Brandon Zerk-Thatcher | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 25 August 1998 | ||
Original team(s) | Sturt (SANFL) | ||
Draft | No. 66, 2017 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 22, 2019, Essendon vs. Fremantle, at Optus Stadium | ||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Key Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2019–2023 | Essendon | 51 (0) | |
2024– | Port Adelaide | 26 (0) | |
Total | 77 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (born 25 August 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to Essendon.
Zerk-Thatcher was educated at Murray Bridge High School. At the age of 18 he started playing for Sturt Football Club and competed in the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships for South Australia.
Zerk-Thatcher was selected with pick 66 in the 2017 national draft. [1] He made his senior debut against Fremantle [2] in round 22 of the 2019 season.
Zerk-Thatcher was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 2023 AFL season. [3]
Updated to the end of 2023. [4]
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 | ||||
2018 | Essendon | 30 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2019 | Essendon | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
2020 [lower-alpha 1] | Essendon | 30 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 36 | 82 | 30 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
2021 | Essendon | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 22 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
2022 | Essendon | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 52 | 152 | 70 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 12.7 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
2023 | Essendon | 30 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 103 | 267 | 120 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 12.1 | 5.5 | 1.5 |
Career | 51 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 216 | 572 | 248 | 67 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
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