James Borlase

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James Borlase
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-18) 18 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Original team(s) Sturt (SANFL)
Debut Round 21, Adelaide  vs. Gold Coast, at Adelaide Oval
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 101 kg (223 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 35
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2021– Adelaide 14 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Borlase (born 18 July 2002) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Crows as a category B rookie in 2020 and made his AFL debut in 2023.

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Early life

Borlase was born in Cairo, Egypt, [1] while his father worked as a commodity trader abroad. [2] The Borlase family moved to Melbourne several months after he was born and relocated to Adelaide around four years later, [2] settling in the suburb of Netherby. [1]

Borlase played junior football for the Unley Jets. [3] He made the under-15 All-Australian team and played in the under-17 futures game at the MCG on 2019 AFL Grand Final day. [1]

In 2020, Borlase made his senior debut for Sturt in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). [3] He also earned best on ground honours in Prince Alfred College's 2020 All Schools Cup grand final victory. [3]

AFL career

In December 2020, Borlase was drafted by the Adelaide Crows as a category B rookie from the club's Next Generation Academy. [3] Although his father Darryl played 246 games for Port Adelaide in the SANFL, Borlase was ineligible to be a Port Adelaide father-son prospect because Darryl fell short of the required minimum of 200 matches before the club's Australian Football League (AFL) entry in 1997. [1] In 2021, Borlase finished runner-up in Adelaide's SANFL Club Champion Award. [4]

In 2023, Borlase played 14 games for Adelaide in the SANFL where he averaged 13.6 disposals and six marks per game. [5] He made his AFL debut in round 21 of the 2023 season and played the final four games of the season [6] after the Crows' key defensive stocks were hit hard through injury to finish the year. [7] Following the season, he was delisted and then redrafted by the Crows as a rookie. [6] [8]

Borlase played in Adelaide's first game of the 2024 season, and despite the loss to Gold Coast, collected 18 disposals. Borlase struggled for selection during the season, but was occasionally swung forward in the absence of key position players. Borlase kicked his first career goal against Richmond in round 13. Following the conclusion of his contract year, Borlase was re-signed by Adelaide until the end of 2026. [9]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2023 season [10]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2021 Adelaide 350——————————————
2022 Adelaide 350——————————————
2023 Adelaide 354002012321570.00.05.03.08.03.81.8
Career4002012321570.00.05.03.08.03.81.8

    Personal life

    Borlase is the son of Darryl Borlase and Jenny Borlase. His father played Australian rules football for the Port Adelaide Football Club while his mother played for the Australian netball team. [2] His older sister, Ella, has represented Australia in surfboat rowing while his younger sister, Isobel, is a basketball player drafted by the Atlanta Dream in the 2024 WNBA draft. [11] [12] She also won a bronze medal as a member of Australia's women's basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. As of 2020, James' grandfather lived on the Eyre Peninsula. [1]

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