Luke Jackson | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | Luke Jackson | ||
Nickname(s) | Dogga [1] Unicorn | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | East Fremantle | ||
Draft | No. 3, 2019 AFL draft, Melbourne | ||
Debut | 13 June 2020, Melbourne vs. Carlton, at Docklands Stadium | ||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Fremantle | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2020–2022 | Melbourne | 52 (30) | |
2023– | Fremantle | 26 (26) | |
Total | 78 (56) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 3, 2024. | |||
Career highlights | |||
| |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Luke Jackson (born 29 September 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Melbourne Football Club.
Jackson attended Willetton Senior High School in Perth, Western Australia. [2] He was childhood friends with NBA draft pick Luke Travers. The pair both attended Willetton Senior together as part of their renowned basketball academy. [2] He was also childhood friends with fellow 2019 AFL draft pick Trey Ruscoe, the pair attended the same primary school and played junior football together. [3]
In 2018, Jackson represented Australia at the Under-17 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Argentina and won gold at the Under-16 FIBA Asia Championship in China. [4] He was named in the all-tournament team for the U16 Asian Championship. [5] The AIS basketball program was keen for him to move to Canberra in 2019 and begin a pathway which could have led him to college in the United States. [4]
Jackson represented Western Australia at the AFL Under 18 Championships for two seasons, where he ended up winning under-18 All Australian selection. [6] [7] [8] He also played for the East Fremantle Sharks for the 2019 season in the colts division. [9] [10] Jackson grew up as a supporter of the Fremantle Football Club.
Jackson was recruited by Melbourne with pick 3 in the 2019 AFL draft. [11] [12] [13] Jackson debuted in the Demons' one-point win over the Carlton Blues in the second round of the 2020 AFL season. [14] He collected 7 disposals, 1 behind and 1 tackle. [15] After being omitted for the next 3 rounds, Jackson re-entered the team in Round 7. He won the Rising Star nomination for Round 10. [16] [17] [18] In that game he kicked 2 goals, including the opening goal. On top of that, he also collected 8 disposals, 14 hitouts and 2 marks. [19] At the conclusion of the year he took out the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy, an award given to the best young talent for the Melbourne Demons. [20] Jackson re-signed for a one year contract extension at the end of the year, keeping him at the club until 2022. [1]
Jackson became a part of a select few players in the AFL to receive two Rising Star nominations in their careers after he received a 2021 AFL Rising Star nomination for his 22 disposal, 1 goal performance in Round 7 of the 2021 AFL season, [21] and won the award overall at the season's conclusion. [22] Jackson was a part of Melbourne's 57 year drought breaking Grand Final victory over the Western Bulldogs. [23]
Following Melbourne's loss to the Brisbane Lions in the 2022 semi-final, Jackson reportedly met with the club and formally requested a trade to his home state of Western Australia, however he did not nominate a specific club and allowed offers from both West Coast and Fremantle. [24] Jackson was traded to Fremantle on October 10 for a first-round pick, a future first-round pick and a future second-round pick. [25] Upon joining Fremantle Jackson signed a seven year contract tying him to Fremantle until at least 2029. [26]
Round 15 of the 2023 AFL season saw Jackson kick three goals during Fremantle's 32 point win over Essendon at Optus Stadium. [27] Western Derby 57 saw Jackson collect 19 disposals, 26 hitouts and kick a goal in Fremantle's win over West Coast. He finished the game equal best on ground after tying with Lachie Schultz for the Glendinning–Allan Medal. [28]
Jackson made the line-up for Fremantle's opening game of the 2024 AFL season against the Brisbane Lions at Optus. He was named as the solo ruckman after fellow ruckman and teammate Sean Darcy was a late omission due to injury. [29] Jackson was impressive collecting 30 hit-outs and kicking two goals in the 23 point come from behind win. [30] He was arguably Fremantle's best player the next week against North Melbourne at Marvel Stadium, collecting 24 disposals, 21 hit-outs, two goals and 10 score involvements. [31]
Updated to the end of 2023. [32]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | H/O | Hit-outs |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
2020 [lower-alpha 1] | Melbourne | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4.8 | 0 |
2021 # | Melbourne | 6 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 107 | 201 | 308 | 72 | 48 | 255 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 10.6 | 3 |
2022 [lower-alpha 2] | Melbourne | 6 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 118 | 185 | 303 | 65 | 81 | 243 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 8.4 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 11.0 | 2 |
2023 | Fremantle | 9 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 165 | 181 | 346 | 78 | 81 | 406 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 17.7 | 6 |
Career | 75 | 52 | 42 | 409 | 600 | 1009 | 224 | 218 | 933 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 13.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 12.4 | 11 |
Team
Individual
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. The team was founded in 1994 to represent the port city of Fremantle, a stronghold of Australian rules football in Western Australia. The Dockers were the second team from the state to be admitted to the competition, following the West Coast Eagles in 1987. Both Fremantle and the West Coast Eagles are owned by the West Australian Football Commission (WAFC), with a board of directors operating Fremantle on the commission's behalf.
Fremantle Football Club's drafting and trading history is often cited as a reason for their poor on-field record; the club took eight years to reach a final, and won their first final in 2006. In recent years, however, they have been successful in finding good players with late round and rookie list selections.
Michael Walters is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally playing mainly as a small forward, Walters has recently spent more time in the midfield. In 2019 he was rewarded with his debut selection in the All-Australian team.
Nathan Fyfe is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fyfe is a dual Brownlow Medallist, dual Leigh Matthews Trophy recipient, three-time All-Australian and three-time Doig Medallist. He received a nomination for the 2010 AFL Rising Star award in round 9 of the 2010 season. He served as Fremantle captain from 2017 to 2022.
Matthew Taberner is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He mainly plays as a key position forward.
Rory Lobb is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for Greater Western Sydney and Fremantle.
Blake Acres is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for St Kilda and Fremantle.
Jesse Hogan is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). A key forward, Hogan is 1.95 metres tall and weighs 100 kilograms (220 lb). He was a standout basketballer and footballer at a young age, representing Western Australia in both sports and played in the West Australian Football League colts competition with the Claremont Football Club. He was rewarded with All-Australian selection as a junior in the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships and in turn, he was drafted by Melbourne with the second selection in the 2012 mini-draft, meaning he was ineligible to play in the 2013 AFL season. After a back injury ruined his 2014 season, he made his AFL debut in the 2015 season and won the Ron Evans Medal as the AFL Rising Star. In his first two playing years for Melbourne, he was the leading goalkicker in both seasons. In October 2018, he was acquired by Fremantle in a trade that sent him back home to Western Australia, however, after two unsuccessful years at the Dockers, Hogan was traded to Greater Western Sydney.
Brennan Cox is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Luke Ryan is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A versatile player Ryan is a Doig Medalist as well as an All-Australian.
Adam Cerra is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He formerly played for the Fremantle Football Club between 2018 and 2021.
Andrew Brayshaw is a professional Australian rules footballer and the co vice-captain of the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Sam Sturt is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Hayden Young is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Minairo "Michael" Frederick is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Kysaiah Klem Paul Kropinyeri-Pickett is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A forward, he is 1.71 metres tall and weighs 72 kilograms (159 lb).
Trent Rivers is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Melbourne Demons with the 32nd draft pick in the 2019 AFL draft.
Jeremy Sharp 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.
Jye Amiss is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Tom Emmett is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He mainly plays as a small forward.