Billy Frampton

He was selected with the 84th pick in the 2014 AFL Draft,{{cite web |title=PTV: Billy Frampton – Pick 84 – portadelaidefc.com.au |url=http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/video/2014-11-27/ptv-billy-frampton-pick-84 |accessdate=24 August 2018 |date=27 November 2014}} but did not make his debut until the 23rd round of the 2018 AFL season against Essendon Football Club on 24 August 2018.{{cite news |title=South Freo product confirmed for AFL debut |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/port-adelaide-power/south-fremantle-product-billy-frampton-to-make-afl-debut-for-port-adelaide-ng-b88937152z |accessdate=24 August 2018 |work=The West Australian |date=22 August 2018}} Prior to his AFL debut, Frampton played 42 games and kicked 18 goals for Port Adelaide reserves in the South Australian National Football League, gaining a following with his aggressive style of play.{{cite web |last1=Founten |first1=Loukas |title=Fact file: Billy Frampton |url=http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2018-08-23/fact-file-billy-frampton |website=portadelaidefc.com.au |accessdate=24 August 2018 |date=23 August 2018}}

Frampton was traded to Adelaide at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season and played 21 games and kicked 8 goals at the club. Frampton was the leading goalkicker for {{SANFL Adel}}'s South Australian National Football League (SANFL) side in 2021, kicking 24 goals for the season. Frampton came third in the reserves' best and fairest the following year.{{cite web|url=https://sanfl.com.au/league/news/2022-sanfl-club-champions/|title=2022 SANFL Club Champions|first=Zac|last=Milbank|date=6 December 2022|website=sanfl.com.au}}

Frampton was traded to Collingwood after the 2022 AFL season.{{cite tweet|number=1183947822942412800|user=AFL_House|title=Trade paperwork lodged. |date=15 October 2019}}{{Cite tweet |user=AFL_House|number=1579684460056150016|date=11 October 2022|title=Trade paperwork lodged.}} For a few games of the 2023 AFL season, Frampton took on the role as one of the main ruckman at Collingwood due to the club's shortage in the position, and he played a career-high sixteen games for the year.{{Cite web |last=Baum |first=Greg |last2=McGowan |first2=Marc |date=2023-03-31 |title=Ruck crisis? Magpies set to lose Cameron for extended period |url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/ruck-crisis-magpies-set-to-lose-cameron-for-extended-period-20230331-p5cx82.html |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=The Age |language=en}} After being omitted for finals against {{AFL Mel}} and {{AFL GWS}}, he was recalled for the 2023 AFL Grand Final; in a polarising performance, he had the worst statistics of any player on the ground – committing four clangers despite having only two disposals – but nevertheless had a positive impact as a defensive key forward at limiting the impact of Brisbane Lions rebounding full-back Harris Andrews.{{cite news|newspaper=Herald Sun|publication-place=Melbourne, VIC|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/forget-the-haters-why-billy-frampton-played-the-game-of-his-life-on-grand-final-day/news-story/eddcccf55d0c14130083875ee1705a9c|date=2 October 2023|accessdate=6 October 2023|title=Forget the stats sheet, Billy Frampton played the game of his life on grand final day|author=Mark Robinson}} By the end of the 2024 season, Frampton had played more games in two seasons at Collingwood than he had in his previous eight seasons at his former clubs.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.{{cite web|title=Billy Frampton statistics|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Billy_Frampton.html|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=5 September 2024}}

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| 2017 || {{AFL|PA}} || 14

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| 2018 || {{AFL|PA}} || 14

| 1 || 1 || 2 || 6 || 1 || 7 || 5 || 0 || 15 || 1.0 || 2.0 || 6.0 || 1.0 || 7.0 || 5.0 || 0.0 || 15.0

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| 2019 || {{AFL|PA}} || 14

| 2 || 3 || 2 || 11 || 12 || 23 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 9.4 || 5.5 || 14.8 || 4.6 || 1.5 || 0.5

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| 2020{{efn|The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.}} || {{AFL Ade}} || 22

| 5 || 5 || 1 || 22 || 18 || 40 || 17 || 5 || 20 || 1.0 || 0.2 || 4.4 || 3.6 || 8.0 || 3.4 || 1.0 || 4.0

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| 2021 || {{AFL Ade}} || 22

| 10 || 2 || 11 || 64 || 33 || 97 || 50 || 8 || 24 || 0.2 || 1.1 || 6.4 || 3.3 || 9.7 || 5.0 || 0.8 || 2.4

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| 2022 || {{AFL Ade}} || 22

| 6 || 1 || 0 || 82 || 26 || 108 || 39 || 0 || 0 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 13.7 || 4.3 || 18.0 || 6.5 || 0.0 || 0.0

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| bgcolor=F0E68C | 2023^# || {{AFL Col}} || 17

| 16 || 7 || 3 || 100 || 49 || 149 || 51 || 19 || 133 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 6.3 || 3.1 || 9.3 || 3.2 || 1.2 || 8.3

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| 2024 || {{AFL Col}} || 17

| 18 || 1 || 4 || 107 || 53 || 160 || 60 || 21 || 15 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 5.9 || 2.9 || 8.9 || 3.3 || 1.2 || 0.8

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! 58 !! 20 !! 23 !! 392 !! 192 !! 584 !! 225 !! 56 !! 208 !! 0.3 !! 0.4 !! 6.8 !! 3.3 !! 10.1 !! 3.9 !! 1.0 !! 3.6

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