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Jake Waterman

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Jake Waterman
Waterman playing for West Coast in 2019.
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Marist Football Club
Draft No. 77 (F/S), 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, West Coast vs. Sydney, at Optus Stadium
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– West Coast 104 (132)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Waterman (born 6 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jake is the son of dual West Coast Premiership defender Chris Waterman.

AFL Career

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He was drafted by West Coast with their final selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 national draft as a father-son selection.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to Sydney at Optus Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] In round 6, 2018, Waterman was nominated for the AFL Rising Star after recording fourteen disposals, five marks and two goals in the eight point win against Fremantle at Optus Stadium.[3]

2024

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Jake Waterman is also the brother of former Essendon forward Alec Waterman. Waterman kicked a career-high six goals in round five of the 2024 AFL season against Richmond at Optus.[4] He was again impressive the next week in Western Derby 58 kicking five goals.[5] He also kicked 5 goals in round 10 during West Coast's 35-point win over the Melbourne Demons.[6] Waterman finished the season as West Coast's leading goalkicker, having kicked 53 goals across 20 games, as well as a fifth place finish in the Coleman Medal.[7] For his performance throughout the season he earnt a spot in the 2024 All-Australian team, and a 3rd place finish in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest count.

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of round 8, 2022[8]
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
2018 West Coast 45 16 13 12 118 60 178 75 23 0.8 0.8 7.4 3.8 11.1 4.7 1.4
2019 West Coast 2 13 15 5 112 45 157 75 16 1.2 0.4 8.6 3.5 12.1 5.8 1.2
2020[a] West Coast 2 10 9 2 78 25 103 51 8 0.9 0.2 7.8 2.5 10.3 5.1 0.8
2021 West Coast 2 14 13 8 129 44 173 89 27 0.9 0.6 9.2 3.1 12.4 6.4 1.9
2022 West Coast 2 7 2 3 39 15 54 25 13 0.3 0.4 5.6 2.1 7.7 3.6 1.9
Career 60 52 30 476 189 665 315 87 0.9 0.5 7.9 3.2 11.1 5.3 1.5

Notes

  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.

References

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  1. ^ Malcolm, Alex (11 October 2016). "Eagles nominate father-son selection for upcoming draft". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ Robinson, Chris (23 March 2018). "West Coast Eagles to blood three debutants for first time since 1996". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ McArdle, Jordan (1 May 2018). "West Coast forward Jake Waterman gets round six AFL Rising Star nomination". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Paddy. "Why West Coast's win was Waterman's watershed moment". theage.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ Jovanovski, Jack (6 May 2024). "'That's just flippant': Great's frank Freo fears amid worrying trends after 'miserable' result". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ Schmook, Nathan (19 May 2024). "Harley the hero as Eagles stun shellshocked Demons". Australian Football League.
  7. ^ ESPN Australia (25 August 2024). "Coleman Medal leaderboard for season 2024". ESPN Australia.
  8. ^ "Jake Waterman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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