourne following the 2023 AFL season.[5]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 23, 2022.[6]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
2020 | Richmond | 47 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2021 | Richmond | 47 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2022 | Richmond | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Career | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Personal life
Nyuon was born in Nairobi, Kenya to a family of South Sudanese people.[7] His sister Nyadol Nyuon is a lawyer and human rights activist.[7]
References
- ^ Landsbergr, Sam (3 December 2019). "'Biggie' things expected from Richmond's Sudanese draftee". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Bigoa NYUON". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ Slevison, Andrew (13 May 2022). "Why Tigers fans can get excited about "big unit" debutant". 1116 SEN. Sports Entertainment Network. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ "Martin weaves his magic to help Tigers silence Hawthorn". The Age. Nine Entertainment. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ @AFLHouse (16 October 2023). "Trade paperwork approved. North Melbourne trade its Round Four pick (currently 65) to Richmond for Bigoa Nyuon" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bigoa Nyuon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ a b Sowerby, Sean (21 November 2019). "Mum's journey inspires Sudanese refugee Biggie Nyuon towards AFL dream". Seven News. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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North Melbourne Football Club – current squad
- 1 Greenwood
- 2 Stephenson
- 3 Sheezel
- 4 Corr
- 5 Taylor
- 6 Wardlaw
- 7 Duursma
- 8 Scott
- 9 Davies-Uniacke
- 10 McKercher
- 11 McDonald (c)
- 12 Simpkin (c)
- 13 Tucker
- 14 Shiels*
- 15 Stephens
- 16 Fisher
- 17 Hardeman
- 18 W. Dawson
- 19 Logue
- 20 Larkey
- 21 Coleman-Jones
- 22 Goad
- 23 Payne*
- 24 Powell
- 25 Curtis
- 27 Bergman
- 28 Nyuon
- 29 Phillips
- 30 Comben
- 31 Goater
- 32 Pink
- 33 George
- 34 Archer
- 35 Lazzaro
- 36 Sellers*
- 37 Harvey
- 38 Xerri
- 39 Maley*
- 40 Ford
- 41 Drury*
- 42 K. Dawson*
- 43 Teakle*
- 44 Zurhaar
- 45 Free*
- 46 Hansen Jr.*
- Coach: Clarkson
* denotes rookie listed players