Jake Waterman
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File:Jake Waterman 2019.5.jpg Waterman playing for West Coast in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 May 1998 Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team | 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 | Key forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017– | West Coast | 112 (149) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| 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 West Coast premiership defender Chris Waterman, and brother of former Essendon forward Alec Waterman.
AFL career
[edit | edit source]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 Round 1 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]
2024
[edit | edit source]Waterman kicked a career-high six goals in round five of the 2024 AFL season against Richmond at Optus.[4] He was again impressive the next week in Western Derby 58 kicking five goals.[5] He also kicked 5 goals in round 10 during West Coast's 35-point win over Melbourne.[6] Waterman finished the season as West Coast's leading goalkicker, having kicked 53 goals across 20 games, as well as a fifth place finish in the Coleman Medal.[7] For his performance throughout the season he earnt a spot in the 2024 All-Australian team, and a 3rd place finish in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest count.
Statistics
[edit | edit source]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2025 season[8]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 143 | 42 | 185 | 97 | 32 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| 2023 | West Coast | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 112 | 46 | 158 | 71 | 23 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 14.4 | 6.5 | 2.1 |
| 2024 | West Coast | 2 | 20 | 53 | 23 | 191 | 61 | 252 | 137 | 22 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 9.6 | 3.1 | 12.6 | 6.9 | 1.1 |
| 2025 | West Coast | 2 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 57 | 24 | 81 | 49 | 5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 3.0 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 0.6 |
| Career | 112 | 149 | 79 | 940 | 347 | 1287 | 644 | 156 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 1.4 | ||
Notes
- ^ 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
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External links
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- Jake Waterman's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
- Jake Waterman's playing statistics from AFL TablesLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jake Waterman at AustralianFootball.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jake Waterman's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.netLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
