Alex Fasolo (born 8 June 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He attended Trinity College in East Perth for his secondary schooling.
| Alex Fasolo | |||
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 Fasolo playing for Collingwood in March 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alex Fasolo | ||
| Nickname(s) | Faz, Felix | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 45, 2010 National Draft, Collingwood | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2018 | Collingwood | 101 (133) | |
| 2019 | Carlton | 3 (2) | |
| Total | 104 (135) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Career edit
Fasolo played for East Fremantle in the WAFL before being drafted by Collingwood with pick 45 in the 2010 AFL Draft.[1]
Fasolo was Collingwood's first draft pick in 2010, and was given Simon Prestigiacomo's number 35 guernsey.[2]
He made his debut in Round 12 of the 2011 season in the Queen's Birthday Clash against Melbourne,[3] scoring a goal with his first kick in League football.[4]
Fasolo was nominated for the 2011 AFL Rising Star award after his round 22 match against Brisbane Lions.[5]
At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Fasolo moved to Carlton as an unrestricted free agent.[6] He played three senior matches for the club in 2019 before retiring at the end of the season.[7]
Personal edit
In 2017, it was revealed that Fasolo was battling with depression.[8]
Statistics edit
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2019 season[9]
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Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2011 | Collingwood | 35 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 82 | 65 | 147 | 43 | 29 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | Collingwood | 1 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 236 | 135 | 371 | 113 | 64 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 5.6 | 15.5 | 4.7 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | Collingwood | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | Collingwood | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 103 | 77 | 180 | 51 | 31 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 15.0 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | Collingwood | 1 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 150 | 86 | 236 | 81 | 49 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 13.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | Collingwood | 1 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 99 | 73 | 172 | 44 | 36 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 2017 | Collingwood | 1 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 169 | 87 | 256 | 105 | 38 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 13.5 | 5.5 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2019 | Carlton | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| 104 | 135 | 89 | 875 | 542 | 1417 | 456 | 261 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 2.5 | |||
References edit
- ^ WA's lucky 13
- ^ Pies demolish Dees Archived 14 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Trav's Territory makes its mark for Pies
- ^ "Sharrod Wellingham best afield in Collingwood's 88-point win over Melbourne", The Herald Sun, 14 June 2011.
- ^ Holmesby, Luke (23 August 2011). "New cult hero". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ "Blues swoop on Fasolo". Carlton FC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Faz says farewell". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Schmook, Nathan. "Magpie Alex Fasolo battling depression, will miss Freo clash". AFL. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Alex Fasolo statistics". AFL Tables.
External links edit
- Alex Fasolo's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
- Alex Fasolo's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alex Fasolo's WAFL statistics from WAFL Online