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Tim English (born 10 August 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their first selection and nineteenth overall in the 2016 national draft.

Early life

English was born in Perth, Western Australia.[2] He grew up on a wheat and sheep farm in Pingelly, a town of about 1200.[3] He attended Christ Church Grammar School in Perth, where he was Boarding Captain.[4]

AFL career

English was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their first selection and nineteenth overall in the 2016 national draft.[5] He made his debut in the forty point win against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium in round ten of the 2017 season.[6] He arrived at the club weighing 87 kilograms, and by 2019 he weighed 100 kilograms.[7]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 5, 2026.[8]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2017 Western Bulldogs 44 2 0 0 1 13 14 2 6 11 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.5 7.0 1.0 3.0 5.5 0
2018 Western Bulldogs 44 7 1 2 49 42 91 33 11 97 0.1 0.3 7.0 6.0 13.0 4.7 1.6 13.9 0
2019 Western Bulldogs 44 20 8 10 135 129 264 81 68 383 0.4 0.5 6.8 6.5 13.2 4.1 3.4 19.2 1
2020[a] Western Bulldogs 44 18 8 11 129 113 242 77 39 287 0.4 0.6 7.2 6.3 13.4 4.3 2.2 15.9 4
2021 Western Bulldogs 44 22 19 15 164 126 290 103 63 341 0.9 0.7 7.5 5.7 13.2 4.7 2.9 15.5 3
2022 Western Bulldogs 44 16 11 9 164 125 289 87 41 379 0.7 0.6 10.3 7.8 18.1 5.4 2.6 23.7 6
2023 Western Bulldogs 44 23 16 4 258 182 440 145 100 717 0.7 0.2 11.2 7.9 19.1 6.3 4.3 31.2 11
2024 Western Bulldogs 44 23 14 10 204 175 379 138 87 622 0.6 0.4 8.9 7.6 16.5 6.0 3.8 27.0 0
2025 Western Bulldogs 44 23 13 15 232 178 410 141 77 696 0.6 0.7 10.1 7.7 17.8 6.1 3.3 30.3 8
2026 Western Bulldogs 44 4 2 0 36 25 61 16 9 108 0.5 0.0 9.0 6.3 15.3 4.0 2.3 27.0
Career[9] 158 92 76 1372 1108 2480 823 501 3641 0.6 0.5 8.7 7.0 15.7 5.2 3.2 23.0 33

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ “On the record with: Tim English”. Western Bulldogs Media. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ “English signs fresh AFL deal with Bulldogs”. ESPN.com. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  3. ^ “From little things, big Tim grows”. westernbulldogs.com.au. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  4. ^ School, Christ Church Grammar (16 September 2021). “Christ Church Old Boy chases premiership glory in historic AFL Grand Final”. CCGS. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ^ Guthrie, Ben (27 November 2016). “Was new Bulldog Tim English the draft steal of 2016?”. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. ^ Olle, Sarah (27 May 2017). “Luke Beveridge lauds Western Bulldogs debutant Tim English after solid first game against St Kilda”. Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. ^ Gleeson, Michael (28 June 2019). “The English patient: Tall ruck wages a battle to bulge”. The Age. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  8. ^ “Tim English”. AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  9. ^ “Tim English”. AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.