Todd Goldstein

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Todd Goldstein (born 1 July 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having played the bulk of his career with the North Melbourne Football Club. He was drafted from the Oakleigh Chargers with the 37th selection in the 2006 AFL Draft. In 2015 he became the first-ever player to reach 1000 hitouts in a season. He surpassed Aaron Sandilands for the most hitouts in VFL/AFL history in Round 17, 2021.

Early playing career

Goldstein stands at 201 cm and has a basketball background, representing Australia at Under-19 level. He was a member of the Oakleigh Chargers 2006 side which won the TAC Cup.

Goldstein kicked a goal with his first kick for Victorian Football League side the Tasmanian Devils Football Club in 2007.

Goldstein played his junior basketball at Balwyn Blazers and Nunawading Spectres. At one stage he harboured ambitions to play college basketball in America.[1] He focussed on football in 2006, playing for his school team and Oakleigh Chargers, he nominated for the AFL draft in that same year. He was eventually drafted by North Melbourne at pick 37 in the 2006 AFL draft.[2]

AFL career

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Goldstein (centre) playing for Essendon in 2025

Goldstein was selected to debut for North Melbourne in their Round 15 clash with the Port Adelaide Power at AAMI Stadium in 2008. On debut, he collected four disposals and won 13 hitouts. In the next round, Goldstein kicked two goals against the Collingwood Magpies.

Goldstein played one of the best games of his career to date against the Melbourne Demons, in the Round 19, 2009 match at Etihad Stadium. He finished with 5 goals, 25 hitouts and helped his teammates to a 10-goal win.[3] He was awarded 2 Brownlow Medal votes for this game.[4]

In 2010, he played in 21 of 22 games for North Melbourne, and often had to ruck for long periods due to injuries to the Kangaroos other ruckmen, Hamish McIntosh, David Hale and Drew Petrie.[5]

In 2011, he had taken over the number one ruck duties at North Melbourne in the absence of McIntosh and began to establish himself as one of the leagues premier big men. In the round 10 match against the Sydney Swans, he set a career best record of 53 hitouts which he equalled again only 4 weeks later.[6]

By 2015, he had established himself as an elite ruckman, ranking as the number 1 ruck in the competition, and number 4 player overall. In a poll by AFL.com in May, 81% of respondents considered him the best current ruck in the AFL.[7] His season was rewarded with the Syd Barker Medal, as North Melbourne's best-and-fairest player.[8] Also in the 2015 season, Goldstein became the first player in VFl/AFL history to win 1000 hitouts in a single season,[9] and in round 12 against Greater Western Sydney, broke the record of most hitouts in a single game with 80 total.[10]

Goldstein moved to Essendon as a free agent in October 2023.[11]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season[12]

Template:AFL player statistics legend/ruckman Template:AFL player statistics start/ruck with votes |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 8 || 8 || 16 || 6 || 4 || 29 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 2.7 || 2.7 || 5.3 || 2.0 || 1.3 || 9.7 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 13 || 9 || 4 || 45 || 59 || 104 || 36 || 18 || 179 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 3.5 || 4.5 || 8.0 || 2.8 || 1.4 || 13.8 || 2 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 21 || 10 || 12 || 123 || 121 || 244 || 90 || 70 || 367 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 5.9 || 5.8 || 11.6 || 4.3 || 3.3 || 17.5 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 21 || 13 || 6 || 151 || 137 || 288 || 73 || 92 || 741 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 7.2 || 6.5 || 13.7 || 3.5 || 4.4 || 35.3 || 6 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 21 || 2 || 4 || 114 || 143 || 257 || 56 || 53 || 663 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 5.4 || 6.8 || 12.2 || 2.7 || 2.5 || 31.6 || 6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 22 || 13 || 4 || 113 || 150 || 263 || 66 || 65 || 822 || 0.6 || 0.2 || 5.1 || 6.8 || 12.0 || 3.0 || 3.0 || 37.4 || 7 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 24 || 10 || 7 || 98 || 190 || 288 || 52 || 114 || 838 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 4.1 || 7.9 || 12.0 || 2.2 || 4.8 || 34.9 || 3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 24 || 11 || 10 || 157 || 195 || 352 || 100 || 102 || 1058 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 6.5 || 8.1 || 14.6 || 4.1 || 4.2 || 44.1 || 18 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 22 || 20 || 7 || 128 || 175 || 303 || 69 || 69 || 804 || 0.9 || 0.3 || 5.8 || 7.9 || 13.7 || 3.5 || 3.5 || 36.5 || 11 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 19 || 12 || 6 || 94 || 161 || 255 || 54 || 55 || 576 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 4.9 || 8.5 || 13.4 || 2.8 || 2.9 || 30.3 || 0 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 22 || 12 || 5 || 139 || 181 || 320 || 74 || 63 || 783 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 6.3 || 8.2 || 14.5 || 3.4 || 2.9 || 35.6 || 6 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019 |Template:AFL NM | 22 || 22 || 5 || 7 || 139 || 230 || 369 || 62 || 38 || 737 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 6.3 || 10.5 || 16.8 || 2.8 || 1.7 || 33.5 || 5 |- | 2020Template:Efn || Template:AFL NM || 22 | 17 || 6 || 6 || 105 || 149 || 254 || 33 || 35 || 472 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 6.2 || 8.8 || 15.0 || 1.9 || 2.1 || 27.8 || 5 |- | 2021 || Template:AFL NM || 22 | 22 || 12 || 4 || 160 || 154 || 314 || 80 || 42 || 655 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 7.3 || 7.0 || 14.3 || 3.6 || 1.9 || 29.8 || 2 |- | 2022 || Template:AFL NM || 22 | 22 || 16 || 6 || 106 || 180 || 286 || 58 || 42 || 527 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 4.8 || 8.2 || 13.0 || 2.6 || 1.9 || 24.0 || 0 |- | 2023 || Template:AFL NM || 22 | 20 || 4 || 2 || 99 || 161 || 260 || 45 || 38 || 584 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 5.0 || 8.0 || 13.0 || 2.3 || 1.9 || 29.2 || 0 |- | 2024 || Essendon || 17 | 14 || 2 || 1 || 44 || 99 || 143 || 25 || 26 || 344 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 3.1 || 7.1 || 10.2 || 1.8 || 1.9 || 24.6 || 0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan=3| Career ! 329 ! 159 ! 91 ! 1823 ! 2492 ! 4315 ! 979 ! 927 ! 10181 ! 0.5 ! 0.3 ! 5.5 ! 7.6 ! 13.1 ! 3.0 ! 2.8 ! 31.0 ! 71 |}

Personal life

Son of Andrea and Jeff, and brother of Luke and Kye, Goldstein grew up in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne. His schooling involved attending Trinity Grammar School (in secondary school), and Preshil (in primary school).

Goldstein is currently studying a juris doctor degree at Deakin University.[13] He had previously completed a Bachelor of Applied Management.[14]

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