Connor Idun

Connor Joshua Kwamena Idun (born 29 July 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Connor Idun
Idun playing for Greater Western Sydney in July 2019
Personal information
Full name	Connor Joshua Kwamena Idun
Nickname(s)	Seek, CEO [citation needed]
Date of birth	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	London, England, United Kingdom
Original team(s)	Drysdale Football Club Geelong Falcons
Draft	No. 61 in the 2018 national draft
Debut	3 August 2019, Greater Western Sydney vs. Sydney, at Sydney Showground
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	39
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2019–	Greater Western Sydney	93 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Connor Idun was born in London to an Australian mother and a father from Ghana^[1][2] and was raised in Essex to the age of 4.^[3]

As a child he moved with his family from London to Sydney before relocating to Geelong in Victoria.^[4]

He began playing Australian rules football at the age of 12 in Geelong for Drysdale Football Club juniors and completed his VCE at Christian College.^[4] He played two seasons of NAB League for the Geelong Falcons primarily in defence before being selected to represent Victoria Country at the 2018 NAB AFL U18 Championships.^[4]

AFL career

Idun was selected by the Greater Western Sydney Giants at pick No. 61 in the 2018 AFL national draft.^[5] He made his senior debut against Sydney in round 20 of the 2019 season, as a late replacement for injured forward Jeremy Cameron.^[6][7] He only managed three games across his first two years before being selected in round one, 2021 and going on to play 21 out of a possible 22 games, averaging 5.4 marks and 12.6 disposals per game. He was named the NAB AFL Rising Star nomination for round 23 of the 2021 season.^[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the 2024 season ^[9]

Legend

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
2019	Greater Western Sydney	39	1	0	0	5	3	8	3	2	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.0	8.0	3.0	2.0	0
2020[a]	Greater Western Sydney	39	2	0	0	9	8	17	5	1	0.0	0.0	4.5	4.0	8.5	2.5	0.5	0
2021	Greater Western Sydney	39	23	0	0	173	113	286	124	41	0.0	0.0	7.5	4.9	12.4	5.4	1.8	0
2022	Greater Western Sydney	39	16	0	3	124	96	220	74	27	0.0	0.2	7.8	6.0	13.8	4.6	1.7	0
2023	Greater Western Sydney	39	26	0	0	225	220	445	142	48	0.0	0.0	8.7	8.5	17.1	5.5	1.8	1
2024	Greater Western Sydney	39	25	0	1	226	252	478	170	36	0.0	0.0	9.0	10.1	19.1	6.8	1.4	0
Career			93	0	4	762	692	1454	518	155	0.0	0.0	8.2	7.4	15.6	5.6	1.7	1

Notes

1. 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.