Jack Martin (Australian footballer)

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Jack Martin
Jack Martin 2017.jpg
Martin playing for Gold Coast in 2017.
Personal information
Full name Jack Martin
Date of birth (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Broome, Western Australia
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft #1, 2012 Mini Draft, Gold Coast
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 21
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2019 Gold Coast 97 (81)
2020– Carlton 26 (20)
Total 123 (101)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2015 Indigenous All-Stars 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 21 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Martin (born 29 January 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life[]

Martin was born in Broome, Western Australia to an Indigenous Australian mother (Yawuru) and father (Yamatji).[1] The family moved to Geraldton, Western Australia when Jack was 12 years of age. He attended Geraldton Senior College during his high school years.

Martin made his senior football debut for the Towns Football Club in the Great Northern Football League at age 15.[2] His team would reach the GNFL Grand Final later that year and he would line up on future Gold Coast Suns teammate Jaeger O'Meara on the wing.[3] He was recruited from Claremont Football Club, who played in the West Australian Football League with the first selection in the 2012 incentive Mini Draft, a special draft of players who were too young to be eligible for selection in the main 2012 AFL Draft. Gold Coast obtained the first selection in the mini draft by trading their first selection, the second overall, to Greater Western Sydney.[4]

As part of the mini-draft rules, Martin was unable to play for the Gold Coast Suns in the 2013 season, but did play for them in the 2013 NAB Cup preseason competition and then with the reserve team in the North East Australian Football League.

AFL career[]

Martin made his AFL debut in Round 1 of the 2014 season against Richmond at Metricon Stadium. While attempting to take a diving mark in the fifth minute of the game, Martin injured his left AC joint and was subsequently substituted out of the game.[5] It was initially feared he may be sidelined for the entire 2014 season but scans later revealed he would miss a minimum of two months. He was rushed back into the senior team for the Round 14 clash against Geelong despite not having played a game at any level since his injury.[6]

At the conclusion of the 2018 AFL season, Martin requested a trade from Gold Coast to a Victorian club. Essendon confirmed interest in signing Martin, but Gold Coast were not open to a trade.[7] Martin played the 2019 AFL season at Gold Coast.

At the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season, Martin again requested a trade to Victoria. Carlton and the Western Bulldogs were both interested in signing him. He is expected to nominate Carlton as his preferred destination.[8] After the Suns and Carlton failed to reach a deal during the trade period, Martin became a Blue in the 2019 pre-season draft.[9]

AFL statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 21 2021[10]
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
2014 Gold Coast 4 11 10 4 77 47 124 33 25 0.9 0.4 7.0 4.3 11.3 3.0 2.3
2015 Gold Coast 4 12 11 9 90 63 153 54 39 0.9 0.8 7.5 5.3 12.8 4.5 3.3
2016 Gold Coast 4 21 14 3 194 148 342 120 75 0.7 0.1 9.2 7.0 16.3 5.7 3.6
2017 Gold Coast 4 22 24 11 262 148 410 139 59 1.1 0.5 11.9 6.7 18.6 6.3 2.7
2018 Gold Coast 4 15 14 11 174 93 267 70 73 0.9 0.7 11.6 6.2 17.8 4.7 4.9
2019 Gold Coast 4 16 8 11 185 105 290 66 89 0.5 0.7 11.6 6.6 18.1 4.1 5.6
2020 Carlton 21 15 12 11 115 87 202 64 48 0.8 0.7 7.7 5.8 13.5 4.3 3.2
2021 Carlton 21 11 8 6 94 46 140 61 26 0.7 0.5 8.5 4.2 12.7 5.5 2.4
Career 123 101 66 1191 737 1928 607 434 0.8 0.5 9.6 5.9 15.6 4.9 3.5

References[]

  1. ^ WHAT MARTIN LEARNT ROOMING WITH GOODESY
  2. ^ Simon White (30 June 2011). "Midwest production line WA's best". Sydney Morning Herald.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. ^ Jay Clarke (13 March 2014). "Country footy's baptism of fire for Gold Coast's young gems Jaeger O'Meara and Jack Martin". Herald Sun.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  4. ^ Brad Davidson (8 October 2012). "Suns secure young gun Jack Martin". Gold Coast Bulletin.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  5. ^ Andrew Hamilton (18 March 2014). "Gold Coast Suns young gun Jack Martin facing a big spell on the shelf". Gold Coast Bulletin.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  6. ^ Andrew Hamilton (19 June 2014). "Gold Coast Suns young gun Jack Martin excited to face Geelong at Metricon Stadium, keen to have impact". Gold Coast Bulletin.
  7. ^ Jennifer Phelan (5 October 2018). "Bombers confirm interest in Suns' Martin". AFL Website.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  8. ^ Peter Ryan (10 September 2019). "Jack Martin set to nominate Carlton". The Age.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  9. ^ https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019-11-29/martin-becomes-a-blue
  10. ^ "Jack Martin statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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