Jack Buckley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jack Buckley | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1997 | ||
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 | |||
Years | Club | Games (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]
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]
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]
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 | Greater Western Sydney | 44 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 44 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2020 [lower-alpha 1] | Greater Western Sydney | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
Career | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
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