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Rhys Palmer

Rhys Palmer

Fremantle / Greater Western Sydney / Carlton
Forward · Half Forward Flank Left Retired
Career games
123
Debut
2008
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Player Information

Height 181 cm
Date of Birth 13-Feb-1989
AFL Debut 2008

Accolades

Player bio

A career in numbers

Rhys Palmer made his AFL debut for Fremantle in 2008 and played 123 games, including 53 for Fremantle between 2008 and 2011, 69 for Greater Western Sydney between 2012 and 2016 and 1 for Carlton in 2017.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2016 was left half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.0 marks and 2.9 tackles per game and scored 95 goals and 67 behinds. He played 20 games in his debut season, kicking 10 goals. His highest recorded season total was 23 goals, from 17 games in 2014 at an average of 1.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 23.10 per game in 2008. The largest total in those seasons is 462 disposals, recorded in 2008.

He won the Rising Star award in his debut season.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20082046223.10
20151421215.14
20161216713.92
About these season figures

Compared 9 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2017 3
Carlton CAR
Essendon vs ESS
W
57-42
MCG INT INT 24 12 6 6 4 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 7 6 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 69% 75% 84 39 42 196 4 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 1 0% 0% 1 11 -- -- -- -- -- 4 66.7% 0 2 -0.9 0 4 4 4 —
2016 PF
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
L
83-89
GIANTS Stadium FWD FPL 7 14 6 8 6 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 11 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 88% 64% 112 39 55 63 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 -- 1 0% 0% 2 10 -- -- -- -- -- 5 83.3% 0 0 0.1 0 8 4 3 —
2016 16
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Collingwood vs COL
L
93-125
GIANTS Stadium INT INT 7 12 9 3 5 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 4 8 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 74% 58% 90 41 58 196 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 0 1 -- 1 0% 0% 4 9 -- -- -- -- -- 4 44.4% 2 0 0.9 2 5 3 2 —
2016 14
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Carlton vs CAR
W
127-65
GIANTS Stadium FWD HFFR 7 18 8 10 5 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 8 10 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 89% 61% 115 55 72 279 8 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 -- 3 100% 0% 5 11 -- -- -- -- -- 2 25% 1 3 0.9 1 7 4 6 —
2016 10
Greater Western Sydney GWS
Adelaide @ ADE
L
85-107
Adelaide Oval FWD FPL 7 12 5 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 6 6 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 77% 50% 100 19 30 137 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 3 6 -- -- -- -- -- 1 20% 0 0 -0.9 0 2 8 2 —
Latest 5 of 123 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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