Kyle Cheney (footballer)

Kyle Cheney (born 25 August 1989) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Melbourne, Hawthorn and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cheney was recruited from the North Ballarat Rebels by Melbourne with pick 53 in the 2007 National Draft after finishing second in Rebels' best and fairest count that year. He was traded to Hawthorn after the 2010 season,[1] and then to Adelaide at the end of 2014.[2]

Kyle Cheney
Personal information
Full name Kyle Cheney
Date of birth (1989-08-25) 25 August 1989
Original team(s) Warrack Eagles (WFL)
North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 52, 2007 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2009, Melbourne
vs. North Melbourne, at MCG
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Medium defender, midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2010 Melbourne 14 (0)
2011–2014 Hawthorn 27 (2)
2015–2018 Adelaide 44 (0)
Total 85 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

Melbourne (2008–2010)

Cheney played the whole 2008 season for Sandringham in the VFL. He made his AFL debut in the first round of the 2009 season, and was among his side's best in a 34-point loss to North Melbourne.[3] He played 12 matches for Melbourne in 2009 but only two in 2010, playing the rest of the season with the Casey Scorpions and winning their player of the year award that year.[4] At the end of the 2010 season, Cheney was traded to Hawthorn along with pick 66 for pick 52. He played his last game for Melbourne after being traded, an exhibition match against the Brisbane Lions in China.[1]

Hawthorn (2011–2014)

Cheney played his first game for Hawthorn midway through 2011, against Fremantle.[5] He played in eight games that season, kicking his first AFL goal against Essendon, and six matches in 2012. In 2013 Cheney played just four AFL games due to the form of his teammates in a premiership year for the club. He played the rest of the year with Hawthorn's VFL affiliate, the Box Hill Hawks, and won the best and fairest award for Box Hill, averaging 17.8 disposals and 7.7 marks playing in defence and helping Box Hill win the VFL premiership that year.[6] In 2014, Cheney played the opening nine games of the season as a key defender for the injury-hit Hawks, before failing to break into the side for the rest of the season.[7] At the end of the season, he was traded to Adelaide in the last few minutes of the trading period, along with teammate Luke Lowden and draft picks 43 and 47, in exchange for picks 31, 50 and 68.[2]

Adelaide (2015–2018)

Cheney played an equal career-best 12 games in his first season at Adelaide despite interruptions due to injury, thriving as a versatile defender with an average of 4.8 spoils per game (ranked second at the club) at 75.9% efficiency (first).[7] At the end of the season, Cheney was issued with a warning by the AFL after unintentionally starting and facilitating an allegation that Western Bulldogs defender Michael Talia had shared sensitive information with his brother, Adelaide defender Daniel Talia, ahead of their two clubs meeting in the 2015 Second Elimination Final, an allegation the pair were cleared of. Kyle was Delisted at the end of the 2018 season.[8]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to end of round 12, 2016[9]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2009 Melbourne 2512008910219164200.00.07.48.515.95.31.7
2010 Melbourne 25200177241130.00.08.53.512.05.51.5
2011 Hawthorn 1381057521093850.10.07.16.513.64.80.6
2012 Hawthorn 1361124376117120.20.24.06.210.22.82.0
2013 Hawthorn 134013023531490.00.37.55.813.33.52.3
2014 Hawthorn 13900815613737120.00.09.06.215.24.11.3
2015 Adelaide 2512001164616257230.00.09.73.813.54.81.9
2016 Adelaide 251200956415962180.00.07.95.313.35.21.5
Career 65 2 2 509 387 896 300 102 0.0 0.0 7.8 6.0 13.8 4.6 1.6

References
  1. Paton, Al (11 October 2010). "Hawks pick up Cheney". Herald Sun.
  2. Phelan, Jennifer (16 October 2014). "Cheney, Lowden to Crows in complicated deal". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  3. Robinson, Mark (30 March 2009). "Kyle Cheney just a country boy who has a red-hot go". Herald Sun.
  4. Amy, Paul (1 October 2010). "Young Demon Kyle Cheney is top Casey Scorpion". Leader.
  5. Hayes, Mark (3 June 2011). "Kyle Cheney to debut for Hawks". Herald Sun.
  6. Salemme, Kate (17 October 2013). "2013 Review: Kyle Cheney". HawthornFC.com.au. Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. "Kyle Cheney - AFC.com.au". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  8. "Michael Talia cleared of gameplan leak from Western Bulldogs-Adelaide final, Kyle Cheney warned for 'banter'". ABC.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  9. "AFL Tables - Kyle Cheney statistics". AFL Tables.
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