Jack Payne (Australian rules footballer)

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Jack Payne
Personal information
Full name Jack Parker Payne
Date of birth (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Original team(s) Noosa AFC(QFA)/Brisbane Lions(NEAFL)
Draft No. 54, 2017 AFL draft, Brisbane Lions
Debut 4 August 2020, Brisbane Lions  vs. Richmond, at Carrara Stadium
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 40
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018– Brisbane Lions 68 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Parker Payne (born 15 October 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Brisbane Lions with the 54th draft pick in the 2017 AFL draft. [1] [2]

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Early life

Payne was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast [3] where he attended St Andrews Anglican College throughout his upbringing. [4] He played junior football for Noosa AFC in the local Sunshine Coast AFL juniors league. [5] [6] At the age of 13, Payne was selected to join the Brisbane Lions Academy after a talent scout caught notice of him playing school football. [7] He was also originally a promising discus thrower, representing Australia at the Oceanic Games. However, at the age of 17 he gave up this opportunity to pursue a career in the AFL instead. [8] [9] [4] In 2017, Payne represented the Allies in the AFL Under 18 Championships, where he played two games and averaged 9.5 disposals per match. [10]

AFL career

Payne played 18 games for the Brisbane Lions in the North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) in 2019, but was unable to break into the side. Payne made his AFL debut in the Lions' 41 point loss to Richmond in the 10th round of the 2020 AFL season. [11] [12] [13] On debut, Payne collected 9 disposals, took 5 marks and spent 80% of the game on the ground. [14]

Payne was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, in a 60 point victory over the Sydney Swans. [15]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [16]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Brisbane Lions 400
2019 Brisbane Lions 400
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Brisbane Lions 405002811392040.00.05.62.27.84.00.8
2021 Brisbane Lions 401000734611949160.00.07.34.611.94.91.6
2022 Brisbane Lions 4012231042813265210.20.38.72.311.05.41.8
Career272320585290134410.10.17.63.110.75.01.5
  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.

Honours and achievements

Team

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