Bigoa Nyuon
| Bigoa Nyuon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Nyuon with Richmond's VFL team in July 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname | Biggie[1] | ||
| Born |
18 May 2001 Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Original team | Dandenong Stingrays (NAB League)/Rowville Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 54, 2019 AFL National Draft: Richmond | ||
| Debut | Round 9, 2022, Richmond vs. Hawthorn, at MCG | ||
| Height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb) | ||
| Position | Key Defender | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2023 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 3 (0) | |
| Total | 4 (0) | ||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bigoa Nyuon (born 18 May 2001[2]) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).[3] He played his first AFL match in round 9 of the 2022 AFL season against Hawthorn.[4]
Nyuon was traded to North Melbourne following the 2023 AFL season.[5] He was delisted at the end of the 2024 season.[6]
Personal life
Nyuon was born in Nairobi, Kenya to a family of South Sudanese people.[7] His sister Nyadol Nyuon is a lawyer and human rights activist.[7]
Statistics
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020[a] | 47 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| 2021 | 47 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| 2022 | Richmond | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 47 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | |
| 2024 | North Melbourne | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 4.7 | 14.3 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 0 |
| Career[8] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 12.3 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ↑ 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.
References
- ↑ Landsbergr, Sam (3 December 2019). "'Biggie' things expected from Richmond's Sudanese draftee". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bigoa NYUON". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ↑ Slevison, Andrew (13 May 2022). "Why Tigers fans can get excited about "big unit" debutant". 1116 SEN. Sports Entertainment Network. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ↑ "Martin weaves his magic to help Tigers silence Hawthorn". The Age. Nine Entertainment. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ↑ @AFLHouse (16 October 2023). "Trade paperwork approved. North Melbourne trade its Round Four pick (currently 65) to Richmond for Bigoa Nyuon" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ Rogers, Michael (19 September 2024). "Athletic forward, former Tiger among four Roos delisted". afl.com.au. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- 1 2 Sowerby, Sean (21 November 2019). "Mum's journey inspires Sudanese refugee Biggie Nyuon towards AFL dream". Seven News. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ↑ "Bigoa Nyuon". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
Categories:
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Richmond Football Club players
- Dandenong Stingrays players
- South Sudanese emigrants to Australia
- Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent
- South Sudanese players of Australian rules football
- VFL/AFL players born outside Australia
- South Sudanese refugees
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Refugees in Kenya
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen