Jack Madgen

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Jack Madgen
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Madgen playing for Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993 (age 29)
Original team(s) Collingwood
Debut 4 August 2018, Collingwood
vs.  Sydney, at the SCG
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 44
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018– Collingwood 49 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Madgen (born 25 April 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played professional basketball for the Cairns Taipans in the National Basketball League (NBL) and U.S. college basketball for Delta State University in Mississippi.

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Early life

Madgen is originally from Williamstown, South Australia [1] and played football for Barossa District in 2010 in the Barossa Light & Gawler Football Association. [2] He jointly won the 2010 Senior Colt Footballer of the Year. [2]

Basketball career

Madgen went to Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi for four years and played college basketball as a shooting guard. [3] [4] He returned to Australia and played in the National Basketball League with the Cairns Taipans in the 2016–17 season. [5] In 2017, Madgen played for the Mount Gambier Pioneers in the South East Australian Basketball League. [2]

AFL career

In November 2017, he was recruited as a Category B rookie by Collingwood, [6] and played as a half-back in the inaugural 2018 AFLX tournament. [7] In 2018, Madgen broke his jaw in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [5] He returned and was upgraded to the senior list in place of the injured Lynden Dunn. [8] Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley confirmed Madgen would debut against the Sydney Swans in round 20, replacing Jeremy Howe. Prior to the announcement, Madgen had averaged 15 disposals and five marks from 11 VFL games. [5] On debut, Madgen played well in the first half, but was challenged when he played on Sydney forward Lance Franklin. [9] After the 2020 AFL season, Madgen signed a three-year contract extension and was promoted to the senior list. [10]

Personal life

Madgen is the son of Gene and Deb Madgen. He has three siblings: Ben and Tess, both professional basketball players, and Carly. Madgen's uncle Matt Rendell played for Fitzroy and the Brisbane Bears. [2]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [11]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Collingwood 444002733601160.00.06.88.315.02.81.5
2019 Collingwood 444002419431570.00.06.04.810.83.81.8
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Collingwood 441300857015546220.00.06.55.411.93.51.7
2021 Collingwood 44191215914530488190.10.18.47.616.04.61.0
2022 Collingwood 4491043418422130.10.04.84.69.32.41.4
Career4922338308646182670.00.06.96.313.23.71.4

Notes

  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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References

  1. ↑ Jones, Matt (22 November 2014). "Madgen's 21 points lead No. 13 Statesmen to 108–75 win over Selma". Delta State University. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Argent, Peter (28 November 2017). "Madgen dons Magpie colours". Barossa & Light Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Black, Sarah (28 November 2017). "Brand new ball game for Magpies rookie". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Gastin, Sam (28 November 2017). "Magpies complete list with ex-baller". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 Balmer, Matt (2 August 2018). "AFL 2018: Former US College Basketballer Jack Madgen to make AFL debut against Sydney". Fox Sports Australia . Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Koelmeyer, Mark (3 August 2018). "What Jack Madgen has to do to earn AFL debut". 1116 SEN . Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Magpies complete AFLX trip". collingwoodfc.com.au. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ↑ McNicol, Adam (26 July 2018). "Madgen promoted". collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  9. ↑ Martin, Tim (4 August 2018). "Five talking points: Sydney v Collingwood". afl.com.au. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Cleary, Mitch (26 November 2020). "UPDATE: Locked and loaded: What your club's 2021 list will look like". Australian Football League . Telstra Media. Jack Madgen and Brody Mihocek, who has re-signed for three years, have been promoted to the senior list.
  11. ↑ "Jack Madgen". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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