| Jaxon Prior | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 4 June 2001 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sorrento-Duncraig JFC/West Perth | ||
| Draft | No. 59, 2019 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 2, 2021, Brisbane Lions vs. Geelong, at GMHBA Stadium | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2020–2024 | Brisbane Lions | 39 (11) | |
| 2025– | Essendon | 0 (0) | |
| Total | 39 (11) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jaxon Prior (born 4 June 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Brisbane Lions. [1]
Prior, a half back, is the son of former Essendon and West Coast footballer Michael Prior. [2] He played his junior football with Sorrento-Duncraig and was recruited out of West Perth, having been named in the 2019 WAFL Colts team of the year. [3]
Prior was selected by the Brisbane Lions with the 59th pick of the 2019 national draft. [4] Prior made 18 appearances in his debut season in 2021. His 12 games in 2022 included the Lions' two-point elimination final win over Richmond. He was re-signed at the end of the 2022 season for another two years. [5]
Prior was delisted by the Lions at the end of the 2024 AFL season [6]
Following his delisting from Brisbane, Prior was picked up by Essendon on the first day of the Supplemental Selection Period for the 2025 season. [7] [8] This linked him up with the club in which his father, Michael, played 81 matches for between 1994 to 2000.
Updated to the end of 2024. [9]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2020 [a] | Brisbane Lions | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 116 | 44 | 160 | 45 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 104 | 34 | 138 | 38 | 23 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 2023 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 14 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Brisbane Lions | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Career | 39 | 11 | 8 | 286 | 92 | 378 | 115 | 63 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0 | ||
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