Jamarra Ugle-Hagan

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Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Personal information
Full name Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Nickname(s) 'Marra, JU-H
Date of birth (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 22)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League)/South Warrnambool Football Club
Draft No. 1, 2020 national draft
Debut 11 July 2021, Western Bulldogs  vs. Sydney Swans, at Marvel Stadium
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Full-Forward
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 2
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Western Bulldogs 67 (103)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (born 4 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life and education

Ugle-Hagan was born in Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve in south-west Victoria into a family of Indigenous Australian (Noongar-Gunditjmara-Djab Wurrun) descent. [1] [2] He attended secondary school at Warrnambool College, before moving to Scotch College as a boarder in year 9. [3]

Early career

He first played for East Warrnambool and South Warrnambool at a community football level, [4] before progressing to Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League. [5]

AFL career

Rise: 2021–2022

He was a member of the Western Bulldogs' Next Generation Academy, [6] which helps scout and develop Aboriginal and multicultural players, and people who would not otherwise play the sport of Australian rules football. [7]

Ugle-Hagan was taken at Pick 1 in the 2020 national draft, when the Western Bulldogs matched the Adelaide Crows' bid. [8] [6] He is the first Bulldogs No.1 Draft Pick since Adam Cooney in 2003, and only the second Indigenous player to be taken with the first selection since Des Headland in 1998. [9]

Ugle-Hagan played his first AFL game for the Western Bulldogs on 11 July 2021 in their Round 17 loss to the Sydney Swans. [10] On debut, Ugle-Hagan collected seven disposals and one mark. [11] Despite staying goalless, Ugle-Hagan was kept in the team for round 18, where he kicked three goals in a strong performance against the Gold Coast Suns. [12] On 5 August 2021, it was revealed that Ugle-Hagan signed on with the Bulldogs until the end of 2024. [13] [14]

Ugle-Hagan received a Rising Star nomination for his five-goal performance against Melbourne during round 19 in 2022. [15] [6]

Breakout: 2023

In Round 2 of the 2023 AFL season, Ugle-Hagan received a racist remark from a St Kilda supporter when walking off the field at the end of the game. The next week in their game against the Brisbane Lions, Ugle-Hagan kicked five goals in a low scoring and tight game. As a celebration of one of his five goals he lifted his shirt and pointed to his skin whilst looking at the crowd, emulating Nicky Winmar's iconic gesture under similar circumstances in a 1993 game. [16] [17] This started some career best form for the young dog with a 3 goal performance in Round 11 against Gold Coast, a 4 goal performance alongside 12 disposals in Round 16 versing Fremantle and 2 goals with 13 disposals the week after facing Collingwood. Ugle-Hagan had a breakout year in 2023 playing every game possible for the Western Bulldogs and finishing 2nd in their leading goalkicker tally with 35 goals.

Leading Goalkicker: 2024

Ugle-Hagan had a good year in 2024 playing 22 games and kicking 43 goals to place him as the leading goal kicker for the Western Bulldogs for the season. Ugle-Hagan captured brilliant patch of form from rounds 18 to 20 in which he kicked 12 goals from 3 games. In round 21, against Melbourne, he could have gone big on the score sheet; however he didn't have his kicking boots on and managed just 2 goals and 6 behinds throughout the match.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2024.

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Western Bulldogs 225722510351481.40.45.02.07.02.81.60
2022 Western Bulldogs 21718161003413460181.00.95.82.07.83.51.02
2023 Western Bulldogs 223353518873261120221.51.58.13.211.35.20.95
2024 Western Bulldogs 22243351876425196322.01.68.52.911.44.41.5
Career6710388500181681290801.51.37.52.710.24.31.27

Honours and achievements

Individual

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