Damon Greaves
{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2020}}
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| name = Damon Greaves
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|4|25|df=y}}
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 185
|birth_place = Western Australia
| module = {{Infobox college football player
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| school = Colorado Buffaloes
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| currentnumber = 7
| currentposition = Punter
| class = Junior
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| espn = 5125820
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| originalteam = East Perth
| draftpick = No. 14, 2019 rookie draft
| debutdate = Round 16, 2020
| debutteam = {{AFL Haw}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL StK}}
| debutstadium = Metricon Stadium
| position = Defender
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| years1 = 2019–2021
| club1 = {{AFL Haw}}
| games_goals1 = 10 (1)
| statsend = 2021
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Damon Greaves (born 25 April 2000) is an Australian college football punter for the Colorado Buffaloes, having transferred from the Kansas Jayhawks.{{Cite web |date=21 December 2024 |title=Former Kansas punter Damon Greaves transfers to Colorado |url=https://www.si.com/college/colorado/football/former-kansas-punter-damon-greaves-transfers-to-colorado |access-date=22 February 2025 |website=Colorado Buffaloes On SI |language=en-US}} He previously played Australian rules footballer for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
A country kid at heart he played much of his junior football in Busselton before setting up to play for the East Perth Colts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wafl.com.au/player/damon-greaves|title=Damon GREAVES | WAFL|website=www.wafl.com.au}} Greaves played three games for Western Australia during the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships in 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swtimes.com.au/news/south-western-times/sw-duo-have-afl-draft-chances-ng-b88824735z|title=SW duo have AFL draft chances|date=13 May 2018|website=South Western Times}} A natural right footer, his father used to offer him 50 cents for every left foot kick he attempted thus made him capable with both feet.{{Cite web|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/afl-draft-2018-damon-greaves-blossoms-on-both-feet-ng-b881006943z|title=Draft hopeful Greaves blossoms on both feet|date=9 November 2018|website=The West Australian}}
Greaves was picked in the 2019 rookie draft by {{AFL Haw}}.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mackillop.wa.edu.au/2018/12/mackillop-football-stars-kick/|title=MacKillop Football Stars Kick It|date=5 December 2018}}
AFL career
Greaves' AFL career started by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks, here under the tutelage of Hawthorn aligned coaches he spent his first year developing for the rigors of AFL football. A hard-working player with a penetrating kick he reads the game well. He is composed with the ball in hand and makes good decisions providing defensive rebound.
Greaves had to negotiate a difficult Covid-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. His patience was rewarded with a round 16 debut against {{AFL StK}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/807420/team-seven-changes-ahead-of-the-saints|title=TEAM: SEVEN changes ahead of the Saints|website=www.hawthornfc.com.au|date=5 September 2020 }}
Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2021.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Damon_Greaves.html|title=Damon Greaves Stats|work=AFL Tables|accessdate=6 September 2020}}
{{Australian rules football statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|- style=background:#EAEAEA
| 2019 || {{AFL Haw}} || 44
| 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0
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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 Haw}} || 44
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 35 || 17 || 52 || 17 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 11.7 || 5.7 || 17.3 || 5.7 || 1.7 || 0
|- style=background:#EAEAEA
| 2021 || {{AFL Haw}} || 30
| 7 || 1 || 0 || 48 || 26 || 74 || 16 || 12 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 6.9 || 3.7 || 10.6 || 2.3 || 1.7 || 0
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! colspan=3| Career
! 10 !! 1 !! 0 !! 83 !! 43 !! 126 !! 33 !! 17 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 8.3 !! 4.3 !! 12.6 !! 3.3 !! 1.7 !! 0
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Notes
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References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables}}
- {{AustralianFootball}}
- {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
- [https://kuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/damon-greaves/1560 Kansas Jayhawks bio]
- [https://cubuffs.com/sports/football/roster/damon-greaves/17687 Colorado Buffaloes bio]
{{2019 AFL rookie draft}}
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Category:Hawthorn Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Category:Box Hill Football Club players
Category:Sportspeople from Busselton
Category:Busselton Football Club players
Category:Australian people of English descent
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
Category:East Perth Football Club players
Category:Kansas Jayhawks football players