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Trent Rivers

{{short description|Australian football league player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Trent Rivers

| image = Trent Rivers 01 190425.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Rivers in April 2025

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Fremantle, Western Australia

| draftpick = No. 32, 2019 AFL draft, {{AFL Mel}}

| originalteam = East Fremantle

| debutdate = 13 June 2020

| debutteam = {{AFL Mel}}

| debutopponent = Carlton

| debutstadium = Marvel Stadium

| height = 188 cm

| weight = 88 kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub = {{AFL Mel}}

| guernsey = 24

| years1 = 2020–

| club1 = {{AFL Mel}}

| games_goals1 = 114 (11)

| statsend = round 14, 2025

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| nickname =

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Trent Rivers (born 30 July 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Melbourne Demons with the 32nd draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.{{cite web|title=Rivers locked in with pick No.32|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/308370/rivers-locked-in-with-pick-no32|work=MelbourneFC Media|last1=Gibson|first1=Ben|date=28 November 2019|accessdate=13 August 2020}}

Early football and life

Rivers represented Western Australia at the AFL Under 18 Championships for two seasons, where he ended up winning under-18 All Australian selection.{{cite web|title=Trent Rivers|work=Aussie Rules Draft Central|url=https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/trent-rivers/|accessdate=13 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=REVEALED: The 2019 U18 All Australian team|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/129391/revealed-the-2019-u18-all-australian-team|last1=Twomey|first1=Callum|date=4 July 2019|work= AFL Media|accessdate=12 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=Class of 2019: Why this top-30 prospect spent his pre-season on the couch|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/148853/class-of-2019-trent-rivers|last1=Twomey|first1=Callum|date=6 November 2019|work=AFL Media|accessdate=13 August 2020}} He also played for the East Fremantle Sharks for the 2019 season in the colts division.{{cite news|title=AFL U18s Championships Preview: Western Australia|date=5 June 2019|last1=Fogliani|first1=Lenny|url=http://www.wafootball.com.au/news/17197/afl-u18s-championships-preview-western-australia|accessdate=12 August 2020|work=WA Football}}{{cite web|title=Luke Jackson, Jeremy Sharp and Liam Henry among the first-round draft prospects in WA's AFL National Under-18 Championship squad|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/wafl/luke-jackson-jeremy-sharp-and-liam-henry-among-the-first-round-draft-prospects-in-was-afl-national-under-18-championship-squad-ng-b881184206z|work=The West Australian|date=1 May 2019|last1=McArdle|first1=Jordan|accessdate=12 August 2020}}{{cite news|title='Special' flag that gave mad Eagles fan a thrilling taste of AFL dream|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2019-trent-rivers-wafl-statistics-east-fremantle/news-story/9068225249f334e49ca21770e78249d9|last1=Waterworth|first1=Ben|date=26 October 2019|accessdate=13 August 2020|work=Fox Sports}} Prior he played local football for [https://bljfc.com.au/#home Bullcreek Leeming Junior Football Club]. He was educated at Leeming Senior High School.{{Cite web |title=Trent Rivers |url=https://tgisport.com.au/talent/trent-rivers/ |access-date=21 November 2024}}

AFL career

Rivers debuted in the Demons' one-point win over the Carlton Blues in the second round of the 2020 AFL season.{{cite web|title=Bennell locked in for Demons AFL debut|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6787970/bennell-locked-in-for-demons-afl-debut/?cs=9465|last1=Harrington|first1=Anna|date=10 June 2020|work=The Canberra Times|accessdate=12 August 2020}} He collected 12 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.{{cite web|title=Round 2 • Carlton v Melbourne - Player Stats|url=https://www.afl.com.au/matches/2039#player-stats|accessdate=12 August 2020}} Rivers signed a contract extension in October 2020, keeping him at the club until 2023.{{cite web|title=Rivers extends until 2023|url=https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/822596/rivers-extends-until-2023/|last1=Nobes|first1=Caitlin|work=Melbourne Demons Media|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=23 November 2020}} Josh Mahoney, Melbourne's then general manager of football, stated "Trent has already shown signs of what he’s capable of and we couldn’t have asked more from him this season. We look forward to his continued development over the next three years."

Rivers earned a Rising star nomination in round 11 of the 2021 AFL season, after collecting 19 disposals, seven intercepts and 326 metres gained.{{cite web|title=Demons' young talent runs Rivers deep with third Rising Star nom|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/624378/demons-young-talent-runs-rivers-deep-with-third-rising-star-nom|date=31 May 2021|access-date=9 June 2021|work=AFL Media}}

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2025.{{cite web|title=Trent Rivers|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/T/Trent_Rivers.html|work=AFL Tables|accessdate=8 September 2020}}

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}

|-

| 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 Mel}} || 24

| 9 || 2 || 2 || 75 || 48 || 123 || 28 || 13 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 8.3 || 5.3 || 13.7 || 3.1 || 1.4

|-

| scope=row bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021# || {{AFL Mel}} || 24

| 25 || 1 || 1 || 241 || 137 || 378 || 101 || 39 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.6 || 5.5 || 15.1 || 4.0 || 1.6

|-

| 2022 || {{AFL Mel}} || 24

| 18 || 2 || 0 || 150 || 94 || 244 || 66 || 29 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 8.3 || 5.2 || 13.6 || 3.7 || 1.6

|-

| 2023{{efn|2023 statistics include one game in which Rivers was substituted out of the game (round 6) and was replaced by Bailey Laurie.}} || {{AFL Mel}} || 24

| 25 || 2 || 5 || 307 || 190 || 497 || 119 || 55 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 12.3 || 7.6 || 19.9 || 4.8 || 2.2

|-

| 2024 || {{AFL Mel}} || 24

| 23 || 2 || 2 || 305 || 185 || 490 || 122 || 60 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 13.3 || 8.0 || 21.3 || 5.3 || 2.6

|-

| 2025 || {{AFL Mel}} || 24

| 14 || 2 || 4 || 172 || 118 || 290 || 73 || 37 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 12.2 || 8.4 || 20.7 || 5.2 || 2.6

|- class=sortbottom

! colspan=3 | Career

! 114 !! 11 !! 14 !! 1250 !! 772 !! 2022 !! 509 !! 234 !! 0.0 !! 0.1 !! 10.9 !! 6.7 !! 17.7 !! 4.4 !! 2.0

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Category:2001 births

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Category:Melbourne Football Club players

Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia

Category:Melbourne Football Club premiership players

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Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

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