Gerald Ugle (born 31 January 1993) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). Ugle has several relatives with AFL experience; former

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player Troy Ugle is his great-uncle and former Collingwood player Kirk Ugle is his first cousin.

Early life

He began attending

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in year 9 on an Indigenous scholarship. Playing on the football team, he eventually captained the school football team. He graduated year 12 in 2010. As a 15-year-old he won the reserves best and fairest award for Beverley Football Club in the

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despite missing large parts of the season. Ugle represented Western Australia at 2009 U-16 and 2010 U-18 National Championships. He made his

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(WAFL) league debut for in round 23 of the 2010 season.

AFL career

Ugle was selected as a 17-year-old by Greater Western Sydney in October 2010. In July 2012, Ugle made his AFL senior debut against

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, the team he supported as a child. In September 2013, he was delisted by the Giants, having played three AFL matches in his two years at the club.

Post AFL career

After being delisted by the Giants, Ugle re-joined WAFL club Perth, signing a two-year contract with the Demons in November 2013. However, after one season with Perth, Ugle moved to

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for the 2015 season. With the retirement of Brendon Jones, Ugle was appointed Peel's captain for the 2016 season. Ugle captained Peel to back-to-back WAFL premierships in 2016 and 2017, defeating Subiaco on both occasions. Season 2019 saw Ugle relinquish the captaincy to former Essendon midfielder and reigning Thunder best and fairest

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, with Ugle taking on a mentor role to the leadership group.

References

External links

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WAFL Player Profile and Statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ugle, Gerald 1993 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Greater Western Sydney Giants players People from Beverley, Western Australia Perth Football Club players Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football 21st-century Indigenous Australian people Peel Thunder Football Club players Southern Districts Football Club players People educated at Guildford Grammar School