Jake Waterman

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Jake Waterman
Waterman playing for West Coast in 2019.
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Marist Football Club
Draft No. 77 (F/S), 2016 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, West Coast vs. Sydney, at Optus Stadium
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club West Coast
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– West Coast 91 (100)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 7, 2024.
Career highlights
  • AFL Rising Star nominee: 2018
  • West Coast WAFL leading goal kicker: 2019
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Waterman (born 6 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jake is the son of dual AFL Premiership defender Chris Waterman.

AFL Career

He was drafted by West Coast with their final selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 national draft as a father-son selection.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to Sydney at Optus Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] In round 6, 2018, Waterman was nominated for the AFL Rising Star after recording fourteen disposals, five marks and two goals in the eight point win against Fremantle at Optus Stadium.[3]

Jake Waterman is also the brother of former Essendon forward Alec Waterman. Waterman kicked a career-high six goals in round five of the 2024 AFL season against Richmond at Optus.[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 8, 2022[5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 West Coast 45 16 13 12 118 60 178 75 23 0.8 0.8 7.4 3.8 11.1 4.7 1.4
2019 West Coast 2 13 15 5 112 45 157 75 16 1.2 0.4 8.6 3.5 12.1 5.8 1.2
2020[a] West Coast 2 10 9 2 78 25 103 51 8 0.9 0.2 7.8 2.5 10.3 5.1 0.8
2021 West Coast 2 14 13 8 129 44 173 89 27 0.9 0.6 9.2 3.1 12.4 6.4 1.9
2022 West Coast 2 7 2 3 39 15 54 25 13 0.3 0.4 5.6 2.1 7.7 3.6 1.9
Career 60 52 30 476 189 665 315 87 0.9 0.5 7.9 3.2 11.1 5.3 1.5

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. ^ Malcolm, Alex (11 October 2016). "Eagles nominate father-son selection for upcoming draft". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. ^ Robinson, Chris (23 March 2018). "West Coast Eagles to blood three debutants for first time since 1996". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. ^ McArdle, Jordan (1 May 2018). "West Coast forward Jake Waterman gets round six AFL Rising Star nomination". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ Sweeney, Paddy. "Why West Coast's win was Waterman's watershed moment". theage.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Jake Waterman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Waterman.
  • Jake Waterman's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
  • Jake Waterman's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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