James Cousins (born 19 March 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League. James was born in small country town of Mansfield, Victoria.
| James Cousins | |||
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 Cousins playing for Hawthorn in April 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James Cousins | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Mansfield, Murray Bushrangers | ||
| Draft | No. 46, 2017 rookie draft | ||
| Debut | Round 10, 2017, Hawthorn vs. Sydney, at Sydney Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017–2021 | Hawthorn | 35 (12) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Cousins won the Murray Bushrangers best and fairest award in 2016.[1] He also played one match for Richmond's VFL side.[2]
AFL career
editAfter being overlooked in the National draft, Cousins was picked by Hawthorn with their third selection and forty-sixth overall in the 2017 national rookie draft
A sequence of high possessions games playing for Box Hill gave the selectors notice that he was ready for the big league. Cousins was elevated off the rookie list when Cyril Rioli was put on the long-term injury list. He made his debut against Sydney on the SCG, he also kicked a goal .[3]
On 9 July 2017, Cousins injured his shoulder whilst playing for Box Hill. Five days later it was announced that Cousins required surgery and would miss the remainder of the 2017 season.[4]
On 2 August 2017, Cousins signed a two-year rookie contract extension to stay at Hawthorn until the end of 2019.[5]
Cousins was delisted by Hawthorn at the end of the 2021 season and was wished all the best for his future endeavours.[6]
He started playing for Williamstown in the VFL after being delisted and made 8 appearances, kicking 2 goals, in an injury-interrupted 2022 season.
Personal life
editCousins is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce at Deakin University.[7]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2021.
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| 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 | |||||
| 2017 | Hawthorn | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 5 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 13.0 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 13 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 12.8 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 46 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 129 | 90 | 219 | 51 | 33 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 18.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Hawthorn | 46 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 57 | 117 | 20 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2021 | Hawthorn | 24 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 101 | 86 | 187 | 27 | 37 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 18.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 0 |
| Career[8] | 35 | 12 | 12 | 336 | 277 | 613 | 116 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 17.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
editTeam
- VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2018
References
edit- ^ "Cousins judged Bushies' champ". 16 October 2016.
- ^ "James Cousins drafted to Hawthorn : Mansfield Courier". www.mansfieldcourier.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Cousins gets the call up".
- ^ "Injury blow for Cousins". hawthornfc.com.au. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Young Hawks sign on". hawthornfc.com.au. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Hawks farewell five".
- ^ "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "James Cousins". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
External links
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- James Cousins's playing statistics from AFL Tables