1. Shane Mumford was born on 5 July 1986 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who most recently played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League.
21 Facts About Shane Mumford
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Shane Mumford has previously played for the Geelong Football Club and the Sydney Swans.
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Shane Mumford was a part of Sydney's 2012 premiership team.
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Shane Mumford was elevated from Geelong's rookie list on 23 April 2008, due to long-term injury of Matthew Egan, and was then immediately named to play in his first match in round 6 - the following weekend.
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Shane Mumford replaced fellow ruckman Trent West to take part in Geelong's one-point win over Fremantle at Subiaco.
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The Swans had high expectations of Shane Mumford following Mark Seaby's injury.
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Shane Mumford was named in the 44-man squad from which All-Australian selection would be made but narrowly missed out when the actual team of 22 was chosen.
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Shane Mumford finished second in the 2010 Sydney Swans Bob Skilton Medal, 9 votes behind Kieren Jack.
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Shane Mumford was suspended for two weeks in his return to Geelong in round 7 following a spear tackle on Gary Ablett Jr.
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Shane Mumford again got into trouble for a similar tackle against Carlton in round 16, but no tribunal action was taken.
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Shane Mumford returned against Hawthorn in round 10, being one of the Swans' best players as they lost by just two points, despite outscoring the Hawks by 11 goals to 10.
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Shane Mumford injured his knee in the Swans' round 21 win over the Western Bulldogs and as a result missed the round 22 win over the Brisbane Lions.
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Shane Mumford still managed to finish 8th in the 2011 count however, underlining his importance to the side and the quality and consistency of his play when he is fit.
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Shane Mumford played his 100th AFL game in the Sydney Swans' preliminary final loss to Fremantle on 21 September 2013.
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Shane Mumford debuted for the club against his old side in round 1,2014, and despite missing five matches early in the season due to a knee injury, he won the club's best and fairest award at the end of an improved season for the club.
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In round two against Geelong, Shane Mumford pulled off what could possibly be "the greatest AFL hit of all time" when he took out Mitch Duncan with a solid shirtfront in the third quarter.
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In 2018, Shane Mumford took the position of ruck coach with GWS before coming out of retirement as a supplemental selection.
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Shane Mumford is married to Eva Konta, the sister of British tennis player Johanna Konta.
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On 21 October 2018, video emerged of Shane Mumford snorting a white substance, believed to be cocaine.
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GWS released a statement saying they would support Shane Mumford and treat the issue as a health problem.
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GWS stated the events occurred when Shane Mumford succumbed to a season ending injury in 2015.