Brandon Jack
Brandon Jack | |||
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![]() Jack playing for the Sydney Swans reserves in August 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Brandon Luke Jack | ||
Date of birth | 25 May 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Manchester, England[1] | ||
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 Luke Jack[2] (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.[3] [4] At the conclusion of the 2017 season, he was delisted by Sydney.[5]
Jack currently writes for the Sydney Morning Herald.[6] After having previously enrolled in a law double degree, Jack studied a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in sociology with a minor in creative writing at UNSW,[7] completing his studies in 2022.[8]
In 2021, Jack released his memoirs, titled ‘28’.
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[9]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ All guts, no glory: Brandon Jack exposes the ugly side of football By Martin McKenzie-Murray For The Saturday Paper 2 October 2021
- ^ Jack, Brandon. "law > journalism > psychology > the inevitable landing place of Arts". Twitter. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Forsaith, Rob; Larkin, Steve (7 June 2013). "Sydney's Brandon Jack proves an AFL bolter, following in the footsteps of older brother Kieren". AAP.
- ^ Wu, Andrew (8 June 2013). "Jack learns to love new game through the deeds of shining sons". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Swans delist three, Edwards retires". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jack, Brandon. "The unnecessary pressure we put on ourselves in year 12". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Graduating with class: life after football for Jack and Towers". Sydney Swans. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Brandon Jack". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Brandon Jack's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Brandon Jack's playing statistics from AFL Tables