Steven May

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Steven May
Personal information
Full name Steven May
Date of birth (1992-01-10) 10 January 1992
Place of birth Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Original team(s) Southern Districts (NTFL)
Draft Zone Selection, Gold Coast
Height / weight 190cm / 93kg
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 17
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011– Gold Coast 88 (17)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2013 Indigenous All-Stars 1
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2013.
Career highlights

Steven May (born 10 January 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Steven May was born in Darwin into a family of indigenous descent. Aside from Australian Football, May is a keen supporter of Manchester City in the Premier League as well as the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA.

Junior football

May began playing his junior football at Southern Districts Football Club who compete in the Northern Territory Football League. His performances for Southern Districts earned him a scholarship at the AIS in 2008. Later in 2008 he moved to Melbourne to complete his finals years of schooling at Melbourne Grammar, his highlights included an outing against Scotch College in which he kicked 9 goals. While competing for the Northern Territory at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships, he was named at full forward in the under 18 All-Australian team. Following his efforts at the National Championships the newly formed Gold Coast Football Club signed him as a priority zone selection. May would finish the 2010 season for Melbourne Grammar in the Associated Public Schools of Victoria competition with 40 goals from eight games as well as the best and fairest award before relocating to the Gold Coast at the end of 2010.

AFL career

May made his AFL debut against Essendon[1] in round 6 of the 2011 season where he was used as a defender. May finished the 2011 AFL season with nine games and played in defence majority of the year. May was again used in defence for most of the 2012 AFL season until round 21 against Hawthorn where he had his breakout game when moved forward. He would kick three goals and take twelve marks in an impressive display up forward for the Suns.

In a 2014 match against the Sydney Swans, May played in defence on two-time Coleman Medallist Lance Franklin and played very well, limiting him to only three goals.[2] On 16 April 2016, May knocked out Stefan Martin after leaving his feet to deliver a full-body hit after the ball had gone by.[3] He was suspended for five games.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Hanlon, Peter (2 May 2011), "Total eclipse: Suns back to reality as Bombers deliver first-quarter blitz", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. ↑ Steven May on the business of beating Buddy, AFL.com.au official website, 9 June 2014
  3. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-16/martin-knocked-out-after-big-hit-from-may
  4. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/19/steven-may-handed-five-match-suspension-for-hit-on-stefan-martin

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