Jack Gunston

Jack Gunston
Personal information
Full name	Jack Gunston
Date of birth	(1991-10-16) 16 October 1991
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 29, 2009 National Draft, Adelaide
Height/Weight	193cm / 81kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	19
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2010–2011 2012– Total	Adelaide Hawthorn	014 0(20) 097 (219) 111 (239)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 8, 2016 season.
Career highlights
3× AFL premiership player: 2013, 2014, 2015 Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker: 2015 Hawthorn Best First Year Player: 2012 22under22 team: 2014

Jack Gunston (born 16 October 1991) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Gunston plays as a forward and is one of the most accurate kicks for goal from a set shot in the AFL.

Early career

Gunston had suffered a severe elbow injury playing as a junior. He described the injury saying, "I was playing in a practice game for Sandy [Sandringham]. I contested the ball and my elbow just popped out. I had to go to hospital and the doctors put my whole arm in a cast." It took surgeons three hours and a dose of anaesthetic to put Gunston’s elbow back into place. He was selected by Adelaide with pick 29 in the 2009 AFL Draft from the Sandringham Dragons.

Adelaide

He made his AFL debut against the Brisbane Lions in round nine of the 2010 AFL season. In a promising debut Gunston collected seven disposals and kicked a vital goal in the final quarter. He played one more game in round 18 against Richmond collecting nine disposals. He finished the year on the wing with Central District’s 2010 premiership side.

In 2011 he played 12 games, kicking five goals against Richmond in round 23.

After two years in Adelaide, Gunston became homesick and sought to return to Victoria. He had been awarded the Mark Bickley Award as the club's best young player, but he was stripped of the title after announcing his intention to leave.

Hawthorn

He was traded to Hawthorn in a deal that saw three draft picks (pick 24, 46 & 64) given to Adelaide and two picks returned (pick 53 and 71).

In his first season at Hawthorn he played 19 games, including the 2012 Grand Final, and followed up in 2013 with 23 games.

Gunston played in the 2013 Grand Final against Fremantle, and was one of the best on ground, kicking 4 goals to be the leading goal scorer in the match and finished second in the Norm Smith Medal count to team mate Brian Lake. Gunston played an important role as key forward in 2014, finishing with a career high 58 goals for the season, and earned his second premiership as part of the Hawthorn team that defeated the Sydney Swans in 2014. In 2015 Gunston won Hawthorn's goalkicking and also played in their 2015 premiership victory. He injured his knee in the Qualifying Final against West Coast Eagles but returned in the Grand Final to kick 4 goals.

Family

His father Ray Gunston was interim CEO at the Essendon Football Club in 2013.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2010	Adelaide	28	2	1	0	11	5	16	5	4	0.5	0.0	5.5	2.5	8.0	2.5	2.0
2011	Adelaide	6	12	19	11	90	39	129	60	21	1.6	0.9	7.5	3.3	10.8	5.0	1.8
2012	Hawthorn	19	19	39	22	139	87	226	78	29	2.1	1.2	7.3	4.6	11.9	4.1	1.5
2013	Hawthorn	19	23	46	17	228	127	355	128	57	2.0	0.7	9.9	5.5	15.4	5.6	2.5
2014	Hawthorn	19	23	58	27	238	132	370	137	41	2.5	1.2	10.3	5.7	16.1	6.0	1.8
2015	Hawthorn	19	24	57	35	277	119	396	179	52	2.5	1.5	11.5	5.0	16.5	7.5	2.2
Career			103	220	119	983	390	1492	587	204	2.1	1.1	9.5	4.9	14.5	5.7	2.0

External links

• Jack Gunston's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Jack Gunston's statistics from AFL Tables