Jack Bytel

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Jack Bytel
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Aberfeldie, Victoria
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (NAB League)
Draft No. 41, 2018 AFL draft
Debut 10 August 2020, St Kilda  vs. Geelong, at The Gabba
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 27
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019–2023 St Kilda 22 (3)
2024– Collingwood 00 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Bytel (born 14 March 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by St Kilda with the 41st pick in the 2018 AFL draft and played for them from 2019 until 2023.

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Early life

Bytel was born in Aberfeldie, Victoria and participated in the Auskick program there [2] and played junior football for the nearby Maribyrnong Park Football Club, before joining the Aberfeldie Football Club in 2013. [3] [4] [5] He attended high school at Maribyrnong College as part of the schools selective sports academy. [6] Bytel played for the Calder Cannons (where he was co-captain) for two seasons, playing sixteen games during his time at the club. [3] In 2017 he averaged 27 possessions in the TAC Cup as a 17-year-old, and was compared to Sydney's Josh Kennedy. [7] During his seasons with the Cannons, Bytel kicked 10 goals and averaged 25.2 disposals per game. [8] He was selected to represent Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships in both 2017 and 2018, but stress fractures in his back restricted him to just four games over the two seasons, including three in 2018. [8] [9] [3] Prior to his injury, Bytel had been tipped to be top-10 draft selection. [10] [7]

AFL career

St Kilda

Bytel was recruited by St Kilda with the 41st pick in the 2018 AFL draft. [11] [12] The club were aware of his existing back injury, and as a result, in January 2019, Bytel underwent surgery to repair a bulging disk in his lower back. [13] The surgery ruled him out for the 2019 season, the Saints took a conservative approach with the youngster.

Bytel debuted in the St Kilda's 59 point loss to Geelong in the 11th round of the 2020 AFL season. [14] [15] [16] On debut, Bytel picked up 18 disposals, 2 marks and 2 tackles. [17] He played the following two games, before being omitted for the remainder of the season. Bytel signed a two-year contract extension at the conclusion of the season, tying him to the Saints until the end of the 2022 season. [18]

Bytel played the first two games of the 2021 season, but was omitted for round three. He reclaimed a place in round four where he had 19 disposals and seven tackles. Bytel had a career-best game in round seven against Hawthorn, collecting 21 disposals and 10 tackles in the Saints' 69-point win. Bytel suffered a concussion at training leading into the Round 15 match, meaning Bytel had to observe the 12-day concussion rule.

Collingwood

In February 2024, Bytel was selected by Collingwood in the Pre-season supplemental selection period. [19]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2021 [20]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 St Kilda 230——————————————
2020 [lower-alpha 1] St Kilda 2330093039380.00.03.010.013.01.02.7
2021 St Kilda 231321707914918550.150.085.386.0811.461.384.23
Career16217910918821630.130.064.946.8111.751.313.94
  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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  2. ↑ AFL Record. Round 2, 2022. pg 92
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  6. ↑ "Six MSA Students make AFL U18 Vic Metro Squad". Maribynong Sports Academy. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. 1 2 "The former top-10 prospect "too good too ignore"". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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