James Frawley (born 20 September 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club,

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and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

While completing his final year at

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Damascus College, The Road, Summer 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2013 Frawley was recruited from the

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in the

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following from his junior ranks at the East Ballarat Junior Football Netbal Club in the Ballarat Football Netball League. He was taken by the Melbourne Demons with their first round pick (12th overall) in the

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. He is the nephew of a former St Kilda captain,

Danny Frawley Daniel Patrick Frawley (8 September 1963 – 9 September 2019) was an Australian rules football player, coach, administrator, commentator and media personality. He played 240 games for the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football Leag ...

Melbourne (2007–2014)

Frawley debuted for the Demons in Round 9, 2007 and played all of his games in defence. He played nine senior games in his first year of AFL football. Not known for his kicking efficiency, Frawley had a tough and uncompromising defensive style of play. The 2010 season was a breakout year for Frawley who, at still only 21 years of age, became one of the premier defenders in the league. His season was capped off by being named in the back pocket for the 2010 All-Australian squad and finishing second to Brad Green in Melbourne's Best and Fairest. Coming off his breakthrough season in 2010, Frawley's 2011 season started with a setback as he was sidelined for up to three months after tearing his pectoral muscle in January. In 2014, under the new coaching structure of Paul Roos, Frawley began to play more of a forward role. His defensive efforts inside Melbourne's forward 50 was a contributing factor towards their on-field improvement.

Hawthorn (2015–2020)

On 6 October 2014, Frawley exercised his rights as a free agent and joined the Hawthorn Football Club. He was to play under his eighth coach, three of which were caretaker coaches. Frawley featured in the club's 2015 premiership winning team at the end of the season and played an instrumental role in the victory, keeping

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list Josh Kennedy goalless for the entire match. On 8 October 2020, Frawley retired from the AFL.

St Kilda (2021)

Frawley backflipped on his retirement and joined St Kilda as a delisted free agent on 26 November 2020. He had announced his retirement from the Hawks at the end of 2020 but was lured out of retirement and was eligible for selection as a delisted free agent following the first list lodgement on 25 November. Frawley played in a practice match against North Melbourne in February. He also played in the Saints' Community Series win against Carlton, but suffered a hamstring injury in the first quarter and did see out the match. As a result of the injury, Frawley is expected to miss eight to ten weeks of the regular season. After two games for St Kilda, Frawley retired for the second time at the conclusion of the 2021 AFL season.

Statistics

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2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gat ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses duri ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

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2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL premiership player (): 2015 * Minor premiership (): 2015 Individual *

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: 2010 * 2× Australian international rules football team: 2010, 2011

References

External links

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DemonWiki player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Frawley, James Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club players Hawthorn Football Club Premiership players Living people 1988 births All-Australians (AFL) Greater Western Victoria Rebels players East Point Football Club players Casey Demons players Box Hill Football Club players Australia international rules football team players St Kilda Football Club players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players