Kieren Jack

Kieren Jack
Personal information
Full name	Kieren Jack
Date of birth	(1987-06-28) 28 June 1987
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales
Original team(s)	NSW/ACT Rams (TAC Cup)
Height/Weight	178 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	15
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2007–	Sydney	186 (131)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2010	Australia	2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2016 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2010.
Career highlights
AFL Premiership 2012 Bob Skilton Medal 2010 All-Australian Team 2013 2008 AFL Rising Star nominee Brett Kirk Medal Rd 14, 2012, Rd 1, 2013, Rd 15, 2014

Kieren Jack (born 28 June 1987) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Jack was born in Sydney, New South Wales. The son of former Balmain, NSW and Australian rugby league player Garry Jack, Kieren is the eldest of three brothers raised in the Cherrybrook suburb of Sydney. His younger brothers are Rhys and Brandon.

His first experience of Australian rules was in the Paul Kelly Cup in 1998 in primary school playing for the junior Pennant Hills Demons AFC. He went on to play a key part in premierships with the junior Demons in 1999 and 2000. He played both rugby league (Carlingford Cougars) and Australian rules until 2000 before breaking the news to his father that he wanted to stop playing league to focus on Australian Rules. He was identified by AFL talent scouts and taken by Sydney in the 2005 Rookie Draft from the NSW/ACT Rams Under 18 team.

AFL career

Before even making his debut, Kieren made news in 2007 as one of four players allegedly involved in an AFL betting scandal, though many criticised the AFL's decision to identify him as his was only a $5 bet. He was later promoted from the rookie list. Notable for his tackling and running abilities, he plays as a midfielder for the Swans. In round four, 2008, he gained a NAB AFL Rising Star nomination for his role on West Coast Eagles onballer Daniel Kerr in a match the Swans won by 62 points (their biggest win over the Eagles since 2000). In the same season, he also shut down the likes of Shaun Burgoyne and Luke Power in games the Swans have won by considerable margins.

In 2009, he featured in the official advertisement for the AFL, contesting the Australian football against Leon Davis along the floor of on an ice hockey rink. In 2010, Jack continued to improve the offensive side of his game, while able to negate some of the star midfielders of the AFL. His career year was capped off with taking home the Bob Skilton Medal as the Swans' best and fairest player over Shane Mumford and Josh Kennedy. He was also named on the International Rules squad to tour Ireland in October. After a breakthrough season in 2010, Jack struggle through much of 2011 with an ankle injury. He missed 6 games due to injury and was for the most part unable to recapture his form and impact from 2010. He played his 100th AFL game for the Sydney Swans against Essendon in Round 11, 2012. He finished 4th in the 2012 Bob Skilton Medal a week after kicking 2 crucial goals in the Swans' Grand Final victory at the MCG over the Hawthorn Hawks. In 2013, Jack was named co-captain of the Sydney Swans, alongside 2012 Premiership Captain, Jarrad McVeigh. This decision was made after previous co-captain Adam Goodes announced he was stepping down from the position. Jack captained his first match against Gold Coast Suns in Round 3 of the 2013 NAB pre-season cup.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 3, 2015

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2007	Sydney	48	2	0	0	8	10	18	4	4	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	9.0	2.0	2.0
2008	Sydney	15	23	11	9	171	113	284	69	91	0.5	0.4	7.4	4.9	12.3	3.0	4.0
2009	Sydney	15	22	13	10	174	149	323	55	85	0.6	0.5	7.9	6.8	14.7	2.5	3.9
2010	Sydney	15	24	21	15	307	181	488	68	147	0.9	0.6	12.8	7.5	20.3	2.8	6.1
2011	Sydney	15	18	6	7	228	115	343	36	96	0.3	0.4	12.7	6.4	19.1	2.0	5.3
2012	Sydney	15	25	27	13	359	242	601	65	140	1.1	0.5	14.4	9.7	24.0	2.6	5.6
2013	Sydney	15	25	24	14	350	281	631	53	159	1.0	0.6	14.0	11.2	25.2	2.1	6.4
2014	Sydney	15	24	18	13	323	249	572	82	131	0.8	0.6	13.5	10.4	23.9	3.4	5.5
2015	Sydney	15	3	3	3	39	45	84	10	12	1.0	1.0	13.0	15.0	28.0	3.3	4.0
Career			166	123	84	1959	1385	3344	442	865	0.7	0.5	11.8	8.3	20.1	2.7	5.2

External links

• Kieren Jack's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Kieren Jack's statistics from AFL Tables