Shane Kersten information

Shane Kersten
Shane Kersten
Personal information
Date of birth	15 March 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s)	South Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft	No. 34, 2011 national draft
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Forward/defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
2014–2016	Geelong
2017–2018	Fremantle
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Shane Kersten (born 15 March 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Geelong Football Club from 2012 to 2016. He was recruited from the South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) with the thirty-fourth selection in the 2011 AFL draft.

Kersten was considered to make his AFL debut in the 2013 preliminary final,^[1] but due to a knee injury^[2] had to wait until round 14 of the 2014 AFL season to be selected. He kicked three goals in his debut game and was a standout despite Geelong losing to Gold Coast by 40 points.^[3] Kersten celebrated his first win the following week against Essendon when he kicked two goals as Geelong. After making his debut Kersten struggled at times to maintain his spot in the side but developed into a second forward target alongside Tom Hawkins, as well as an effective defensive.^[2]

At the conclusion of the 2016 season, after not playing in Geelong's two final series games, Kersten was traded to Fremantle in return for selection 63 in the 2016 AFL draft.

In his first season at Fremantle, Kersten kicked 24 goals from 20 games, coming second in Fremantle's goal kicking leaderboard. His most noted performance came in round 5 against North Melbourne at Domain Stadium. With only 40 seconds left in the final quarter, Kersten brilliantly snapped a late running goal from the deep right pocket, giving Fremantle a 5-point lead, leading them to victory.^[4]

In 2018, he began playing as a key defender after some poor performances as a forward, and made his debut in that role in round 13 of the 2018 season against Carlton.^[5]

^ Diamond, Brent (15 September 2013). "'Fantastic': Kersten in running for surprise debut".
^ ^a ^b Connolly, Rohan (28 May 2016). "AFL 2016: Geelong's Shane Kersten: The kid is all right".
^ "Harley Bennell shines as Gold Coast upsets Geelong". theage.com.au. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
^ "Dockers grab Cats key forward for pick 63". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
^ "Lyon to experiment with Kersten".

[1] Diamond, Brent (15 September 2013). "'Fantastic': Kersten in running for surprise debut".

[Connolly2016-2] Connolly, Rohan (28 May 2016). "AFL 2016: Geelong's Shane Kersten: The kid is all right".

[theage-3] "Harley Bennell shines as Gold Coast upsets Geelong". theage.com.au. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

[4] "Dockers grab Cats key forward for pick 63". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

[5] "Lyon to experiment with Kersten".

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Shane Kersten
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-03-15) 15 March 1993 (age 31)
Original team(s)	South Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft	No. 34, 2011 national draft
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Forward/defender
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–2016	Geelong	37 (41)
2017–2018	Fremantle	29 (26)
Total		66 (67)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com