Steele Sidebottom (born 2 January 1991) is a professional

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player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the

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. Sidebottom was selected by Collingwood with selection 11 in the 2008 AFL Draft. Sidebottom had a 10-goal best-on-ground performance in the 2008 TAC Cup Grand Final. He is strong overhead and in one-on-one contests. An AIS/AFL Academy graduate and Vic Country representative in 2008, Sidebottom also was selected in the All-Australian team following the

2008 AFL Under 18 Championships The 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships is the 2008 series of the AFL Under 18 Championships, a state and territory based Australian rules football competition which showcase the best junior footballers in Australia, primarily with the aim for them ...

. A midfielder, Sidebottom became a star player for Collingwood. He has won the

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twice as the club's best and fairest ( 2017, 2018) and also played in a premiership in 2010. Sidebottom has been named in the

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in 2018 on a wing in addition to finishing second in the 2018 Brownlow Medal. He has been the co-vice captain of Collingwood since the 2015 season.

Career

Sidebottom made his AFL debut vs St Kilda in Round 7 2009 where St Kilda defeated Collingwood by 88 points. In the Semi Final vs Adelaide of the 2009 AFL Season, Sidebottom had his first breakthrough where he notched up 25 disposals in a come from behind win. In 2010 Sidebottom played in all but one game for the Magpies including both the drawn Grand Final and Grand Final replay. At 19-years of age he was the youngest member of Collingwood's 2010 Premiership side. On 6 October 2017, Sidebottom won the

. In the 2018 Brownlow Medal count, Sidebottom finished in second place (his career best).

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Collingwood *

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( Collingwood): 2010 *

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( Collingwood): 2010, 2011 Individual *

: 2018 * 2×

: 2017, 2018 * Collingwood co-vice captain: 2015– * Gary Ayres Award: 2018 *

Anzac Day Medal The Anzac Day match is an annual Australian rules football match between Collingwood and Essendon, two clubs in the Australian Football League, held on Anzac Day (25 April) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). History of Australian rul ...

: 2016 (round 5) * 2× 22under22 team: 2012, 2013

Personal life

His older brother Ryan plays cricket for the Victorian Bushrangers.

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sidebottom, Steele Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players Copeland Trophy winners 1991 births Living people Australian people of English descent Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Murray Bushrangers players All-Australians (AFL) One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players