Brandon Jack

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Brandon Jack
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Jack playing for the Sydney Swans reserves in August 2016
Personal information
Full name Brandon Jack
Date of birth (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 (age 27)
Original team(s) Pennant Hills (Sydney AFL)
Draft No. 58, 2013 rookie draft
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfield / forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2017 Sydney 28 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brandon Jack (born 25 May 1994) is an Australian author, journalist and former professional footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

As a youngster Jack played for Westbrook Junior AFL club. Jack then went on to play for Pennant Hills. Jack's older brother Kieren Jack also played for the Swans and his father Garry Jack is a former rugby league footballer and coach.[1] [2] At the conclusion of the 2017 season, he was delisted by Sydney.[3]

Jack currently writes for the Sydney Morning Herald.[4] After having previously enrolled in a law double degree, Jack is currently studying a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in sociology with a minor in creative writing at UNSW.[5]

In 2021, Jack released his memoirs, titled ‘28’.

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[6]
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
2013 Sydney 33 9 7 5 40 28 68 11 20 0.8 0.6 4.4 3.1 7.6 1.2 2.2
2014 Sydney 33 8 3 3 29 32 61 12 23 0.4 0.4 3.6 4.0 7.6 1.5 2.9
2015 Sydney 33 10 6 5 66 60 126 26 31 0.6 0.5 6.6 6.0 12.6 2.6 3.1
2016 Sydney 33 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2017 Sydney 33 1 0 0 2 7 9 3 5 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 9.0 3.0 5.0
Career 28 16 13 137 127 264 52 79 0.6 0.5 4.9 4.5 9.4 1.9 2.8

References[]

  1. ^ Forsaith, Rob; Larkin, Steve (7 June 2013). "Sydney's Brandon Jack proves an AFL bolter, following in the footsteps of older brother Kieren". AAP.
  2. ^ Wu, Andrew (8 June 2013). "Jack learns to love new game through the deeds of shining sons". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "Swans delist three, Edwards retires". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ Henwood, Belinda. "Former Sydney Swans player, writer, musician and soon-to-be-published author says "Arts is for me"". UNSW School of the Arts & Media, Arts & Social Sciences. University of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  5. ^ Jack, Brandon. "The unnecessary pressure we put on ourselves in year 12". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Brandon Jack". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 October 2017.

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