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Mzungu extends contract

Tendai Mzungu is the latest Fremantle Docker to commit to the club

2:30pm  May 13, 2013

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Mzungu gears up for season 2013

FREMANTLE midfielder Tendai Mzungu will use the pre-Christmas block of training to build his engine as he recovers from a setback with his off-season wrist surgery.

5:30pm  Nov 21, 2012

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Tendai to take the toss in Multicultural Round

Tendai Mzungu, who has Zimbabwean heritage, will be given coin toss honours against Collingwood at the MCG

2:22pm  Jun 29, 2012

Latest Player Video

Inside: Mids line meeting

11:29am  Apr 16, 2013

Kommer's trip on Mzungu

2:30pm  Apr 15, 2013

MEDIA CONFERENCE: Tendai Mzungu 09.04.13

10:59am  Apr 9, 2013

Senior Players List

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Tendai
Mzungu

Height
182 cm
DOB
28-02-1986
Weight
84 kg
Debut
2011
Games
2013
8
Career
46
Goals
2013
2
Career
26
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
494
Avg
62
TendaiMzungu

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior Clubs:
Clubs: Fremantle
Draft Information: National Draft 2010, traded by Gold Coast for pick 39
Debut: Round 9 2011 v Port Adelaide
Recruited from: Perth
Brownlow Votes: 1

After two solid seasons of AFL the mature-age recruit has settled nicely as an important member of Freo’s midfield. Will again use his excellent endurance to perform some run-with roles and win plenty of the ball himself in 2013.

Season by Season

Season by Season

Tendai Mzungu consolidated his auspicious debut 2011 season with another fine year in 2012.

On top of averaging 17 disposals per game, he was one of Fremantle’s best pressure acts players – a statistic Ross Lyon rates highly.

Mzungu had 20 pressure acts per game, just 0.2 behind the relentless Matt de Boer. Of these, 13.5 were implied pressure acts, which include corralling an opponent and chasing from behind to put opposition players with the ball under the pump. This ranked seventh overall in the AFL last season.

One of the best endurance athletes in the AFL, Mzungu was also named Best Clubman at Freo in 2012 – a richly deserved Award for a player who did as much off the field for the club as he did on it.

Charity partner ambassador: Redkite

Mzungu deservedly won the Beacon Award as Fremantle’s best first year player in 2011, playing in a variety of roles. The mature-age recruit had to wait until round 9 to debut following a pre-season knee injury, but he made every one of his 14 matches count from that point on. He still managed to finish 11th at the club for total disposals (267), 10th for uncontested possessions (172) and effective kicks (99), and ninth for total goals (11). Mzungu will be looking forward to playing an entire season in 2012 and can really make his mark on the competition.

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 8
    • Kicks 9.4
    • Handballs 5.6
    • Disposals 15.0
    • Marks 4.6
    • Hit-Outs 0.1
    • Tackles 2.1
    • Goals 0.2
    • Dream Team 61.7

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 15 Western Bulldogs Rd 2
Handballs 8 Richmond Rd 5
Disposals 22 Western Bulldogs Rd 2
Marks 9 Western Bulldogs Rd 2
Hit-outs 1 West Coast Eagles Rd 1
Tackles 4 Essendon Rd 3
Goals 1 Collingwood Rd 7
Dream Team 101 Western Bulldogs Rd 2

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 West Coast Eagles W 108 - 80 5 8 13 5 1 0 2 3 0 1 54
2 Western Bulldogs W 78 - 106 15 7 22 9 0 1 0 2 1 0 101
3 Essendon L 68 - 72 10 3 13 5 0 1 1 4 0 0 65
4 Hawthorn L 118 - 76 10 4 14 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 52
5 Richmond W 81 - 80 10 8 18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
6 Gold Coast Suns W 54 - 99 12 4 16 6 0 1 0 2 0 2 73
7 Collingwood W 100 - 73 10 7 17 4 0 1 1 3 1 0 72
8 Sydney Swans D 70 - 70 3 4 7 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 19
9 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
12 Brisbane Lions - - - - - - - - - - -
13 North Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Geelong Cats - - - - - - - - - - -
15 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
16 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
17 Richmond - - - - - - - - - - -
18 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
19 Carlton - - - - - - - - - - -
20 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
21 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
23 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 5 - L: 2 - D: 1 75 45 120 37 1 5 7 17 2 3 494

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 46
    • Kicks 10.7
    • Handballs 6.6
    • Disposals 17.3
    • Marks 4.0
    • Hit-Outs 0.1
    • Tackles 3.7
    • Goals 0.6
    • Dream Team 74.6

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 17 Carlton Rd 5, 2012
Handballs 16 Hawthorn Rd 19, 2011
Disposals 30 St Kilda Rd 20, 2011
Marks 9 Western Bulldogs Rd 2, 2013
Hit-outs 1 West Coast Eagles Rd 1, 2013
Tackles 11 Carlton Rd 21, 2011
Goals 3 Gold Coast Suns Rd 15, 2011
Dream Team 114 St Kilda Rd 20, 2011

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Fremantle 75 45 120 37 1 5 7 17 2 3 494
2012 Fremantle 266 143 409 85 5 16 20 103 13 13 1803
2011 Fremantle 151 116 267 63 0 12 10 52 11 3 1133

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

Fremantle Dockers: 38 games, 24 goals

Awards

Club Awards

Beacon Award
2011

Best Clubman
2012

Q&A

As well as playing great footy, I’d like to be remembered for:
Being a good person

Most memorable victory (AFL or non-AFL):
2005 colts grandfinal for Trinity Aquinas

Most admired player at another club:
Chris Judd

Favourite ground to play on:
Patersons

Best part about training:
Finishing

Weights or running:
Running

What would you prefer – mark of the year or goal of the year:
Mark

Which skill do you need to most work on:
Everything

Complete this line…with two minutes to go in the 2012 Grand Final:
Give it to hilly

Who will be Mike Sheahan’s No. 1 ranked player by the end of 2012:
Stephen Hill

You are running 30 minutes late to an early morning beach recovery session. What’s your excuse:
Tell the truth

What is the first thing you would do if you were Andrew Demetriou for a day:
Shell out some cash

Favourite meal the night before a game:
Spaghetti

What music helps you get ‘in the zone’ before a game:
Kindness

One thing you would change about the world:
Poverty

PlayStation or Xbox? And what’s your favourite game:
Don’t have either

Who would win My Kitchen Rules at your club? And what’s their signature dish:
Jay Van Berlo makes some good kebab skewers

Your favourite line from a movie: 
You wanna kiss my lucky egg?

What’s your favourite dance move:
I can’t dance

What is your favourite holiday destination in Australia:
Dunsbrough

Where would you recommend visiting within your state:
Rottnest