Steven May
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Steven May | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Steven May | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Southern Districts (NTFL) | ||
Draft | Zone Selection, Gold Coast | ||
Height/Weight | 190cm / 93kg | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Gold Coast | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2011– | Gold Coast | 75 (15) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
2013 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2016 season.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2013.
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Steven May (born 10 January 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Steven May was born in Darwin into a family of indigenous descent. Aside from Australian Football, May is a keen supporter of Manchester City in the Premier League as well as the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.
Junior football
May began playing his junior football at Southern Districts Football Club who compete in the Northern Territory Football League. His performances for Southern Districts earned him a scholarship at the AIS in 2008. Later in 2008 he moved to Melbourne to complete his finals years of schooling at Melbourne Grammar, his highlights included an outing against Scotch College in which he kicked 9 goals. While competing for the Northern Territory at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships, he was named at full forward in the under 18 All-Australian team. Following his efforts at the National Championships the newly formed Gold Coast Football Club signed him as a priority zone selection. May would finish the 2010 season for Melbourne Grammar in the Associated Public Schools of Victoria competition with 40 goals from eight games as well as the best and fairest award before relocating to the Gold Coast at the end of 2010.
AFL career
May made his AFL debut against Essendon[1] in round 6 of the 2011 season where he was used as a defender. May finished the 2011 AFL season with nine games and played in defence majority of the year. May was again used in defence for most of the 2012 AFL season until round 21 against Hawthorn where he had his breakout game when moved forward. He would kick three goals and take twelve marks in an impressive display up forward for the Suns.
In a 2014 match against the Sydney Swans, May played in defence on two-time Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin and played very well, limiting him to only three goals.[2] On April 16, 2016, May knocked out Stefan Martin after leaving his feet to deliver a full-body hit after the ball had gone by.[3] He was suspended for five games.[4]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Steven May on the business of beating Buddy, AFL.com.au official website, 9 June 2014
- ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-16/martin-knocked-out-after-big-hit-from-may
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/19/steven-may-handed-five-match-suspension-for-hit-on-stefan-martin
External links
- Steven May's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Steven May's statistics from AFL Tables
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1992 births
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
- Gold Coast Football Club players
- Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory
- People educated at Melbourne Grammar School
- Living people
- Northern Territory Football Club players
- Southern Districts Football Club players