Leo Connolly (Australian footballer)

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Leo Connolly (Australian footballer) - Wikipedia

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Leo Connolly
Connolly with Sandringham in April 2021
Personal information
Full name	Leo Connolly
Date of birth	(2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23)
Original team(s)	Gippsland Power (NAB League)
Draft	No. 64, 2019 national draft
Debut	25 June 2021, St Kilda vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	St Kilda
Number	37
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–2023	St Kilda	7 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leo Connolly (born 7 August 2001) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by St Kilda with the 64th pick in the 2019 AFL draft, and debuted for St Kilda as a medical substitute against Richmond during the 2021 AFL season.^[1]^[2]

Early football

Originally hailing from the west Gippsland town of Trafalgar, Connolly began playing with the Moe Football Club in 2016, before joining the Gippsland Power in the NAB League, where he became known for his dashing run off half-back and good kicking. He was ultimately selected by the St Kilda Football Club with pick no. 64 in the 2019 AFL draft, their second and final pick.^[3]^[4]

AFL career

Connolly was not able to make his debut in 2020, and in a Covid-interrupted season was largely relegated to playing scratch matches with the cancellation of the VFL following the outbreak of the pandemic. This made it difficult for Connolly to break into the senior side, who went on to make the Semi Final that year.

In 2021, minutes before St Kilda's round 15 clash with Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Connolly replaced Nick Coffield as medical substitute, following Coffield's late inclusion in the playing 22 for Jack Billings. Connolly ultimately replaced Coffield on-field and gained 11 disposals in his first quarter of football.^[2] Following an impressive debut, Connolly retained his place in the team for seven consecutive matches before a concussion sustained in Round 21 saw him miss the final two games of the year. Connolly averaged 12 disposals, three marks, eight kicks per game in 2021, with his best game coming in Round 20 against Carlton where he had 18 disposals, 13 kicks and three marks. Connolly was delisted at the conclusion of the 2023 season.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season^[5]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2021	St Kilda	37	7	1	1	56	27	83	22	4	0.14	0.14	8.00	3.86	11.86	3.14	0.57
Career			7	1	1	56	27	83	22	4	0.14	0.14	8.00	3.86	11.86	3.14	0.57

Notes

References

^ "Saints snare Victorian trio in 2019 Draft". St Kilda Football Club Media. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "What on earth was that? Saints stun two-goal Tigers to keep finals hopes alive". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Five Gippy junior stars join the big league". Gippsland League. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Leo Connolly". St Kilda Football Club Media. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "AFL Tables - Leo Connolly - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

External links

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Leo Connolly's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
Leo Connolly at AustralianFootball.com

v t e 2019 AFL national draft
First round	1. Matt Rowell 2. Noah Anderson 3. Luke Jackson 4. Lachlan Ash 5. Dylan Stephens 6. Fischer McAsey 7. Hayden Young 8. Caleb Serong 9. Liam Henry (academy selection) 10. Tom Green (academy selection) 11. Sam Flanders 12. Kysaiah Pickett 13. Will Day 14. Miles Bergman 15. Cody Weightman 16. Cooper Stephens 17. Brodie Kemp 18. Mitch Georgiades 19. Sam De Koning 20. Sam Philp 21. Thomson Dow
Second round	22. Deven Robertson 23. Dylan Williams 24. Harry Schoenberg 25. Jackson Mead (F/S) 26. Will Gould 27. Jeremy Sharp 28. Josh Worrell 29. Finn Maginness (F/S) 30. Harrison Jones 31. Charlie Comben 32. Trent Rivers 33. Brock Smith 34. Jack Mahony 35. Flynn Perez 36. Elijah Taylor 37. Keidean Coleman (academy selection) 38. Nick Bryan 39. Chad Warner 40. Jay Rantall 41. Francis Evans 42. Ronin O'Connor 43. Noah Cumberland 44. Will Martyn
Third round	45. Trent Bianco 46. Hugo Ralphsmith 47. Sam Ramsay 48. Lachlan Gollant 49. Callum Jamieson 50. Cameron Taheny 51. Jake Riccardi 52. Ryan Byrnes 53. Louis Butler 54. Bigoa Nyuon
Fourth round	55. Trey Ruscoe 56. Ned Cahill 57. Josh Morris 58. Ben Johnson 59. Jaxon Prior 60. Jy Farrar 61. Michael Frederick 62. Riley Garcia
Fifth round	63. Lachlan Johnson 64. Leo Connolly 65. Tom Hutchesson

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