Trent Rivers

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.^[1]

Trent Rivers
Rivers in April 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-07-30) 30 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Original team(s)	East Fremantle
Draft	No. 32, 2019 AFL draft, Melbourne
Debut	13 June 2020, Melbourne vs. Carlton, at Marvel Stadium
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Melbourne
Number	24
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2020–	Melbourne	120 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2025.
Career highlights
AFL premiership player: 2021 22under22 team: 2021 Rising Star Nomination: 2021
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.^[2][3][4] He also played for the East Fremantle Sharks for the 2019 season in the colts division.^[5][6][7] Prior he played local football for Bullcreek Leeming Junior Football Club. He was educated at Leeming Senior High School.^[8]

AFL career

Rivers debuted in the Demons' one-point win over the Carlton Blues in the second round of the 2020 AFL season.^[9] He collected 12 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.^[10] Rivers signed a contract extension in October 2020, keeping him at the club until 2023.^[11] 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."^[11]

Rivers earned a Rising star nomination in round 11 of the 2021 AFL season, after collecting 19 disposals, seven intercepts and 326 metres gained.^[12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2025.^[13]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020[a]	Melbourne	24	9	2	2	75	48	123	28	13	0.2	0.2	8.3	5.3	13.7	3.1	1.4
2021#	Melbourne	24	25	1	1	241	137	378	101	39	0.0	0.0	9.6	5.5	15.1	4.0	1.6
2022	Melbourne	24	18	2	0	150	94	244	66	29	0.1	0.0	8.3	5.2	13.6	3.7	1.6
2023[b]	Melbourne	24	25	2	5	307	190	497	119	55	0.1	0.2	12.3	7.6	19.9	4.8	2.2
2024	Melbourne	24	23	2	2	305	185	490	122	60	0.1	0.1	13.3	8.0	21.3	5.3	2.6
2025	Melbourne	24	14	2	4	172	118	290	73	37	0.1	0.2	12.2	8.4	20.7	5.2	2.6
Career			114	11	14	1250	772	2022	509	234	0.0	0.1	10.9	6.7	17.7	4.4	2.0

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.
2. 2023 statistics include one game in which Rivers was substituted out of the game (round 6) and was replaced by Bailey Laurie.

Honours and achievements

Team

• AFL premiership player (Melbourne): 2021
• McClelland Trophy (Melbourne): 2021

Individual

• 22under22 team: 2021
• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2021 (Round 11)