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Shane Biggs

Western Bulldogs and Sydney

AFL career

63 games8 goals

Debut
R23 2013 v HAW30 Aug 2013
Most recent
R17 2018 v MEL14 July 2018

Stats

AFL

2018
WBD
5
9.4
3.6
13.0
3.6
0.4
0.6
2.8
0.2
0.2
57
44
2017
WBD
16
13.6
7.4
20.9
4.9
0.5
0.4
1.9
0.0
0.0
77
79
2016
WBD
26
12.8
8.2
21.0
4.5
0.3
0.5
2.1
0.2
0.1
77
72
2015
WBD
10
14.1
5.6
19.7
3.4
0.4
0.4
2.1
0.3
0.0
73
74
2014
SYD
3
10.3
6.7
17.0
3.0
1.0
0.3
4.0
0.0
0.0
69
49
2013
SYD
3
9.3
8.7
18.0
4.3
0.3
0.7
1.3
0.0
0.0
62
52

VFL

2018
FTS
7
13.4
10.0
23.4
4.3
0.1
0.4
2.0
0.0
0.3
80
2017
FTS
2
15.5
11.0
26.5
6.0
0.0
0.5
3.5
0.0
0.0
99
2015
FTS
8
18.4
7.0
25.4
5.6
0.8
0.5
2.4
0.0
0.1
95
League
Season
MEL
MCG
R17
8
7
15
1
1
0
0
5
0.0
62
66
HAW
ES
R16
8
3
11
2
1
1
0
5
1.1
61
48
PAD
AO
R13
6
4
10
3
0
1
0
3
0.0
44
27
SYD
ES
R4
12
2
14
6
0
1
0
0
0.0
55
34
GWS
UNSW
R1
13
2
15
6
0
0
0
1
0.0
65
45

Profile

Born
05 Aug 1991 (age 35y 77d)
Height
187 cm
Weight
84 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership2016

Recruited from the Bendigo Bombers in the VFL via the rookie list, Shane Biggs began his career at Sydney, where he showed promise as a rebounding defender but struggled to break into a settled, premiership-calibre backline. Seeking greater opportunity after just six games in four seasons, he requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs at the end of 2014. At the Kennel, Biggs established himself as a hard-running half-back with elite endurance and an ability to accumulate uncontested possessions. His career peaked during the Bulldogs' historic 2016 premiership campaign, where he played every match and etched his name into club folklore with a sequence of desperate, multiple efforts against his former side in the Grand Final. Despite this high point, form and injury issues limited his output in subsequent seasons, and he announced his retirement in 2018.