Todd Marshall
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Todd Marshall
| fullname = Todd Marshall
| nickname = Toddy
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|08|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
| draftpick = No. 16, 2016 national draft
| debutdate = Round 22, 2017
| debutteam = {{AFL WB}}
| debutopponent = {{AFL|PA}}
| debutstadium = Mars Stadium
| height = 198cm
| weight = 92kg
| position = Key Forward
| currentclub = {{AFL|PA}}
| guernsey = 4
| years1 = 2017-
| club1 = {{AFL|PA}}
| games_goals1 = 111 (158)
| statsend = round 15, 2024
| careerhighlights =
| image =
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Todd Marshall (born 8 October 1998) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a tall key-position player.
Early life and junior football
Marshall grew up in Deniliquin, New South Wales. As a teenager he was a talented cricket player, touring England with NSW youth teams. He made the decision to focus on football at a relatively late age. He played his first junior and senior football with the Deniliquin Football Club.[https://www.denipt.com.au/sport/hot-todd-signs-extension/ Hot Todd signs extension] By Rowan Frazer 16 February 2024 His first full TAC Cup season with the Murray Bushrangers was in 2016. Marshall also represented NSW/ACT at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships.[http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-05-10/giants-meet-with-afl-over-hot-academy-prospect Giants meet AFL over academy prospect][https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/todd-marshall-on-the-decision-to-shun-gws-giants-and-become-available-on-the-open-market/news-story/452d309964dd3ccfa56006fa0cab0e25 Todd Marshall on the decision to shun GWS Giants and become available on the open market] He fell into Greater Western Sydney Giants' recruitment zone in the Riverina and was briefly part of its academy, but in May 2016 the AFL ruled that Marshall had not spent enough time at the club and thus would have to go through the normal draft process rather than going straight to GWS as an academy player.[http://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/15504615/gws-giants-unable-select-sporting-star-todd-marshall GWS Giants unable to select sporting star Todd Marshall][http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/afl/gws-giants-disappointed-by-loss-of-todd-marshall-to-academy-after-afl-ruling/news-story/f94fddfb5cf0ae10b9839961266926fe GWS GIANTS DISAPPOINTED BY LOSS OF TODD MARSHALL TO ACADEMY AFTER AFL RULING]
AFL career
Marshall was drafted by Port Adelaide with their first selection and sixteenth overall in the 2016 national draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/teams/port-adelaide/port-adelaide-secures-the-drafts-best-key-forward-todd-marshall/news-story/a20288bd393e6c1ac8dbd6c60d1be2d8|title=Port Adelaide secures the draft's best key forward Todd Marshall|last=Capel|first=Andrew|date=25 November 2016|work=The Advertiser|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=25 August 2017}} He made his debut in the seventeen-point win over the {{AFL WB}} at Mars Stadium in round twenty-two of the 2017 season.{{cite news|url=https://sport.sheppnews.com.au/2017/08/18/105403/power-forward|title=Marshall to debut against Western Bulldogs|last=Lowe|first=Jamie|date=18 August 2017|work=Shepparton News|publisher=McPherson Media Group|access-date=25 August 2017}} Todd Marshall was good friends with Patrick Ryder during his tenure at Port Adelaide and when the latter was traded to St Kilda at the end of the 2019 AFL season the former changed his guernsey number from 13 to 4.{{Cite web|last=Thomas-Wilson|first=Simeon|date=8 March 2020|title=After tragically losing both parents two years ago, Power youngster Todd Marshall is starting to find his feet at AFL level|url=https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/after-tragically-losing-both-parents-two-years-ago-power-youngster-todd-marshall-is-starting-to-find-his-feet-at-afl-level/news-story/748f0a709bd0438a921091065dae612a|website=The Mercury}}
The 2022 season proved to be Marshall's best yet, playing in 21 of 22 games and kicking a career high 45 goals to be Port Adelaide's leading goalkicker.
Personal life
Marshall lost both of his parents within six months at the age of 19.{{cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/afl/more-news/port-adelaide-forward-todd-marshall-given-standing-ovation-at-13th-minute-mark-of-comeback-match/news-story/ef107968d78ef583054ac9613e203c97|title=Port Adelaide forward Todd Marshall given standing ovation at 13th minute mark of comeback match|publisher=The Advertiser|date=15 June 2018|access-date=15 June 2018}}
Statistics
:Statistics are correct to the end of round 20 2022.{{cite web|title=Todd Marshall|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Todd_Marshall.html|work=AFL Tables|access-date=24 March 2020}}
{{Australian rules football statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|-
| scope="row" text-align:center |2017
| {{AFL PA}}
| 13 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 15 || 11 || 26 || 10 || 10 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 5.0 || 3.7 || 8.7 || 3.3 || 3.3 || 0
|-style="background:#EAEAEA"
| scope="row" text-align:center | 2018
| {{AFL PA}}
| 13 || 7 || 11 || 7 || 40 || 20 || 60 || 16 || 12 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 5.7 || 2.9 || 8.6 || 2.3 || 1.7 || 0
|-
| scope="row" text-align:center | 2019
| {{AFL PA}}
| 13 || 10 || 10 || 4 || 68 || 26 || 94 || 35 || 23 || 1.0 || 0.4 || 6.8 || 2.6 || 9.4 || 3.5 || 2.3 || 0
|-style="background:#EAEAEA"
| scope="row" text-align:center | 2020
| {{AFL PA}}
| 4 || 14 || 11 || 9 || 84 || 27 || 111 || 41 || 35 || 0.7 || 0.6 || 6.0 || 1.9 || 7.9 || 2.9 || 2.5 || 0
|-
| scope="row" text-align:center | 2021
| {{AFL PA}}
| 4 || 21 || 24 || 12 || 159 || 55 || 214 || 85 || 27 || 1.1 || 0.5 || 7.5 || 2.6 || 10.1 || 4.0 || 1.2 || 0
|-
| scope="row" text-align:center | 2022
| {{AFL PA}}
| 4 || 19 || 39 || 13 || 163 || 33 || 196 || 98 || 43 || 2.0 || 0.6 || 8.5 || 1.7 || 10.3 || 5.1 || 2.2 || 0
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3 | Career
! 74
! 96
! 47
! 529
! 172
! 701
! 285
! 150
! 1.2
! 0.6
! 7.1
! 2.3
! 9.4
! 3.8
! 2.0
! 0
|}
References
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External links
- {{Portplayer}}
- {{AFL Tables|ref=T/Todd_Marshall.html}}
{{Port Adelaide player squad}}
{{Port Adelaide leading goalkickers}}
{{2016 AFL national draft}}
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Category:Port Adelaide Football Club players
Category:Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
Category:Murray Bushrangers players
Category:Australian rules footballers from New South Wales