Steele Sidebottom (born 2 January 1991) is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Steele Sidebottom | |||
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![]() Sidebottom playing for Collingwood in June 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Steele Sidebottom | ||
Nickname(s) | Rusty,[1] Bluescope[2] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 11, 2008 National Draft, Collingwood | ||
Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Collingwood | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2009– | Collingwood | 289 (186) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Sidebottom was selected by Collingwood with selection 11 in the 2008 AFL Draft. Sidebottom had a 10-goal best-on-ground performance in the 2008 TAC Cup Grand Final.[3] He is strong overhead and in one-on-one contests. An AIS/AFL Academy graduate and Vic Country representative in 2008, Sidebottom also was selected in the All-Australian team following the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships.[4]
A midfielder, Sidebottom became a star player for Collingwood. He has won the Copeland Trophy twice as the club's best and fairest (2017, 2018) and also played in a premiership in 2010. Sidebottom has been named in the All-Australian team in 2018 on a wing in addition to finishing second in the 2018 Brownlow Medal. He has been the co-vice captain of Collingwood since the 2015 season.
Sidebottom made his AFL debut vs St Kilda in Round 7 2009 where St Kilda defeated Collingwood by 88 points.
In the Semi Final vs Adelaide of the 2009 AFL Season, Sidebottom had his first breakthrough where he notched up 25 disposals in a come from behind win.
In 2010 Sidebottom played in all but one game for the Magpies including both the drawn Grand Final and Grand Final replay. At 19-years of age he was the youngest member of Collingwood's 2010 Premiership side.
On 6 October 2017, Sidebottom won the Copeland Trophy.[5]
In the 2018 Brownlow Medal count, Sidebottom finished in second place (his career best).[6]
Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[7]
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Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2009 | Collingwood | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 85 | 167 | 42 | 44 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 0 |
2010 | Collingwood | 22 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 253 | 209 | 462 | 105 | 101 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 8.4 | 18.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1 |
2011 | Collingwood | 22 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 275 | 214 | 489 | 128 | 107 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 8.6 | 19.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4 |
2012 | Collingwood | 22 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 377 | 258 | 635 | 133 | 89 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 26.5 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 7 |
2013 | Collingwood | 22 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 361 | 194 | 555 | 120 | 77 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 15.7 | 8.4 | 24.1 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 7 |
2014 | Collingwood | 22 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 327 | 181 | 508 | 109 | 78 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 17.2 | 9.5 | 26.7 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 9 |
2015 | Collingwood | 22 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 251 | 186 | 437 | 85 | 53 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 9 |
2016 | Collingwood | 22 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 273 | 241 | 514 | 108 | 90 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 25.7 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 7 |
2017 | Collingwood | 22 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 344 | 256 | 600 | 115 | 93 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 15.6 | 11.6 | 27.3 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 14 |
2018 | Collingwood | 22 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 361 | 403 | 764 | 133 | 96 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 15.5 | 29.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 24 |
2019 | Collingwood | 22 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 339 | 253 | 592 | 141 | 84 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 11.0 | 25.7 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 7 |
2020[lower-alpha 1] | Collingwood | 22 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 112 | 101 | 213 | 33 | 38 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.4 | 11.2 | 23.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6 |
2021 | Collingwood | 22 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 272 | 228 | 500 | 114 | 62 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 23.8 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 0 |
2022 | Collingwood | 22 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 274 | 175 | 449 | 110 | 74 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 18.0 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3 |
Career | 289 | 186 | 126 | 3901 | 2984 | 6885 | 1476 | 1086 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 13.5 | 10.3 | 23.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 98 |
Notes
Collingwood
Individual
His older brother Ryan plays cricket for the Victorian Bushrangers.
Collingwood Football Club – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed players |
Collingwood Football Club 2010 AFL premiers | |
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September 25, Collingwood 9.14 (68) drew with St Kilda 10.8 (68), at Melbourne Cricket Ground; October 2, Collingwood 16.12 (108) defeated St Kilda 7.10 (52), at Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
* Leon Davis was replaced by Tyson Goldsack in the Grand Final replay | |
Coach: Malthouse |
Copeland Trophy • Collingwood Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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2018 All-Australian team | |
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Full-back |
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Full-forward |
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Coach |
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← 2017 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999. 2019 → |
Victorian team – State of Origin for Bushfire Relief Match | |
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Victoria 24.10 (154) def. All Stars 15.18 (108), at Marvel Stadium | |
Anzac Medal · Anzac Day match best on ground | |
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Anzac Medals were awarded from 2000 onwards, with medals for the first five matches awarded retrospectively. No Anzac Day match was played in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |