Ryan Jackson (Australian footballer)

Ryan Jackson
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Jackson
Date of birth	(1987-04-04) 4 April 1987 (age 36)
Original team(s)	Northern Knights
Draft	1st selection, 2006 rookie draft
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Position(s)	Utility
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–2008	Carlton	9 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ryan Jackson (born 4 April 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Australian Football League (AFL) between 2006 and 2008.

Junior career

Jackson began his football career at the Hurstbridge Junior Football Club, then moving to the Greensborough Junior Football Club, before playing under-18s football with the Northern Knights, where he was club captain in 2005. Jackson nominated for the 2005 AFL draft, but was not selected. He was subsequently taken as a rookie by Carlton (number one overall) in the 2006 Rookie Draft.

AFL career

He began playing for Carlton's VFL - affiliate, the Northern Bullants, in its reserves team, before winning a regular Bullants senior position in round 9 against Tasmania, with limited ground-time at first. Within three weeks, he had cemented himself in the team. He was elevated from the rookie list late in the season, and played his first game for Carlton in the final game of the 2006 AFL season against Sydney. However, the 12–10 rule pushed him back into the Bullants' reserves during the Victorian Football League (VFL) finals. ^[1] He began the 2007 season back on the rookie list, however he was elevated again early in the season as a replacement for Shaun Grigg. ^[2] He played seven games, including a 23 possession game against St Kilda in round 17 playing on champion midfielder Robert Harvey. Jackson was rewarded for his hard work and promising efforts in 2007 by being placed on the senior list for 2008. ^[3] Jackson played the first game of 2008 but did not play again during the year and was delisted at the end of season.

In 2009, Jackson played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). ^[4] In 2010, he moved back to Victoria and played for Box Hill in the Victorian Football League (VFL), ^[5] and remained there until the end of 2011. ^[6] From 2012 until 2019, he played with Montmorency in the Northern Football League, captaining his club since 2013 and captaining the NFL representative team in 2014. ^[7] He was to play for Sunshine in the Western Region Football League in the cancelled 2020 season, and will play for AFL Outer East club Wandin in 2021. ^[8]

Footnotes

1. Ryan Jackson VFL statistics
2. King and Jackson in AFL Spotlight; Sporting Pulse
3. "Carlton Primary Playing List 2008". Carlton Football Club. 31 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
4. Beacham, Digby; Prospect of dynamic duo excites Watters Archived 23 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine ; The West Australian; 24 January 2009
5. Dufty, D., Box Hill Hawks - Season 2010 Preview, 6 April 2010, Retrieved 28 April 2011.
6. "Season Preview: Box Hill Hawks". Sportingpulse. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
7. "Jackson named interleague captain". Northern Football League. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
8. Daniel Cencic (14 April 2021). "Outer East: Ex-Blue Ryan Jackson on his way to Wandin". Lilydale and Yarra Ranges Leader. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

External links

• Ryan Jackson's profile on the official website of the Carlton Football Club
• Ryan Jackson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ryan Jackson's profile in Blueseum