Brandon Jack

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Brandon Jack
Jack playing for the Sydney Swans reserves in August 2016
Personal information
Full name Brandon Luke Jack
Born (1994-05-25) 25 May 1994 (age 31)
Manchester, England[1]
Original team Pennant Hills (Sydney AFL)
Draft No. 58, 2013 rookie draft
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position Midfield / forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2017 Sydney 28 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brandon Luke Jack[2] (born 25 May 1994) is an Australian author, journalist and former professional footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

As a youngster Jack played for Westbrook Junior AFL club. Jack then went on to play for Pennant Hills. Jack's older brother Kieren Jack also played for the Swans and his father Garry Jack is a former rugby league footballer and coach.[3] [4] At the conclusion of the 2017 season, he was delisted by Sydney.[5]

Jack currently writes for the Sydney Morning Herald.[6] After having previously enrolled in a law double degree, Jack studied a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in sociology with a minor in creative writing at UNSW,[7] completing his studies in 2022.[8]

In 2021, Jack released his memoirs, titled 28. He followed this up in 2025 with Pissants, a novel set at a football club.[9]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season[10]
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
2013 Sydney 33 9 7 5 40 28 68 11 20 0.8 0.6 4.4 3.1 7.6 1.2 2.2
2014 Sydney 33 8 3 3 29 32 61 12 23 0.4 0.4 3.6 4.0 7.6 1.5 2.9
2015 Sydney 33 10 6 5 66 60 126 26 31 0.6 0.5 6.6 6.0 12.6 2.6 3.1
2016 Sydney 33 0
2017 Sydney 33 1 0 0 2 7 9 3 5 0.0 0.0 2.0 7.0 9.0 3.0 5.0
Career 28 16 13 137 127 264 52 79 0.6 0.5 4.9 4.5 9.4 1.9 2.8

References

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  1. ^ All guts, no glory: Brandon Jack exposes the ugly side of football By Martin McKenzie-Murray For The Saturday Paper 2 October 2021
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