Jack Buckley (footballer, born 1997)

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Jack Buckley
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Buckley in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jack Buckley
Date of birth (1997-12-17) 17 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales
Original team(s) UNSW-Easts (Sydney AFL)
Draft 2017 Category B Rookie Selection
Debut 12 September 2020, Greater Western Sydney  vs. Melbourne, at The Gabba
Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Key defender
Club information
Current club Greater Western Sydney
Number 44
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018– Greater Western Sydney 43 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023 season..
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Buckley (born 17 December 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Greater Western Sydney Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by the Greater Western Sydney Football Club as a Category B rookie from the NSW zone in 2017. [1] [2] He is the son of former Australian rules footballer and former chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club, Ben Buckley. [3]

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Early football

Buckley played junior football for the Maroubra Saints, where he played in their Under 16 division's premiership. [4] Buckley played for the UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs in the Sydney AFL league. [5] [6] He was recruited as a part of the Sydney's academy team at the age of 12, but quit 3 years later at the age of 15 after he found the academy 'too intense'. [6] In the 8th round of his 2017 season with the Bulldogs, he won the league's rising star nomination after kicking four goals in his team's win. [7]

AFL career

Despite being signed as a Category B rookie in late 2017, Buckley did not debut for the Giants until late into the 2020 AFL season. After a strong 2020 pre-season, in one game kicking 7 goals in a 93 point win over the Canberra Football Club alongside teammate Jake Riccardi, [8] Buckley debuted in Greater Western Sydney's 5 point loss to Melbourne in the 17th round of the 2020 AFL season. [9] On debut, Buckley collected 12 disposals, 3 marks, 3 tackles and a clearance. [10] Buckley was upgraded from the rookie list at the conclusion of the season. [11]


Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2020 [12]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
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Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Greater Western Sydney 440
2019 Greater Western Sydney 440
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Greater Western Sydney 4420011819750.00.05.54.09.53.52.5
Career20011819750.00.05.54.09.53.52.5
  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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