Tim English

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Tim English

| nickname = Ostrich, Chicken Chilli Dumpling,{{cite web|title=The English patient: Tall ruck wages a battle to bulge|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/an-english-tall-story-20190627-p5220j.html|last1=Gleeson|first1=Michael|access-date=25 July 2021|work=The Age|date=28 June 2019}} Johnny{{cite web|title=On the record with: Tim English|url=https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/15841/on-the-record-with-tim-english|date=13 January 2017|access-date=25 July 2021|work=Western Bulldogs Media}}

| image = Tim English 2018.4.jpg

| caption = English in August 2018

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|08|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dunsborough, Western Australia{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = {{WAFL|SF}} (WAFL)/Christ Church Grammar (PSA)

| draftpick = No. 19, 2016 national draft

| debutdate = Round 10, 2017

| debutteam = {{AFL WB}}

| debutopponent = {{AFL StK}}

| debutstadium = Etihad Stadium

| height = 208 cm

| weight = 103 kg

| position = Ruck

| currentclub = {{AFL WB}}

| guernsey = 44

| years1 = 2017–

| club1 = {{AFL WB}}

| games_goals1 = 143 (82)

| statsend = round 13, 2025

| careerhighlights = *All-Australian team: 2023

}}

Tim English (born 10 August 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their first selection and nineteenth overall in the 2016 national draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-11-27/was-new-bulldog-tim-english-the-draft-steal-of-2016|title=Was new Bulldog Tim English the draft steal of 2016?|last=Guthrie|first=Ben|date=27 November 2016|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=Bigpond|accessdate=4 June 2017}} He made his debut in the forty point win against {{AFL StK}} at Etihad Stadium in round ten of the 2017 season.{{cite news |last=Olle |first=Sarah |date=27 May 2017 |title=Luke Beveridge lauds Western Bulldogs debutant Tim English after solid first game against St Kilda |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/luke-beveridge-lauds-western-bulldogs-debutant-tim-english-after-solid-first-game-against-st-kilda/news-story/24fdce19aae90c23ef61be58b4232c5d |accessdate=4 June 2017 |work=Fox Sports (Australia) |publisher=News Corp Australia}} English grew up in Pingelly and went to school at Perth's Christ Church Grammar School where he was Boarding Captain.{{Cite web |last=School |first=Christ Church Grammar |date=2021-09-16 |title=Christ Church Old Boy chases premiership glory in historic AFL Grand Final |url=https://www.ccgs.wa.edu.au/news/christ-church-old-boy-chases-premiership-glory-in-historic-afl-grand-final |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=CCGS |language=en}}

Statistics

:Statistics are correct to the end of round 23, 2024{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Tim_English.html|title=Tim English|work=AFL Tables|access-date=30 April 2022}}

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

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

|{{AFL WB}}

| 44 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 13 || 14 || 2 || 6 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 6.5 || 7.0 || 1.0 || 3.0 || 5.5 || 0

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

|{{AFL WB}}

| 44 || 7 || 1 || 2 || 49 || 42 || 91 || 33 || 11 || 97 || 0.1 || 0.3 || 7.0 || 6.0 || 13.0 || 4.7 || 1.6 || 13.9 || 0

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

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

|{{AFL WB}}

| 44 || 20 || 8 || 10 || 135 || 129 || 264 || 81 || 68 || 382 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 6.8 || 6.5 || 13.2 || 4.1 || 3.4 || 19.1 || 1

! 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 WB}}

| 44 || 18 || 8 || 11 || 129 || 113 || 242 || 77 || 39 || 287 || 0.4 || 0.6 || 7.2 || 6.3 || 13.4 || 4.3 || 2.2 || 15.9 || 4

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

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

|{{AFL WB}}

| 44 || 22 || 19 || 15 || 164 || 126 || 290 || 103 || 63 || 341 || 0.9 || 0.7 || 7.5 || 5.7 || 13.2 || 4.7 || 2.9 || 15.5 || 3

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022

| {{AFL WB}}

| 44 || 16 || 11 || 9 || 164 || 125 || 289 || 87 || 41 || 379 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 10.3 || 7.8 || 18.1 || 5.4 || 2.6 || 23.7 || 6

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2023

| {{AFL WB}}

| 44 || 23 || 16 || 4 || 258|| 182 || 440 || 145 || 100 || 717 || 0.7 || 0.2 || 11.2 || 7.9 || 19.1 || 6.3 || 4.3 || 31.2 || 11

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2024

| {{AFL WB}}

| 44 || 22 || 13 || 10 || 197 || 167 || 364 || 136 || 82 || 601 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 9 || 7.6 || 16.5 || 6.2 || 3.7 || 27.3 || TBA

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 130

! 76

! 61

! 1097

! 896

! 1993

! 664