Troy Menzel

Troy Menzel
Personal information
Full name Troy Menzel
Nickname(s) Menz
Date of birth (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994
Original team(s) Golden Grove
Central District (SANFL)
Draft No. 11, 2012 National Draft, Carlton
Debut Round 8, 2013, Carlton
vs. Port Adelaide, at Etihad Stadium
Height / weight 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) / 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
Position(s) Medium forward
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 32
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2015
2016–		 Carlton
Adelaide		 40 (47)
00 0(0)
40 (47)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Troy Menzel (born 22 September 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted at pick 11 in the 2012 National Draft by Carlton,[1] and was traded to Adelaide after the 2015 season.[2] He is the younger brother of Geelong player Daniel Menzel.[3]

Pre-AFL career

Menzel attended King's Baptist Grammar School, and played his junior football for the Golden Grove Junior Football Club before joining Central District in the minor grades of the South Australian National Football League.[3] In 2012, at age 17, Menzel was playing senior football for Centrals; he also represented South Australia at the AFL Under 18 Championships in 2012, kicking fifteen goals in two matches, but missing the rest of the games due to injury. Seen as one of the most talented players in the 2012 National Draft, several clubs were cautious about taking Menzel due to his injury-prone knees – he had suffered injuries to both knees during his junior years, and underwent a LARS reconstruction at age 16, in which the natural ligament is augmented with synthetic tissue. This saw him slide to Carlton's first pick at 11 overall, and having rated him as the second-best player in the draft, they were quick to pounce on him.[1]

AFL career

Carlton (2013–2015)

Menzel made his senior AFL debut for the club in Round 8, 2013, where he was prominent in the forward line with his tackling pressure.[4] In Round 16, 2014, Menzel was nominated for the AFL Rising Star after kicking two goals in a big win over St Kilda.[5] Towards the end of 2014 he signed a new two-year contract with Carlton.[6]

In October 2015, Menzel was traded to the Adelaide Football Club in exchange for pick 28 and Sam Kerridge. He had played 40 games in three years for Carlton and kicked 47 goals.[2]

Adelaide (2016–)

Menzel is yet to debut for the Crows.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 12, 2016[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2013 Carlton 2 7 8 6 39 12 51 19 13 1.1 0.9 5.6 1.7 7.3 2.7 1.9
2014 Carlton 2 19 26 13 130 45 175 66 28 1.4 0.7 6.8 2.4 9.2 3.5 1.5
2015 Carlton 2 14 13 7 87 43 130 46 24 0.9 0.5 6.2 3.1 9.3 3.3 1.7
Career 40 47 26 256 100 356 131 65 1.2 0.7 6.4 2.5 8.9 3.3 1.6

References

  1. 1 2 "Carlton are celebrating after snaring highly rated forward Troy Menzel at pick No.11". news.com.au. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Crows land Menzel". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 Homfray, Reece (2 November 2012). "Troy Menzel aims to follow his brother to Geelong". The Advertiser.
  4. ↑ de Bolfo, Tony (21 May 2013). "Daniel recalls days of the old backyard". CarltonFC.com.au. Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ↑ King, Travis (7 July 2014). "Blue nabs Rising Star nod as new contract looms". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Menzel Commits To Blues". TripleM.com.au. Triple M. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "AFL Tables - Troy Menzel statistics". AFL Tables.
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