Errol Gulden

Errol Gulden (born 18 July 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 32nd draft pick in the 2020 AFL draft.[1][2]

Errol Gulden
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales
Original team(s) Maroubra Saints/UNSW-Easts (Sydney AFL)
Draft No. 32, 2020 AFL draft, Sydney
Debut 20 March 2021, Sydney vs. Brisbane Lions, at The Gabba
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Sydney
Number 21
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021– Sydney 52 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Gulden was born in Sydney, New South Wales[3] to a Turkish-born father and an Australian mother.[4] He began playing junior Australian rules football for the Maroubra Saints as a child[5][6] and joined the Sydney Swans academy at 11 years of age.[7] In 2018 Gulden was named as an Under 16s All-Australian after his stellar season with the NSW/ACT Under-16s Rams, and was also named as the team's most valuable player.[8] He played in the 2019 NAB All Stars futures Match alongside future teammate Braeden Campbell and Logan Mcdonald.[9] Gulden also played for the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in three seasons from 2018 to 2020 for a total of 33 games[10] and was named as best on ground in their 2019 premiership win over Sydney University.[11][12]

AFL career

Gulden debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season, starring for Sydney in their shock win over Brisbane Lions.[13][14][15] In his first game, he kicked 3 goals and collected 19 disposals and earned himself a Rising Star nomination for the round.[16][17][18][19][20] In addition, Gulden polled two votes in the 2021 Brownlow Medal, becoming the fifth Swan to poll votes on debut. He backed up his groundbreaking round one performance with a 22 disposal, 1 goal performance the next week in the team's 33 point win over Adelaide.[21] After this performance, Champion Data statistics described him as having two of the best games recorded by a debutant ever.[22] Gulden played the first eight games of the 2021 season, before being sidelined for an extended period of time due to stress reactions in his foot. He returned in Round 15 against Port Adelaide and remained in the side for the rest of the year. Gulden became a key part of Sydney's best 22, helping the team qualify for finals after a 16th-placed finish the year before. He played 15 games and kicked 12 goals, and was recognised by his peers when he won the AFLPA Best First Year Player award. He also polled in the top 5 for the Rising Star, and was the highest-polling first-year player.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[23]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2021Sydney21 1814111958728282520.80.610.84.815.74.62.92
2022Sydney21 25188338142480112890.70.313.55.719.24.53.63
Career 4332195332297621941410.70.412.45.317.74.53.35

Honours and achievements

Individual

References
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  2. Black, Sarah (9 December 2020). "NAB AFL Draft recap: Every pick as it happened". AFL Media. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. "'I was not allowed to play': Bronwyn Gulden is making up for lost time in footy". The Age. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. "Young Sydney star Errol Gulden warns Swans' best is yet to come ahead of Anzac Day date with Hawthorn". news.com.au. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  5. "Talented teen learning art of being a Sydney Swans gun". Daily Telegraph. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. "10 things to know about our draftees". Sydney Swans Media. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. "AFL Draft: Pick 32, Errol Gulden". Sydney Swans Media. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. Arnold, Caitlin (19 July 2018). "Campbell and Gulden gain All Australian honours". AFL NSW/ACT. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. Arnold, Caitlin (30 August 2019). "Three locals to play on AFL's grandest stage". AFL NWS/ACT. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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  12. "UNSW/ES AFL Clubs Men's premier Championships". Arc UNSW. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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  21. Pegan, Martin (27 March 2021). "Buddy's return sparks Swans to fly high over wasteful Crows". AFL Media. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  22. Waterworth, Ben (31 March 2021). "Inside the 'dramatic' revolution of the Swans that few saw coming: Champion Index". Fox Sports. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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