Noah Answerth

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Noah Answerth

| fullname =

| image = Noah Answerth 2019.6.jpg

| caption = Answerth playing in April 2019.

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|08|06|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)

| draftpick = No. 55, 2018 national draft

| debutdate = Round 6, 2019

| debutteam = {{AFL BL}}

| debutopponent = {{AFL GC}}

| debutstadium = Carrara Oval

| height = 182 cm

| weight = 82 kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub = {{AFL BL}}

| guernsey = 43

| years1 = 2019–

| club1 = {{AFL BL}}

| games_goals1 = 71 (2)

| statsend = 2024

| careerhighlights =

AFL premiership player: 2024
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2019

}}

Noah Answerth (born 6 August 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Answerth was drafted by Brisbane with the 55th selection in the 2018 national draft. He made his debut in the win against {{AFL GC}} at Carrara Oval in round six of the 2019 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/north-melbourne-axe-three-for-friday-night-challenge-20190425-p51hbc.html|title=North Melbourne axe three for Friday night challenge|newspaper=The Age|last=Spits|first=Scott|date=25 April 2019|access-date=30 April 2019}} Answerth received a 2019 AFL Rising Star nomination in round 20 for his 18 disposal effort against the {{AFL WB}}.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/250177/noah-answerth-is-round-20s-rising-star|title=Noah Answerth is Round 20’s Rising Star|last=|first=|work=lions.com.au|access-date=6 February 2024}}

Prior to being drafted he played for Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League and his school Caulfield Grammar School

Answerth was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, in a 60 point victory over the Sydney Swans.{{cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1231476/lion-kings-chris-fagans-heroes-thrash-sydney-swans-in-grand-final-shock|date=28 September 2024|website=AFL|title=Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock}}

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.{{cite web|title=Noah Answerth|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Noah_Answerth.html|work=AFL Tables|access-date=19 August 2022}}

| 2019 || {{AFL BL}} || 43

| 19 || 2 || 0 || 156 || 68 || 224 || 70 || 55 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 8.2 || 3.6 || 11.8 || 3.7 || 2.9

| 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 BL}} || 43

| 9 || 0 || 0 || 71 || 24 || 95 || 25 || 17 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.9 || 2.7 || 10.6 || 2.8 || 1.9

| 2021 || {{AFL BL}} || 43

| 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || –

| 2022 || {{AFL BL}} || 43

| 23 || 0 || 0 || 221 || 102 || 323 || 111 || 60 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.6 || 4.4 || 14.0 || 4.8 || 2.6

|- class=sortbottom

! colspan=3 | Career

! 51 !! 2 !! 0 !! 448 !! 194 !! 642 !! 206 !! 132 !! 0.0 !! 0.0 !! 8.8 !! 3.8 !! 12.6 !! 4.0 !! 2.6

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