Cooper Stephens is a professional
Australian rules footballer
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
who plays for the
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Mulgrave, Victoria, that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was founded in 1902 in the inner-east suburb of H ...
in the
Australian Football League. Stephens was initially drafted to the
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed the Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The club competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition, and are the 2 ...
.
Early life
Stephens broke his leg at the start of his final underage year. Despite being disappointed he took the opportunity to train with the
Geelong Falcons
The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition, Victoria, Australia.
The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambo ...
high performance manager and was in good shape for the combine testing at the end of the year.
He was drafted with the 16th selection in the
2019 AFL draft
The 2019 AFL draft consists of the various periods where the 18 clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL) can trade and recruit players following the completion of the 2019 AFL season.
Key dates
Mid-season rookie draft
The first mid- ...
from
Geelong Falcons
The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition, Victoria, Australia.
The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambo ...
in the
NAB League
The NAB League Boys (also referred to as simply the NAB League and formerly known as the TAC Cup) is an under-19 Australian rules football representative competition held in Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Vic ...
.
AFL career
Stephens had an interrupted start in the AFL, he was reduced to hub scratch matches in 2020 and in 2021 he suffered a ankle injury. He managed to string enough games in the VFL to be considered for a promotion to the senior side. He made his debut in Canberra against the in round 8 2022. He managed to play seven senior games in his debut season.
Cooper was traded to in a three way deal that saw
Oliver Henry move to and
Tom Mitchell move to .
Statistics
''Updated to the end of the 2023 season.''
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2020
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2022
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2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
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Notes
Honours and achievements
Team
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Minor premiership (): 2022
References
External links
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Geelong Football Club players
Box Hill Football Club players
Colac Football Club players
Geelong Falcons players
2001 births
Living people