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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{About||the video game character|Senator Armstrong (Metal Gear)|the wrestler|Steve Armstrong}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
|name = Steven Armstrong
|image = 
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|12|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Perth]], Western Australia
|death_date = 
|death_place = 
|originalteam = [[Perth Football Club|Perth]]
|draftpick = 25th overall, [[2001 AFL draft|2001 National Draft]]
|height = 180 cm
|weight = 81 kg
|position = Small forward, midfielder
|statsend = 2008
|years1 = 2002–2005
|club1 = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
|games_goals1 = 43 (21)
|years2 = 2006–2008
|club2 = [[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]]
|games_goals2 = 36 (27)
|games_goalstotal = 79 (48)
|careerhighlights = *[[Larke Medal]] 2001
*[[Melbourne Football Club#Honour board|Harold Ball Memorial Trophy]] 2002
*[[AFL Rising Star]] nominee 2002
*[[Perth Football Club|Perth]] best and fairest 2006
*[[2006 AFL Grand Final|West Coast Eagles premiership side 2006]]
}}

'''Steven Armstrong''' (born 12 January 1984) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er in the [[Australian Football League]] and current coach of the Subiaco Lions colts team. He has played for the [[Melbourne Football Club]] and the 2006 [[West Coast Eagles]] premiership team.

He was injured in the [[2002 Bali bombings]], and bears a scar on his leg from this incident.

==Football career==
Drafted in the [[2001 AFL Draft]] at pick 25 in the second round, Armstrong made his debut for [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] in 2002. He was known for his tenacity around the ball and being a team player. However, after being omitted from the starting line-up several times (playing only 12 games between 2004–2005), he was delisted at the end of the 2005 season.

In [[2006 AFL Season|2006]] he was thrown a lifeline by the [[West Coast Eagles]] by being added to their [[rookie list]]. He finally made his debut for the Eagles in round 13 against the [[Western Bulldogs]] where he was one of the Eagles' best players for the match. Despite only having 15 disposals for the match, his ferocity on and off the ball was recognised. With tough competition in the Eagles lineup, he was dropped the next week. He made a return in round 17 in the Eagles' 82 point win over minor premiers [[Adelaide Football Club|Adelaide]], kicking three goals. Armstrong was selected for the first match of the 2006 finals after kicking four goals the week before. He played in the [[2006 AFL Grand Final]], and kicked the Eagles' penultimate goal in the final quarter to help his team win by one point.

In 2007, Armstrong had an indifferent season. He started off the season in fine fashion, impressing as a small forward, a position the club has struggled to fill since the departure of [[Phil Matera]] in 2005, including a three-goal performance in the round 3 [[Western Derby]] against [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle]]. However, one sub-par performance in the club's first loss of the season against [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] in round 7, saw him lose his place in the team. He was brought back in as a replacement as early as round 9 against [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]], however struggled to cement a regular spot in the team, only filling in for injuries and spent the rest of the season playing for [[Perth Football Club|Perth]] in the [[West Australian Football League]] (WAFL).

He played 14 games for the Eagles in the disappointing [[2008 AFL season|2008 season]]. He was delisted by the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/carrolls-career-likely-to-finish/2008/09/04/1220121429377.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120226182744/http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/carrolls-career-likely-to-finish/2008/09/04/1220121429377.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 February 2012|title=Demons likely to call time on Carroll's career|author=Wilson, C.|work=Real Footy|date=5 September 2008|access-date=5 September 2008}}</ref>

In 2009, Armstrong was signed to play full-time for Perth Demons in the WAFL.

In late 2011, after a career spanning 10 seasons, Armstrong announced that he was retiring from football to concentrate on his coaching career. He previously held the position of Claremont League Assistant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/11/04/armstrong-to-retire-and-coach/|title=Armstrong to retire and coach|date=4 November 2011|access-date=20 March 2012|archive-date=8 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108074710/http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/11/04/armstrong-to-retire-and-coach/|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Steven_Armstrong.html Steven Armstrong's player profile at AFL Tables] Retrieved 22 March 2018.</ref>
{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
|2||13||7||4||74||59||133||37||23|| 0.5||0.3||5.7||4.5||10.2||2.8||1.8
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
|2||18||8||7||120||111||231||57||43||0.4||0.4||6.7||6.2||12.8||3.2||2.4
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
|2||6||4||2||39||20||59||10||14||0.7||0.3||6.5||3.3||9.8||1.7||2.3
|-
!scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Mel}}
|2||6||2||0||26||13||39||10||19||0.3||0.0||4.3||2.2||6.5||1.7||3.2
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}
|35||10||10||9||73||62||135||39||15||1.0||0.9||7.3||6.2||13.5||3.9||1.5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}
|35||12||8||10||96||71||167||38||28||0.7||0.8||8.0||5.9||13.9||3.2||2.3
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center"|[[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}
|35||14||9||11||107||109||216||55||43||0.6||0.8||7.6||7.8||15.4||3.9||3.1
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
!79
!48
!43
!535
!445
!980
!246
!185
!0.6
!0.5
!6.8
!5.6
!12.4
!3.1
!2.3
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{AFL Tables}}
* {{AustralianFootball}}
* {{WAFL FootyFacts}}
* [http://demonwiki.org/Steven+Armstrong DemonWiki profile]

{{2006 West Coast Eagles premiership players}}
{{2002 AFL Rising Star nominees}}
{{2001 AFL national draft}}
{{2006 AFL rookie draft}}
{{Larke Medal}}

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[[Category:Sandringham Football Club players]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]
[[Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen]]