Tim English

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.^[3] He made his debut in the forty point win against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium in round ten of the 2017 season.^[4] English grew up in Pingelly and went to school at Perth's Christ Church Grammar School where he was Boarding Captain.^[5]

Tim English
English in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Tim English
Nickname(s)	Ostrich, Chicken Chilli Dumpling,[1] Johnny[2]
Date of birth	(1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Dunsborough, Western Australia[citation needed]
Original team(s)	South Fremantle (WAFL)/Christ Church Grammar (PSA)
Draft	No. 19, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 10, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. St Kilda, at Etihad Stadium
Height	208 cm (6 ft 10 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Position(s)	Ruck
Club information
Current club	Western Bulldogs
Number	44
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–	Western Bulldogs	138 (78)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2025.
Career highlights
All-Australian team: 2023
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 23, 2024^[6]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)								Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
2017	Western Bulldogs	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
2018	Western Bulldogs	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
2019	Western Bulldogs	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
2020[a]	Western Bulldogs	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
2021	Western Bulldogs	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
2022	Western Bulldogs	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
2023	Western Bulldogs	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
2024	Western Bulldogs	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
Career			130	76	61	1097	896	1993	664	411	2814	0.6	0.5	8.4	6.9	15.3	5.1	3.2	21.6	25

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.