Jordan Ridley

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Jordan Ridley
Personal information
Full name Jordan Ridley
Date of birth (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 23)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)/East Burwood Football Club
Draft No. 22, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 9, 2018, Essendon
vs. Geelong, at MCG
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Essendon 48 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jordan Ridley (born 20 October 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by Essendon with their second selection and twenty-second overall in the 2016 national draft.[1] He made his senior debut for Essendon against Geelong in round nine of the 2018 season.

AFL career[]

Prior to being drafted he played for Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League and attended Box Hill High School.

Ridley was drafted by Essendon with pick 22 in the 2016 National Draft. He made his AFL debut against Geelong in round nine of 2018.

After managing just 9 games across his first 3 years with Essendon he enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2020. He played all 17 games of the shortened season earning selection in the All Australian squad and winning the Crichton Medal as Essendon’s Best and Fairest player. After just 26 senior games he became the third least experienced player in the clubs history to win the award.

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [2]
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 Essendon 14 3 0 0 29 12 41 14 4 0.0 0.0 9.7 4.0 13.7 4.7 1.3
2019 Essendon 14 6 0 0 65 24 89 42 11 0.0 0.0 10.8 4.0 14.8 7.0 1.8
2020 Essendon 14 17 0 2 221 129 304 110 20 0.0 0.1 12.4 5.5 17.9 6.5 1.2
Career 26 0 2 305 129 434 166 35 0.0 0.1 11.7 5.0 16.7 6.4 1.4

References[]

  1. ^ Quayle, Emma (25 November 2016). "AFL draft 2016: Bombers see a bit of Wanganeen in top pick Andy McGrath". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Jordan Ridley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

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