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Shane Savage (born 5 January 1991) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Hawthorn Football Club, and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Shane Savage
Savage playing for St Kilda in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Shane Savage
Date of birth	(1991-01-05) 5 January 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth	Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand[1]
Original team(s)	Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 75, 2008 national draft
Debut	Round 20, 2009, Hawthorn vs. Adelaide, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2009–2013	Hawthorn	056 (37)
2014–2020	St Kilda	109 (26)
Total		165 (63)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 2013
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Born in New Zealand, Savage moved to Australia as a boy.[1] His father is Māori and his mother is European New Zealander.[2]

Playing career

Hawthorn (2009–2013)

Savage was drafted by Hawthorn from the Dandenong Stingrays with the 75th selection (5th round) in the 2008 AFL Draft.[3] He plays as a medium-sized midfielder and wore the number 21 guernsey at Hawthorn.

Savage made his debut against Adelaide at the MCG on 14 August 2009.[4] He had four kicks and three handpasses and also kicked a point.

Savage was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star after Hawthorn's round 8 game against St Kilda. He had 26 disposals, 14 marks and kicked 2 goals in Hawthorn's 30-point win.[5]

In the 2013 trade period, Savage was traded to St Kilda with Pick 17 for ruckman Ben McEvoy.[6]

St Kilda (2014–2020)

Savage made his debut for St Kilda in round 1 of 2014 against Melbourne and became a regular in Alan Richardson's lineup.

By the 2020 AFL season, under new coach Brett Ratten, Savage could no longer maintain a spot in St Kilda's best 22. He was delisted after the 2020 season, his last match for the Saints being a semi-final against Richmond.

Personal life

In January 2015, Savage' partner, Sarah, gave birth to their first child, a son.[7]

Statistics

Legend

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

AFL playing statistics

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2009	Hawthorn	40	3	0	2	15	26	41	8	10	0.0	0.7	5.0	8.7	13.7	2.7	3.3	0
2010	Hawthorn	21	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Hawthorn	21	17	16	5	184	111	295	91	44	0.9	0.3	10.8	6.5	17.4	5.4	2.6	2
2012	Hawthorn	21	21	10	11	148	92	240	65	59	0.5	0.5	7.0	4.4	11.4	3.1	2.8	0
2013	Hawthorn	21	15	11	4	149	60	209	60	49	0.7	0.3	9.9	4.0	13.9	4.0	3.3	3
2014	St Kilda	5	14	3	2	157	95	252	51	30	0.2	0.1	11.2	6.8	18.0	3.6	2.1	0
2015	St Kilda	5	20	10	3	228	126	354	85	40	0.5	0.2	11.4	6.3	17.7	4.3	2.0	0
2016	St Kilda	5	21	3	8	249	176	425	99	46	0.1	0.4	11.9	8.4	20.2	4.7	2.2	0
2017	St Kilda	5	12	5	2	161	95	256	57	29	0.4	0.2	13.4	7.9	21.3	4.8	2.4	0
2018	St Kilda	5	18	2	5	256	142	398	95	34	0.1	0.3	14.2	7.9	22.1	5.3	1.9	0
2019	St Kilda	5	22	2	4	288	144	432	117	54	0.1	0.2	13.1	6.5	19.6	5.3	2.5	0
2020[lower-alpha 1]	St Kilda	5	2	1	2	26	5	31	8	4	0.5	1.0	13.0	2.5	15.5	4.0	2.0	0
Career[8]			165	63	46	1846	1046	2892	728	389	0.4	0.3	11.2	6.3	17.5	4.4	2.4	5

Notes

Honours and achievements

Team

• 2× Minor premiership (Hawthorn): 2012, 2013
• VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2013

Individual

• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2011

References

External links

• Shane Savage's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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