Jordan Ridley

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Jordan Ridley
Personal information
Full name Jordan Ridley
Born (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 27)
Original team Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)/East Burwood
Draft No. 22, 2016 national draft
Debut Round 9, 2018, Essendon  vs. Geelong, at MCG
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Position Key Defender
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 14
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017– Essendon 105 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 5, 2026
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jordan Ridley (born 20 October 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected by Essendon with their second selection and twenty-second overall in the 2016 national draft. [1] He made his senior debut for Essendon against Geelong in round nine of the 2018 season.

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AFL career

During his draft year he played for Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup and attended Box Hill High School. He previously played community football for East Burwood in the Eastern Football League.

Ridley was drafted by Essendon with pick 22 in the 2016 National Draft. He made his AFL debut against Geelong in round nine of 2018.

After managing just 9 games across his first 3 years with Essendon he enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2020. He played all 17 games of the shortened season earning selection in the All Australian squad and winning the Crichton Medal as Essendon’s Best and Fairest player. After just 26 senior games he became the third least experienced player in the clubs history to win the award.

Statistics

Updated to the end of round 5, 2026. [2]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Essendon 14[ citation needed ]0——————————————0
2018 Essendon 143002912411440.00.09.74.013.74.71.30
2019 Essendon 1460065248942110.00.010.84.014.87.01.80
2020 [a] Essendon 14170221193304110210.00.112.45.517.96.51.20
2021 Essendon 142200340124464131290.00.015.55.621.16.01.33
2022 Essendon 14200229983382126210.00.115.04.219.16.31.11
2023 Essendon 14171125986345126150.10.115.25.120.37.40.91
2024 Essendon 149101445119573100.10.016.05.721.78.11.13
2025 Essendon 141002121491705560.00.212.14.917.05.50.60
2026 Essendon 14100179261110.00.017.09.026.011.01.0
Career [3] 10527148553120166881180.00.114.15.119.26.61.18

Notes

  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.

References

  1. ↑ Quayle, Emma (25 November 2016). "AFL draft 2016: Bombers see a bit of Wanganeen in top pick Andy McGrath". The Age . Fairfax Media . Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jordan Ridley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jordan Ridley". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
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