Jeremy Sharp

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Jeremy Sharp
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Sharp
Date of birth (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Fremantle, Western Australia
Original team(s) East Fremantle
Draft No. 27, 2019 AFL draft, Gold Coast
Debut 6 August 2020, Gold Coast  vs. St Kilda, at Carrara Stadium
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 14
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2020–2023 Gold Coast 23 (7)
2024– Fremantle 3 (1)
Total26 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jeremy Sharp (born 13 August 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club, having previously played for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Gold Coast Suns with the 27th draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft. [1] [2]

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Early life

Sharp was born in Western Australia and grew up in the riverside Perth suburb of Attadale. [3] He participated in the Auskick program at Attadale [4] and played his junior football for the Attadale Bombers and attended Aquinas College throughout his upbringing. [5] [6] He also played for East Fremantle in the Western Australian Football League colts division, where he played six games and kicked 3 goals. [7] [8] Sharp represented Western Australia in the AFL Under 18 Championships in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. [7] [9] He was named in the Under 18 All Australian team for 2018 and 2019. [10] [11]

AFL career

Sharp was taken at pick 27 in the 2019 AFL draft, in a live trade with Geelong where Gold Coast swapped their future mid-first round selection and pick 64 for pick 27. [12] [5] It was the second 'live trade' to occur in the AFL.

Sharp debuted in the Suns' four point loss to St Kilda in the 10th round of the 2020 AFL season. [13] [14] On his debut, Sharp picked up 9 disposals and a mark. [15] Sharp was nominated for the 2021 AFL Rising Star award after his performance in round 18 against Western Bulldogs, where he collected 30 disposals and 10 marks in a career-best performance. [16] [17]

Sharp spent the entirety of the 2023 AFL season playing for Gold Coast's reserve team in the Victorian Football League, where he averaged 21.3 disposals from 19 games. [18] He was a part of the club's inaugural VFL grand final win against the Werribee Tigers. [19] Following the 2023 season he was delisted by Gold Coast before joining the Fremantle Football Club who had shown interest in Sharp the season prior. [20]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 3, 2022 [21]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Gold Coast 3720010919400.00.05.04.59.52.00.00
2021 Gold Coast 37923113521655370.20.312.65.818.35.90.81
2022 Gold Coast 20320291443860.70.09.74.714.32.72.00.0
Career14431527522765130.30.210.95.416.24.60.9
  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personal life

His grandfather, Ken Holt, is a member of the East Fremantle Football Club's Hall of Fame and represented Western Australia at the state level throughout his career. [22]

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  2. ↑ "Bargain or bananas? The Gold Coast 'steal' who's ready to become next year's Liam Stocker". Fox Sports. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "JEREMY SHARP - TLA Worldwide". TLA Worldwide. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ↑ AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 100
  5. 1 2 "A Sharp pick for the SUNS". Gold Coast FC Media. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "CEWA Footballers Shine in AFL Draft". Catholic Education Western Australia. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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  9. ↑ McArdle, Jordan (6 June 2019). "Luke Jackson, Jeremy Sharp, Deven Robertson and Liam Henry among players to watch in WA's AFL National Under-18 Championships opener against Vic Metro". The West Australian. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "Four West Aussies selected for 18s All-Australian team". Western Australian Football Commission. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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  14. ↑ Cherny, Daniel (5 August 2020). "Debutants galore but Pies drop Mayne". The Age. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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