Neville Jetta

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Neville Jetta
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Jetta with Melbourne in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Neville Jetta
Date of birth (1990-02-12) 12 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bunbury, Western Australia
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAFL)
Draft No. 51, 2008 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2009, Melbourne  vs. North Melbourne, at MCG
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009–2021 Melbourne 159 (24)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
2020 All-Stars 1 (0)
International team honours
2017 Australia 2 (0)
Coaching career
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
2025– Fitzroy Stars (NFNL)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 15, 2021.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Neville Jetta (born 12 February 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is the current senior coach of the Fitzroy Stars in the Northern Football Netball League (NFNL).

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Playing career

Jetta was drafted by Melbourne with the 51st selection in the 2008 national draft. He had previously been playing with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). In September 2008 he was awarded the Mel Whinnen Medal for being the best player in the Swans colts grand final win. [1]

Both Jetta and fellow Melbourne draftee Jamie Bennell come from Bunbury and attended the same primary school. Jetta is the cousin of Lewis Jetta of the West Coast Eagles and also a distant cousin of Leroy Jetta, who played for Essendon. [2]

Jetta and Bennell were both named to make their AFL debuts together in the opening round of the 2009 AFL season. [3]

During the 2013 AFL season, Jetta fell out of favour at the Demons, playing only five games due to form and being unable to find a permanent position. This led to Jetta being delisted at the season's end. Due to the appointment of Paul Roos as senior coach, Jetta was provided with another chance and was redrafted as a rookie for the 2014 AFL season.

During the 2014 AFL season, Jetta was promoted to the senior list due to injuries to Jesse Hogan and Mitch Clark. Jetta cemented a spot in Melbourne's back six where he arguably played the best football of his career playing as a small defender, successfully negating small forwards such as Eddie Betts, Chad Wingard and Luke Dahlhaus.

In 2018, Jetta was awarded the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award for his work supporting Indigenous youth through various school-based programs as well as his ambassador roles with Red Cross and Headspace. [4]

Neville was the first Melbourne Football Club player to win the Jim Stynes Community Leadership Award, named in memory of Melbourne great Jim Stynes.

On 27 September 2021, Jetta announced his retirement from the AFL. [5]

Coaching career

Following his retirement as a player, Jetta joined Collingwood as a development coach. [6]

On 8 October 2024, he was announced as the senior men's coach of the Fitzroy Stars Football Club for the 2025 Northern Football Netball League (NFNL) season. [7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 15, 2021 [8]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2009 Melbourne 3915781156417943390.50.57.74.311.92.92.6
2010 Melbourne 3966147368315261.00.27.86.013.82.54.3
2011 Melbourne 39953566412034420.60.36.27.113.33.84.7
2012 Melbourne 3961039216021150.20.06.53.510.03.52.5
2013 Melbourne 395012618449200.00.25.23.68.81.84.0
2014 Melbourne 39161010010820850600.10.06.36.813.03.13.8
2015 Melbourne 3916107611619243410.10.04.77.312.02.72.6
2016 Melbourne 39210316317233578630.00.17.88.216.03.73.0
2017 Melbourne 39223015116431594680.10.06.97.514.44.33.1
2018 Melbourne 39250114215529775790.00.05.76.211.93.03.2
2019 Melbourne 3970039367519200.00.05.65.110.72.72.9
2020 [a] Melbourne 39600142337680.00.02.33.86.21.01.3
2021 Melbourne 395002020401370.00.04.04.08.02.61.4
Career159241798899719855004870.20.16.26.312.53.13.1
  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

Jetta has a daughter and a son. He married his partner Samantha on 20 October 2013. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Whinnen Medalists" . Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. ↑ McFarlane, Glenn; Dees swoop on Nick Naitanui's mates; 30 November 2008
  3. ↑ Matthews, Bruce (27 March 2009); Kick it to me, Jamie Bennell
  4. ↑ "Community Leadership Award". Jim Stynes Foundation. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Neville Jetta calls time on career in red and blue". Melbourne Football Club. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ↑ Beveridge, Riley (22 May 2024). "Coaching, playing, caring: Why Neville Jetta still gets a kick out of footy". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "SENIOR COACHING ANNOUNCEMENT". Facebook. Fitzroy Stars Football & Netball Club. 8 October 2024. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Neville Jetta". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Melbourne Demon marries in glam vintage wedding at Red Scooter
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