Esava Ratugolea (born 24 July 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1] Ratugolea was drafted by Geelong with their third pick and forty-third overall in the 2016 national draft.[2] Ratugolea made his debut in Geelong's 3-point win against Melbourne in round 1, 2018 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[3]
Esava Ratugolea | |||
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![]() Ratugolea playing for Geelong in April 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1998-07-24) 24 July 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Griffith, New South Wales | ||
Original team(s) | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 43, 2016 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2018, Geelong vs. Melbourne, at MCG | ||
Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck / forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Geelong | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018– | Geelong | 59 (38) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ratugolea was born in Griffith, New South Wales. His parents are Fijian, and arrived in Australia a few years before his birth. At the age of six, Ratugolea moved to Cobram, Victoria. He only began playing football in 2011, after previously playing rugby and soccer.[4][5]
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[6]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks | H/O |
Hit-outs |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
2018 | Geelong | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 26 | 15 | 62 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 7.8 |
2019 | Geelong | 17 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 103 | 72 | 175 | 53 | 46 | 126 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
2020[lower-alpha 1] | Geelong | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 60 | 44 | 104 | 32 | 30 | 73 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 6.1 |
2021 | Geelong | 17 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 63 | 52 | 115 | 32 | 30 | 93 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 6.2 |
2022 | Geelong | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Career | 59 | 38 | 32 | 280 | 209 | 489 | 152 | 129 | 367 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 6.2 |
Notes
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2016 AFL national draft | |
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