Billy Frampton (born 20 November 1996) is an Australian rules footballer currently playing for the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The club ...

AFL career

He was selected with the 84th pick in the

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, but did not make his debut until the 23rd round of the 2018 AFL season against

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their ...

on 24 August 2018. Prior to his AFL debut, Frampton played 42 games and kicked 18 goals for Port Adelaide reserves in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as th ...

, gaining a following with his aggressive style of play. Frampton was traded to at the conclusion of the

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and played 21 games and kicked 8 goals at the club. Frampton was traded to after the

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. For a couple rounds of the

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, Frampton took on the role as one of the main ruckman at Collingwood due to the club's shortage of ruckmen, and he played a career-high sixteen games for the year. After being dropped for the early finals, he was recalled for the 2023 AFL grand final; in a polarising performance, he had the worst statistics of any player on the ground – committing four clangers despite having only two disposals – but nevertheless had a positive impact as a defensive key forward at limiting the impact of rebounding full-back

Harris Andrews Harris Michael Johnston Andrews (born 11 December 1996) is an Australian rules footballer and the co-captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Andrews was born in Fitzroy, Melbourne in 1996. He moved to ...

Statistics

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* * * Living people 1996 births Australian people of English descent Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Adelaide Football Club players Collingwood Football Club players VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub