1. Tyson Stengle was born on 19 October 1998 and is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Cats in the Australian Football League.
37 Facts About Tyson Stengle
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Tyson Stengle was drafted by the Richmond Tigers in the 2017 rookie draft, made his AFL debut in round 15,2017 and was traded to the Adelaide Crows in the 2018 trade period.
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Tyson Stengle was delisted by Adelaide prior to the 2021 AFL season, but proceeded to join the Geelong Cats in 2022, winning the premiership with them that year.
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Tyson Stengle was taken in by his grandmother, Debra, at the age of four after he and his brother were removed by the state from the care of their parents.
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Tyson Stengle later lived with grandparents Emily and Cecil Betts after Debra died.
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Tyson Stengle spent his teenage years in the northwestern Adelaide suburb of Ethelton where he completed secondary schooling at Le Fevre High School.
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Tyson Stengle first played football for the local Portland Football Club at under 10s level.
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Tyson Stengle played state-league football with Woodville-West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League.
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Tyson Stengle played 10 matches for the reserves team in 2016 and kicked 22 goals, while he kicked 13 in nine matches with the club's Under 18 team that same season.
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Tyson Stengle was a member of the Eagles' reserves Grand Final team in 2016.
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Tyson Stengle was the fourth ranked of all South Australians by the same measure that tournament.
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Tyson Stengle was labelled "quick, creative, innovative and classy" by The Age draft writer Emma Quayle for his performances in the championships.
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Tyson Stengle was drafted by Richmond with the club's first pick and the sixth selection overall in the 2017 AFL rookie draft.
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Tyson Stengle played in the early part of the 2017 season with Richmond's reserves side in the VFL.
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Tyson Stengle was a key forward-line player for the side, kicking 13 goals in his first eight matches.
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Tyson Stengle was upgraded to the club's senior list in June 2017.
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Tyson Stengle made his AFL debut two weeks later in Richmond's round 15 win over Port Adelaide at the Adelaide Oval where he kicked two goals in the match.
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Tyson Stengle played again the following match but was omitted from the team's round 17 side to play the week after.
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Tyson Stengle finished the 2017 season having played two matches and kicked two goals at senior level.
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Tyson Stengle played 19 matches in the reserves and kicked 33 goals, good for the second most at the club and sixth most in the league.
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In February 2018 Tyson Stengle was selected alongside most of the club's younger players to represent Richmond at the Sydney tournament of the AFLX exhibition series.
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Tyson Stengle started the season-proper with the club's reserves side, but was immediately impressive at that level with a 20 disposal and three-goal game in round 1.
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Two weeks later Tyson Stengle suffered a minor ankle injury while playing in a VFL match against Werribee.
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Tyson Stengle missed the second half of the match due to the injury as well as one further match while rehabilitating the injury.
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Tyson Stengle finished the home and away VFL season with 33 goals, good for eighth most of any player in the league.
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Tyson Stengle did not add to that tally in the VFL finals series however when Richmond's reserves side were eliminated following consecutive losses to Williamstown and Essendon.
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Tyson Stengle won the club's reserves goal-kicking medal for his 33 goals over 19 matches in the VFL, but failed to earn an AFL match in 2018.
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Less than a week out from the beginning of the trade period, Tyson Stengle requested a trade to Adelaide citing a lack of AFL-level opportunity during his time at Richmond.
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In 2021 Tyson Stengle returned to his original club, the Woodville West Torrens Eagles where he played a major role in their back-to-back SANFL premiership, which underpinned a possible return to the AFL for 2022.
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On 5 November 2021 Tyson Stengle signed with Geelong as delisted free agent.
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Tyson Stengle cemented his spot in the side, playing all 22 games of the home and away season and kicking 46 goals, finishing 12th in the Coleman Medal and earning selection as a forward pocket in the 2022 All-Australian team, followed by a part in Geelong's 2022 premiership team.
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Tyson Stengle is nephew to former Sydney Swans forward Michael O'Loughlin.
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Tyson Stengle is related to former AFL players Eddie Betts, Ricky O'Loughlin and Terry Milera.
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On 17 April 2020, Tyson Stengle was reported for drunk driving after being stopped by police in Adelaide's south-western suburbs.
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Tyson Stengle was caught driving an unregistered car and subsequently recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.125.
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On 23 October 2020, Tyson Stengle pleaded guilty to his drink driving charge in the Adelaide Magistrates Court.
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Tyson Stengle was fined a total of $1,671 and had his 6-month driving licence suspension extended by a day.