Will Setterfield

Will Setterfield (born 5 February 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Greater Western Sydney with their second selection and fifth overall in the 2016 national draft,[1] and was considered by the media to be one of the most complete midfielders in his draft year.[2] He made his debut in the nineteen point loss to Richmond at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round nineteen of the 2017 season.[3] Setterfield also played for Carlton between 2019 and 2022.

Will Setterfield
Personal information
Full name Will Setterfield
Date of birth (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998
Original team(s) Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 5, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 18, 2017, Greater Western Sydney vs. Richmond, at the MCG
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 12
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017–2018 Greater Western Sydney 2 (0)
2019–2022 Carlton 55 (12)
2023– Essendon 10 (2)
Total 67 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Setterfield grew up in Albury before taking up a boarding scholarship at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne[4]

Playing career

At the conclusion of the 2018 AFL season, Setterfield requested a trade from GWS. Essendon and Carlton were considered to be front runners in obtaining his signature. Despite being an Essendon supporter as a child, Setterfield nominated the Carlton Football Club as his preferred home.[5] He was traded on 12 October.[6] Widely considered a bargain coup for Carlton, former player and assistant coach Matthew Lappin tweeted "Blues fans, get excited. I coached against Setterfield in his first NEAFL game and he is a serious player, on the way to the 'Baggers".[7] Setterfield made his Carlton debut in the Round 1 match against Richmond at the MCG. He impressed, gathering an impressive 24 disposals in what was his first AFL game after his ACL injury in 2018.

After playing only 13 games in Carlton's promising 2022 season, Setterfield was traded to Essendon in that year's trade period.[8]

Personal life

Setterfield is cousins with Greater Western Sydney AFLW player Isabel Huntington.[9]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2023.[10]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017Greater Western Sydney11 202126185100.01.06.03.09.02.55.00
2018Greater Western Sydney11 0——————————————–
2019Carlton43 1861218311429758560.30.710.26.316.53.23.11
2020[lower-alpha 1]Carlton43 16411469724329830.30.19.16.115.21.85.20
2021Carlton43 816745012435170.10.89.36.315.54.42.10
2022Carlton43 13131318321451300.10.210.16.416.53.92.30
2023Essendon12 10231129620847600.20.311.29.620.84.76.0
Career 67142765844611042252560.20.49.86.716.53.43.81

Notes

  1. 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.

References
  1. "Pick #5: Will Setterfield". GWSGiants.com.au. Bigpond. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. "Tomorrow's heroes: Will Setterfield, the tall mid who can do it all". afl.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. Cordy, Neil (21 July 2017). "Will Setterfield will make his AFL debut for GWS against Richmond". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  4. "Big move pays dividends for NSW draft hope Will Setterfield".
  5. Wu, Andrew (18 May 2019). "The lessons young Blue Setterfield learned as a Giant". The Age. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. "Blues, Giants settle on trade for young mid". afl.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  7. "Get to know: Will Setterfield". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  8. @AFL_House (10 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. Sewell, Eliza (12 October 2017). "Isabel Huntington could be snapped up Western Bulldogs or Collingwood in AFLW draft". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. "AFL Tables - Will Setterfield statistics". AFL Tables.
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