Jacob Hopper

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Jacob Hopper
Jacob Hopper (2) 24.02.23.jpg
Hopper with Richmond in February 2023
Personal information
Full name Jacob Hopper
Date of birth (1997-02-06) 6 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Leeton, New South Wales
Original team(s) North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup)/Leeton-Whitton (RFNL)
Draft No. 7, 2015 national draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Richmond
Number 22
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2016–2022 Greater Western Sydney 114 (42)
2023– Richmond 027 (10)
Total141 (52)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jacob Hopper (born 6 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for Greater Western Sydney.

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Early life

Hopper was born in New South Wales [1] and grew up in the small Riverina town of Leeton. [2] He began playing football at the age of four with the Leeton-Whitton Crows where his father coached. He joined Greater Western Sydney's academy program at the age of 13 [3] and regularly gained selection for NSW representative teams in the years that followed. He attended school at St Francis de Sales Regional College. [4] At the age of 17, he began boarding at St Patrick's College, Ballarat [5] while playing TAC Cup football for the North Ballarat Rebels. [6]

He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with the seventh overall selection in the 2015 national draft. [7]

AFL career

Hopper made his debut in round 8 of the 2016 AFL season, in a 91-point win against Gold Coast at Spotless Stadium. He was rewarded with a nomination for the 2016 AFL Rising Star, [8] after he collected 32 disposals equaling the AFL record (since 1992) for most disposals made on debut (Brisbane Lion Bradd Dalziell's 32 in 2008 the previous highest). and nine clearances. [9] [10]

At the conclusion of the 2022 AFL season, Hopper requested a trade to Richmond. [11] He was traded on 11 October. [12]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 23 2022 [13]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2016 Greater Western Sydney 210536510717232330.50.36.510.717.23.23.30
2017 Greater Western Sydney 213448913322235730.30.36.910.217.12.75.60
2018 Greater Western Sydney 221101421422744155980.50.710.210.821.02.64.70
2019 Greater Western Sydney 223101130329659973950.40.513.212.926.03.24.11
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Greater Western Sydney 2171715916832740710.10.49.49.919.22.44.24
2021 Greater Western Sydney 22310731129660772880.40.313.512.926.43.13.815
2022 Greater Western Sydney 2721577813520210.20.18.111.119.22.83.00
Career11442471198130525033274790.30.410.511.421.92.84.220

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.

Honours and achievements

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References

  1. ↑ Polkinghorne, David (17 April 2019). "GWS Giants re-sign Jacob Hopper ahead of Fremantle Dockers clash". Canberra Times. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Cordy, Neil (20 May 2016). "GWS Rising Star Jacob Hopper out of the wilderness and into the AFL spotlight". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Jones, Mary (17 May 2016). "Celebrating Jacob Hopper's debut". Ladies Who Leap. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "All Australian honours for U15 schoolboys". August 2012.
  5. ↑ Walsh, Courtney (7 May 2016). "Young Giant Jacob Hopper a youngster in eye of Riverina storm". News.com.au. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Wrigley, Brendan (17 May 2016). "Former Rebel Jacob Hopper earns AFL Rising Star award". The Ballarat Courier. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Buckley, James (6 September 2016). "Jacob Hopper perfect example of GWS Giants academy graduate who now plays AFL". The Age. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Zell, Alison (16 May 2016). "A Debut to Remember". Greater Western Sydney Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ↑ Warren, Adrian (14 May 2016). "GIANTS Stand Tall Over Suns". AAP. Greater Western Sydney Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ↑ Curley, Adam (14 May 2016). "Hopper Hype and Mohr's Return". AFL Media. Greater Western Sydney Football Club Official Website. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  11. ↑ Twomey, Callum (8 September 2022). "Giant plus for Tigers as mid chooses Punt Rd as new home". AFL Media. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  12. ↑ @AFL_House (11 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ "Jacob Hopper". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 April 2017.


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