Shaun Rehn
Encyclopedia
Shaun Jason Rehn is a former Australian rules football
er who played for both the Adelaide Crows
and Hawthorn
in the Australian Football League
. Rehn was recruited by the Crows from West Adelaide
in the South Australian National Football League
.
in their inaugural year in the Australian Football League
. At 6'8" (203 cm) he became a leading ruckmen, but suffered three ACL knee
injuries
overall on both knees which limited his playing ability. The last of those injuries was sustained when his good knee buckled and twisted after running onto a small rubber circle installed in the centre of the turf ground; the circles had been installed onto grounds to assist umpires with centre bounces
, but Rehn's injury, and subsequent legal action, saw the circles swiftly removed from all grounds.
Rehn played 134 games and kicked 55 goals for the Crows between 1991 and 2000, before moving to Hawthorn in the twilight of his career. He played 33 games and kicked 7 goals with the Hawks between 2001–2002, before retiring from AFL football.
Throughout his whole career at both Adelaide and Hawthorn, Rehn wore the #52 guernsey, and holds the record for the most games wearing that number. Such high numbers are rare in Australian football, as players with numbers higher than 40 usually exchange them for lower numbers early in their careers. Rhen played in jumper #16 when he played for West Adelaide.
in the SANFL.
In 2006, Rehn joined the Brisbane Lions
as ruck coach where he was expected to help develop Brisbane's young but promising ruck division including Jamie Charman
, Cameron Wood
and Matthew Leuenberger
.
Rehn currently enjoys coaching the Byron Bay magpies and in 2011 coached South Australia in the 2011 State of Origin Slowdown
to a 17.10 (112) to 17.9 (111) victory over Victoria in a charity match at the Adelaide Oval
for the Little Heroes Foundation and the Reach Foundation youth charities started by former Melbourne ruckman and 1991 Brownlow Meadallist
Jim Stynes
.
On 19 October 2011, Port Adelaide
announced that Rehn would be an assistant coach at the club.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for both the Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
and Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. Rehn was recruited by the Crows from West Adelaide
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
in the South Australian National Football League
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....
.
AFL career
Rehn started his AFL career in 1991 with the Adelaide CrowsAdelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
in their inaugural year in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. At 6'8" (203 cm) he became a leading ruckmen, but suffered three ACL knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
injuries
Australian rules football injuries
Australian rules football is a sport known for its high level of physical body contact compared to other sports such as soccer and basketball. High impact collisions can occur from any direction, although deliberate collisions from front-on...
overall on both knees which limited his playing ability. The last of those injuries was sustained when his good knee buckled and twisted after running onto a small rubber circle installed in the centre of the turf ground; the circles had been installed onto grounds to assist umpires with centre bounces
Ball-up
A ball-up in Australian rules football describes a method of restarting play at a neutral contest after a stoppage within the field of play. It is not to be confused with a boundary throw-in which occurs in most cases when the ball is forced out of bounds...
, but Rehn's injury, and subsequent legal action, saw the circles swiftly removed from all grounds.
Rehn played 134 games and kicked 55 goals for the Crows between 1991 and 2000, before moving to Hawthorn in the twilight of his career. He played 33 games and kicked 7 goals with the Hawks between 2001–2002, before retiring from AFL football.
Throughout his whole career at both Adelaide and Hawthorn, Rehn wore the #52 guernsey, and holds the record for the most games wearing that number. Such high numbers are rare in Australian football, as players with numbers higher than 40 usually exchange them for lower numbers early in their careers. Rhen played in jumper #16 when he played for West Adelaide.
Post-playing career
From 2003 to 2005, Rehn was the coach of the West Adelaide Football ClubWest Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
in the SANFL.
In 2006, Rehn joined the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
as ruck coach where he was expected to help develop Brisbane's young but promising ruck division including Jamie Charman
Jamie Charman
Jamie Charman is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.-Overview:He was recruited as the number 29 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Northern Eagles in Queensland...
, Cameron Wood
Cameron Wood
Cameron Wood is a professional Australian rules football player currently playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League .-Brisbane Lions:...
and Matthew Leuenberger
Matthew leuenberger
Matthew "Matt" Leuenberger is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.-Early life:...
.
Rehn currently enjoys coaching the Byron Bay magpies and in 2011 coached South Australia in the 2011 State of Origin Slowdown
West End Slowdown
The West End Slowdown is an annual charity Australian rules football match run by the Little Heroes Foundation to raise funds to improve oncology treatment for South Australian children....
to a 17.10 (112) to 17.9 (111) victory over Victoria in a charity match at the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
for the Little Heroes Foundation and the Reach Foundation youth charities started by former Melbourne ruckman and 1991 Brownlow Meadallist
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
Jim Stynes
Jim Stynes
James "Jim" Stynes OAM is an Irish former professional Australian rules footballer who is currently a businessman, philanthropist, writer, youth worker, qualified teacher and chairman of Melbourne Football Club since 2008....
.
On 19 October 2011, Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
announced that Rehn would be an assistant coach at the club.