Emerson Jeka

Emerson Jeka
Emerson Jeka
	Jeka playing for Box Hill in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Emerson Jeka
Date of birth	18 September 2001 (age 23)
Original team(s)	Altona (WRFL); Western Jets (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 9, 2020 rookie draft ; No. 7, 2024 rookie draft
Debut	Round 7, 2021, Hawthorn vs. St Kilda, at Marvel Stadium
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Key Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club
2020–2023	Hawthorn
2024	Geelong
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated September 25, 2024

Emerson Jeka (born 18 September 2001) an Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jeka also spent time on the playing list of the Geelong Football Club, however never played a senior match.

Career

Early career

Jeka played the majority of his NAB League career in the forward line.^[1] He suffered a knee injury while representing an Australian under-18 team against Victorian Football League (VFL) club Casey at the MCG in April 2019. He was sidelined for almost two months, but was selected by Hawthorn with Pick 9 in the 2020 AFL rookie draft.^[2]

AFL

Jeka first played for Hawthorn's Victorian Football League (VFL) affiliate Box Hill, showing promise during scratch matches in the COVID-19-affected 2020 season.^[3]

Jeka made his AFL debut against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium in round 7 of the 2023 AFL season. He later kicked 0.7 in a VFL match on 3 July 2021.^[4]

He was promoted to Hawthorn's senior list in December 2021 for the 2022 season.^[5]

At the end of the 2023 AFL season, Jeka was delisted by Hawthorn. On 14 November 2023, he signed with Essendon's reserves team for the 2024 VFL season,^[6] but 12 days later he returned to the AFL and joined Geelong.

Jeka was delisted by Geelong at the end of the 2024 AFL season without playing a single senior game for the Cats.^[7] He played 19 games for Geelong's reserves team during the 2024 VFL season.^[8]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.^[9]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2020	Hawthorn	39	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2021	Hawthorn	39	4	2	2	13	13	26	7	4	0.5	0.5	3.3	3.3	6.5	1.8	1.0	0
2022	Hawthorn	39	3	0	0	21	13	34	13	3	0.0	0.0	7.0	4.3	11.3	4.3	1.0	0
2023	Hawthorn	39	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2024	Geelong	43	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Career			7	2	2	34	26	60	20	7	0.3	0.3	4.9	3.7	8.6	2.9	1.0	0

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References

↑ "AFL DRAFT WATCH: Emerson Jeka".
↑ "'I don't want to be mediocre': Draft rollercoaster fails to dent Hawk's ambition".
↑ "Season Spotlight: Emerson Jeka". hawthornfc.com.au.
↑ "He's in! Jeka's purple patch has been rewarded". hawthornfc.com.au.
↑ "2022 list update: Who's in, who's out, who's new".
↑ "VFL: Jeka becomes a Bomber". Essendon Football Club . 14 November 2023.
↑ "Premiership pair among SEVEN axed by Cats". afl.com.au. 24 September 2024.
↑ "Geelong Cats List Update". Geelong Football Club. 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
↑ "Emerson Jeka Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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[1] "AFL DRAFT WATCH: Emerson Jeka".

[2] "'I don't want to be mediocre': Draft rollercoaster fails to dent Hawk's ambition".

[3] "Season Spotlight: Emerson Jeka". hawthornfc.com.au.

[4] "He's in! Jeka's purple patch has been rewarded". hawthornfc.com.au.

[5] "2022 list update: Who's in, who's out, who's new".

[6] "VFL: Jeka becomes a Bomber". Essendon Football Club . 14 November 2023.

[7] "Premiership pair among SEVEN axed by Cats". afl.com.au. 24 September 2024.

[8] "Geelong Cats List Update". Geelong Football Club. 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

[9] "Emerson Jeka Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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v t e 2020 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. Josh Schoenfeld 3. Josh Honey 4. Brady Rowles 5. Jack Bell 6. Jarvis Pina 7. Ben Keays 8. Jake Pasini 9. Emerson Jeka 10. Mitchell Hibberd 11. Anthony Treacy 12. Sam Skinner 14. Brad Close 15. Jake Stein
Second round	16. Connor Budarick 18. Fraser Phillips 19. Jack Maibaum 20. Tom North 21. Ben Crocker 22. Trent Burgoyne 25. Mitch O'Neill 26. Corey Lyons 27. Oscar Brownless 28. Tom Sheridan
Third round	29. Matt Conroy 30. Hugh Dixon 32. Boyd Woodcock 33. Brendon Ah Chee 34. Archie Smith 35. Lachie Henderson 36. Zach Sproule
Fourth round	37. Malcolm Rosas 38. Riley Grundy 39. Hamish Brayshaw

v t e 2024 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. Loch Rawlinson 2. Finnbar Maley 3. Cooper Stephens 4. Sam Clohesy 5. Odin Jones 7. Emerson Jeka 8. Vigo Visentini 9. Will Hamill 10. Lachlan McNeil 11. Sam Reid 12. Jake Melksham 13. Xavier Walsh 14. Adam Kennedy 15. Matt Carroll
Second round	18. Will Rowlands 20. James Borlase 21. Taylor Duryea 22. Kynan Brown
Third round	23. Jack Mahony
Category B rookies (pre-selected)	Bruce Reville (Brisbane Lions) Matt Duffy (Carlton) Rob Monahan (Carlton) Joe Furphy (Geelong) Nathan Wardius (Greater Western Sydney) Oliver Hayes-Brown (Richmond) Liam O'Connell (St Kilda) Indhi Kirk (Sydney) Coen Livingstone (West Coast)