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Will Minson

Will Minson

Western Bulldogs
Ruck Retired
Career games
191
Debut
2004
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Player Information

Height 199 cm
Date of Birth 11-Apr-1985
AFL Debut 2004

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Will Minson made his AFL debut for Western Bulldogs in 2004 and played 191 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2016.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2016 was ruck. Across his recorded games, he averaged 21.3 hitouts and 2.9 clearances per game. He played 5 games in his debut season, averaging 7.4 hitouts per game. His highest recorded season total was 860 hitouts, from 22 games in 2013 at an average of 39.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 14.55 per game in 2013. The largest total in those seasons is 320 disposals, recorded in 2013.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20132232014.55
20142125212.00
20151010210.20
About these season figures

Compared 12 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
2016 23
Western Bulldogs WBD
Fremantle @ FRE
L
49-69
Subiaco RUC RUC 27 8 5 3 0 0 0 3 8 1 1 2 7 4 4 2 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 69% 75% 79 41 31 146 2 1 1 1 1 14.8 12.5 1 1 100 2 100 0 -- 0 0% 0% 2 6 -- -- -- -- -- 3 60% 0 1 4.8 2 4 3 2 —
2016 15
Western Bulldogs WBD
Sydney @ SYD
W
83-79
S.C.G. FWD FPL 27 6 4 2 1 1 0 3 24 4 0 2 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 76% 67% 89 57 63 184 1 0 2 2 7 45.3 29.2 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 100% 100% 2 11 -- -- -- -- -- 2 50% 0 0 8.4 1 3 3 0 —
2015 EF
Western Bulldogs WBD
Adelaide vs ADE
L
102-109
MCG RUC RUC 27 12 9 3 1 0 0 4 26 3 2 7 8 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 88% 50% 109 96 73 183 6 4 3 5 10 31.3 38.5 4 1 0 2 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 5 9 -- -- -- -- -- 5 55.6% 1 1 12.9 3 5 2 1 —
2015 15
Western Bulldogs WBD
Gold Coast vs GCS
W
95-73
Cazaly's Stadium RUC RUC 27 10 5 5 3 0 0 4 38 3 0 0 3 6 4 0 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 90% 80% 108 92 79 22 3 0 0 2 16 52.8 42.1 4 1 0 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 5 18 -- -- -- -- -- 4 80% 0 2 12.6 2 0 4 3 —
2015 14
Western Bulldogs WBD
Carlton vs CAR
W
64-53
Marvel Stadium RUC RUC 27 10 4 6 2 0 0 6 35 2 1 2 7 4 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 94% 70% 110 98 84 68 4 1 1 2 13 42.7 37.1 3 3 33.3 3 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 2 11 -- -- -- -- -- 1 25% 0 2 16.3 1 4 2 4 —
Latest 5 of 191 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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