Jake Bowey

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Jake Bowey
Jake Bowey 01 190425.jpg
Bowey in April 2025
Personal information
Born (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 23)
Original team Sandringham (NAB League)/Highett Football Club
Draft No. 21, 2020 national draft
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position Defender / midfielder
Club information
Current club Melbourne
Number 17
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021― Melbourne 84 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Bowey (born 12 September 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

Bowey is the son of former St Kilda player Brett Bowey.

Bowey participated in the Auskick program at the Highett Football Club. [1] He went on to play junior and senior football with the club and under-18 football with the Sandringham in the NAB League.[ citation needed ]

He was educated at Cheltenham Secondary College. [2]

Bowey was drafted by the Melbourne Football Club with pick 21 in the 2020 AFL draft. [3]

AFL Career

Bowey made his AFL debut in the Demons' 98-point victory against Gold Coast at Marvel Stadium in round 20, 2021. [4] Bowey held his spot in the best 22, which propelled Melbourne to its first premiership since 1964. Bowey went on to feature in 17 consecutive wins for Melbourne to start his career, almost breaking the V/AFL record of Collingwood's Albert Lauder, set in the 1920s, when Lauder played in 18 consecutive wins to start his career. [5]

Bowey was the AFL Rising Star nominee for round two of the 2022 season after accumlating 24 kicks and 10 handballs, including seven rebound 50s and nine marks against Gold Coast. This was Bowey's second nomination for the award after receiving a nomination in round 22 of 2021 against Adelaide. [6]

After the 2023 AFL season, Bowey signed a new contract deal which would see him remain at Melbourne until the end of the 2026 season. Bowey was already contracted for 2024 but signed the new deal which added an additional two years. Melbourne List Manager Tim Lamb said about Bowey that, “We are thrilled to have Jake extend his contract and we believe he will continue to play a pivotal role in our journey towards success, Jake has been a really strong contributor for the Melbourne Football Club, and we look forward to seeing what he can achieve in the future.” [7]

During Melbourne's 2024 AFL season opening round lost to Sydney, Bowey left the field after a third-quarter collision with Justin McInerney, with scans later revealing a broken collarbone. Bowey went on to have surgery and was sidelined for eight weeks. [8]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2025 season. [9]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 # Melbourne 1770061581192350.00.08.78.317.03.30.7
2022 Melbourne 17172017311128469290.10.010.26.516.74.11.7
2023 [a] Melbourne 17234125911237185410.20.011.34.916.13.71.8
2024 Melbourne 1714021606422465200.00.111.44.616.04.61.4
2025 Melbourne 172320363156519119590.10.015.86.822.65.22.6
Career8483101650115173611540.10.012.16.018.14.31.8

Notes

  1. ↑ 2023 statistics include two games in which Bowey was substituted out of the game due to injury (rounds 10 & 12).

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual

References

  1. ↑ AFL Record. Round 3, 2022. pg 48
  2. ↑ "Melbourne's Jake Bowey set for seventh career start in AFL grand final - ABC News". amp.abc.net.au. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jake Bowey | AFL". melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "AFL - News, Fixtures, Scores & Results". afl.com.au. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (9 May 2022). "Melbourne's Jake Bowey closes in on 93-year-old VFL-AFL record for most wins to start career". Code Sports. News Corporation Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Somerford, Ben (28 March 2022). "Demon's dream run: Nine games, zero losses, one flag, two Rising Star noms". AFL.com. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Melbourne Media (3 December 2023). "Bright future for Bowey Demon signs on". Melbournefc.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Welsh, Sophie (9 March 2024). "Bowey set for stint on sidelines after collarbone injury". AFL.com. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Jake Bowey". AFL Tables. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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