Brayden Sier

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Brayden Sier

| image = Brayden Sier 2018.1.jpg

| caption = Sier playing for Collingwood in August 2018

| fullname = Brayden Sier

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|12|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| originalteam = Northern Knights (TAC Cup)

| draftpick = No. 32, 2015 national draft

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| guernsey =

| debutdate = June 30, 2018

| debutteam = Collingwood

| debutopponent = Gold Coast

| debutstadium = Carrara Stadium

| height = 191 cm

| weight = 88 kg

| years1 = 2016–2021

| club1 = {{AFL Col}}

| games_goals1 = 28 (6)

| statsend = the 2021 season

| careerhighlights =

}}

Brayden Sier (born 12 December 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Sier is from Melbourne and played for Marcellin College and Yarra Junior Football League club Banyule.{{cite web|title=YJFL Current AFL Players|url=https://www.yarrajfl.org.au/current-afl-players/|accessdate=21 June 2020|language=english}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/player-profile/brayden-sier|title=Brayden Sier|website=collingwoodfc.com.au|access-date=2018-07-07}} He also played two games for the Northern Knights in the TAC Cup before he was drafted by Collingwood with pick 32 in the 2015 national draft, their first selection. Sier's drafting was described as a surprise due to his inexperience. He played only 18 Victorian Football League games over two seasons because of a string of injuries – a broken wrist, a severe concussion, a back injury which ended his 2016 season, and injuries to his hamstring, eye socket, and foot.{{Cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-02-07/pie-saves-career-after-getting-fair-dinkum-bucks|title=Pie 'saves career' after getting fair dinkum: Bucks|last=Collins|first=Ben|date=7 February 2018|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Telstra Media}}

Sier finally broke through at an AFL level in the second half of the 2018 AFL season, when Adam Treloar was sidelined with a serious hamstring injury. Sier debuted in round 15 against the Gold Coast Suns at Carrara Stadium.{{Cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-06-28/thirdyear-magpie-finally-gets-his-debut|title=Third-year Magpie finally gets his debut|last=Navaratnam|first=Dinny|date=28 June 2018|website=afl.com.au}} He averaged 19.5 possessions (including 10.6 contested), four clearances and 4.6 tackles for the year and played in the 2018 AFL Grand Final loss to the West Coast Eagles.

In October 2021, Sier was delisted by Collingwood.{{cite news|url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/collingwood-axe-afl-grand-final-midfielder-as-geelong-youngster-hits-the-market-c-4236180|title=Collingwood axe AFL Grand Final midfielder as Geelong youngster hits the market|first=Glenn|last=Valencich|newspaper=Seven News|date=14 October 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/1025551/pies-farewell-sier-and-rantall|title=Pies farewell Sier and Rantall|publisher=Telstra|work=Collingwood|date=15 October 2021}}

Controversies

In 2018, he was sanctioned by the AFL with a suspended $5000 fine for betting on AFL events during the 2017 AFL season, although the AFL noted that he was remorseful and fully cooperative with the investigation and that the bets totaled less than $50.{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Matt |date=29 March 2018 |title=Pie sanctioned for betting on AFL matches |work=AFL.com.au |publisher=Telstra Media |url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-03-29/pie-sier-sanctioned-for-betting-on-afl-matches}}

In August 2019, Sier was caught playing basketball in the Diamond Valley Basketball Association. Sier played under the name "Phill Inn" to avoid people knowing that he played for Collingwood. While Sier was playing basketball, he told Collingwood that he had a calf injury.{{Cite web |last=Cleary |first=Mitch |date=14 August 2019 |title=Injured Pie spotted playing basketball under a fake name |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/59533/injured-pie-spotted-playing-basketball-under-a-fake-name |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729220651/https://www.afl.com.au/news/59533/injured-pie-spotted-playing-basketball-under-a-fake-name |archive-date=29 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=afl.com.au}}

Statistics

:Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brayden_Sier.html|title=Brayden Sier|publisher=AFL Tables|accessdate=13 October 2021}}

|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016

|{{AFL Col}}

| 35 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017

|{{AFL Col}}

| 36 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018

|{{AFL Col}}

| 36 || 12 || 2 || 0 || 97 || 137 || 234 || 18 || 55 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 8.1 || 11.4 || 19.5 || 1.5 || 4.6

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019

|{{AFL Col}}

| 36 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 35 || 51 || 86 || 4 || 22 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 5.8 || 8.5 || 14.3 || 0.7 || 3.7

|- style="background-color: #eaeaea"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 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 Col}}

| 36 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 14 || 38 || 52 || 4 || 10 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 4.7 || 12.7 || 17.3 || 1.3 || 3.3

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021

|{{AFL Col}}

| 36 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 32 || 54 || 86 || 16 || 19 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 4.6 || 7.7 || 12.3 || 2.3 || 2.7

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 28

! 6

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! 178

! 280