| Jake Rogers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jake Rogers | ||
| Nickname(s) | Snake [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 March 2005 | ||
| Original team(s) | Broadbeach (QAFL) / Gold Coast Suns Academy (Talent League) | ||
| Draft | No. 14, 2023 AFL draft | ||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024– | Gold Coast | 14 (6) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 6, 2025. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jake Rogers is a professional Australian rules footballer who was selected by the Gold Coast Suns with the fourteenth pick in the 2023 AFL draft. [2]
Rogers was born in Melbourne to an Australian father and a South African mother. [3] He moved with his family to the Gold Coast at five years of age [4] and attended Varsity College throughout his upbringing. [5] Rogers began playing junior football for the first time shortly after arriving in Queensland when he signed up to play for the Broadbeach Cats in the local Gold Coast under-6s competition. [6] Rogers became a foundation member of the Gold Coast Suns when they entered the Australian Football League in 2011 [7] and he joined the club's Academy at 13 years of age where he met future AFL teammates Jed Walter, Ethan Read and Will Graham. [8]
Along with Australian rules football, Rogers also played rugby league for his school in the position of fullback. [9] He made his senior QAFL debut for Broadbeach at 16 years of age in May 2021. [10] In 2022, his club form was rewarded with selection to represent the Allies in the U18 National Championships as well as the Gold Coast Suns Academy in the U19 Talent League. [11] His performances at the representative and club levels led to placement in the AFL's 30-player National Academy program on the eve of his draft year. [12]
In 2023, he moved into top 20 draft calculations when he was awarded the best on ground award in the AFL U18 Academy's victory over Carlton's VFL team [13] and also played in the Allies' first U18 National Championship win, which earned him a starting midfield position in the 2023 U18 All-Australian team. [14] Rogers was drafted to his hometown team the Gold Coast Suns with pick 14 in the 2023 AFL draft after the Suns elected to match a bid from the Sydney Swans. [15]
Rogers made his AFL debut for the Suns in round 6 of the 2024 season against the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [16]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 50 | 83 | 10 | 24 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 |
| 2025 | Gold Coast | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 29 | 65 | 10 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Career | 18 | 6 | 2 | 69 | 79 | 148 | 20 | 33 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 1.1 | 1.8 | ||