Sean Charles
Melbourne, St Kilda and Carlton
AFL career
56 games66 goals
- Debut
- R10 1992 v NTH23 May 1992
- Most recent
- R22 2000 v KAN5 Aug 2000
Stats
2000 | STK | 8 | 7.1 | 3.6 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 42 |
1998 | CAR | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 13 |
1997 | MEL | 18 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 39 |
1996 | MEL | 3 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 31 |
1995 | MEL | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 35 |
1994 | MEL | 13 | 10.7 | 4.2 | 14.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 64 |
1993 | MEL | 2 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 37 |
1992 | MEL | 9 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 12.8 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 59 |
Bio
Recruited from the Eastern Ranges, Sean Charles was a gifted athlete who famously turned his back on a potential professional running career to pursue football. Secured by Melbourne just days before the metropolitan zoning rules were abolished, the teenage excitement machine wasted no time justifying the hype, booting five goals in a dazzling debut against North Melbourne in 1992 just days after his 17th birthday. Possessing electric pace, natural balance, and an innate goal sense, he established himself as a mercurial half-forward capable of tearing games apart in minutes, though his tenure at the Demons was often interrupted by chronic wrist injuries and bouts of homesickness. Seeking a fresh start, Charles was traded to Carlton for the 1998 season, but his time at Princes Park proved disastrous when he suffered a broken leg in the opening quarter of his club debut. After drifting out of the system to play country football, he was handed a surprise lifeline by St Kilda in the 2000 Pre-season Draft, adding eight final games to his tally before retiring, ultimately remembered as a player of immense natural ability whose career was curtailed by injury and unfulfilled potential.
Profile
- Born
- 18 May 1975 (age 51y 156d)
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Family
- Cousin:David Wirrpanda
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the Eastern Ranges, Sean Charles was a gifted athlete who famously turned his back on a potential professional running career to pursue football. Secured by Melbourne just days before the metropolitan zoning rules were abolished, the teenage excitement machine wasted no time justifying the hype, booting five goals in a dazzling debut against North Melbourne in 1992 just days after his 17th birthday. Possessing electric pace, natural balance, and an innate goal sense, he established himself as a mercurial half-forward capable of tearing games apart in minutes, though his tenure at the Demons was often interrupted by chronic wrist injuries and bouts of homesickness. Seeking a fresh start, Charles was traded to Carlton for the 1998 season, but his time at Princes Park proved disastrous when he suffered a broken leg in the opening quarter of his club debut. After drifting out of the system to play country football, he was handed a surprise lifeline by St Kilda in the 2000 Pre-season Draft, adding eight final games to his tally before retiring, ultimately remembered as a player of immense natural ability whose career was curtailed by injury and unfulfilled potential.