Jaeger O'Meara

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Jaeger O'Meara
Jaeger O'Meara 2019.2.jpg
O'Meara playing for Hawthorn in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jaeger O'Meara
Date of birth (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Perth (WAFL)
Draft No. 1, 2011 mini-draft
Debut Round 1, 2013, Gold Coast  vs. St Kilda, at Metricon Stadium
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder/Wingman
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 2
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2012–2016 Gold Coast 044 (27)
2017–2022 Hawthorn 099 (43)
2023– Fremantle 040 (15)
Total183 (85)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 21, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jaeger O'Meara (born 23 February 1994) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns from 2013 to 2016, and the Hawthorn Football Club from 2017 to 2022. O'Meara won the AFL Rising Star award in his first season in 2013.

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Early life

O'Meara was born in Perth, Western Australia [1] to parents Non [2] and Wayne. [3] His parents moved to Dongara where his grandparents had a hotel and played junior football with the Dongara Eagles. [1]

He studied at Nagle Catholic College in Geraldton. [4] O'Meara began playing senior football for Railways Football Club in the Great Northern Football League. He competed for the Railways senior team in their 2010 GNFL Grand Final win and lined up on future Gold Coast Suns teammate Jack Martin. He was awarded the Guardian Medal for his best on ground performance at 16 years of age. [5] O'Meara was then recruited by the Perth Football Club for the 2011 WAFL season and made his senior debut in August.

AFL career

Gold Coast (2012–2016)

O'Meara was recruited by Gold Coast with the first selection in the 2011 mini draft, a special draft of players who were too young to be eligible for selection in the main 2011 AFL Draft. Gold Coast obtained the first selection in the mini draft by trading their first selection, the fourth overall, to the new Greater Western Sydney team. [6]

As part of the mini-draft rules, O'Meara was unable to play for the Gold Coast Suns in the 2012 season, but did play for them in the 2012 NAB Cup preseason competition and then with the reserve team in the North East Australian Football League. [7] He underwent groin surgery that prevented him from playing for the rest of the season. [8]

O'Meara made his debut in the opening round of the 2013 AFL season and was rewarded with the round 5 nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star after recording 25 disposals, five marks, four tackles and two goals in the forty-four point win against Greater Western Sydney. [9] He re-signed with the Suns for a further two seasons midway during the year. [10] After playing every game for the Suns during his debut season, he was subsequently named the NAB AFL Rising Star for 2013. [11] Since making his debut in 2013, O'Meara did not miss a game in 2013 and 2014, playing all possible 44 games during that period.

Jaeger O'Meara in the 2013 Grand Final Motorcade after winning the 2013 Ron Evans Medal NAB Rising Star Award. 2013 09 28 AFL Grand Final 0135-topaz-denoise-sharpen.jpg
Jaeger O'Meara in the 2013 Grand Final Motorcade after winning the 2013 Ron Evans Medal NAB Rising Star Award.

He had an unfortunate start to the 2015 season, as he injured his knee in a NEAFL scratch match that required extensive surgery. [12] More surgery was required for his patella tendon that eventually resulted in him missing the entire 2015 and 2016 seasons through injury. [13]

Hawthorn (2017–2022)

O'Meara requested a trade from Gold Coast in August 2016. [14] In September, he nominated Hawthorn as his preferred destination. [15] He was officially traded to Hawthorn in October. [16] O'Meara had an injury-plagued first season at Hawthorn, managing only six games due to ongoing knee problems. O'Meara's knee improved considerably by 2018, and he became a standard fixture in Hawthorn's midfield for that season and 2019. Due to Tom Mitchell's injury preventing him from participating in the latter season, O'Meara was widely seen as Hawthorn's most effective midfielder. [17] [18]

O'Meara was named as one of Hawthorn's two Vice-Captains prior to the 2020 season, along with Mitchell. [19] O'Meara broke his hand in Round 12 of the season, causing him to miss four games. [20]

Fremantle (2023–present)

Despite being contracted to Hawthorn for a further year, O'Meara attracted interest from multiple clubs during the 2022 trade period, with interest from GWS and Fremantle, who were seeking a senior player to add to their lists. [21] O'Meara was eventually traded to Fremantle, allowing him to return to his home state with a four-year contract. [22] [23]

Upon joining Fremantle O’Meara was promoted to the clubs leadership group. [24] O’Meara played his first game for Fremantle in the opening round of the 2023 AFL season. He had 19 disposals and 13 handballs in their 15 point loss to St Kilda. He kicked two goals and collected 21 disposals the next round against North Melbourne at Optus Stadium.

Personal life

O'Meara became engaged to Tory Packer in December 2022. [25] They married in December 2023. [26] O'Meara is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce at Griffith University.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 17, 2024. [27]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2013 Gold Coast 1221611231245476971110.70.510.511.121.64.45.04
2014 Gold Coast 122117268204472771420.50.312.29.321.43.56.41
2015 Gold Coast 10——————————————0
2016 Gold Coast 10——————————————0
2017 Hawthorn 10614418812912240.20.76.814.721.52.04.01
2018 Hawthorn 1021168266238504791140.80.412.711.324.03.85.413
2019 Hawthorn 1021811327215542761230.40.515.610.225.83.65.911
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Hawthorn 10124414011025035500.30.311.79.220.82.94.23
2021 Hawthorn 10185923224147374910.30.512.913.426.34.15.111
2022 Hawthorn 102199230197427741050.40.411.09.420.33.55.02
2023 Fremantle 22173186225411551020.30.18.910.719.62.64.91
2024 Fremantle 215671149921348430.40.57.66.614.23.22.9TBC
Career17583732035186138966279050.50.411.610.622.33.65.247

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

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 Hawthorn star Jaeger O’Meara on reaching 100 games, his move to the Hawks and adjusting to Melbourne life
  2. ↑ 2013 AFL Rising Star Award Announcement
  3. ↑ Proud dad praises rising son by Taylor Courtland for Geraldton Newspapers. 6 September 2013
  4. ↑ "Notable Alumni". Nagle Catholic College. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
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