Jared Polec
| Jared Polec | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Polec playing for Port Adelaide in June 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jared Polec | ||
| Born |
12 October 1992 Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original teams | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL), Seaton Ramblers | ||
| Draft | No. 5, 2010 national draft | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011–2013 | Brisbane Lions | 16 (9) | |
| 2014–2018 | Port Adelaide | 90 (46) | |
| 2019–2022 | North Melbourne | 42 (20) | |
| Total | 148 (75) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2022. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jared Polec (born 12 October 1992) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club, Port Adelaide and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He was selected with the Brisbane Lions' first selection (pick 5 overall) in the 2010 national draft from SANFL club, Woodville-West Torrens.[1]
Of Polish descent, Polec was an outside midfielder who, prior to being drafted, played senior football with Woodville West Torrens and was a key player in their 2010 finals series. Woodville-West Torrens coach Michael Godden described Polec as being "as good a junior as I've seen come through the system" and praised him for his skill, composure and work ethic.[2]
Polec missed games for both Port Adelaide and North Melbourne due to a recurrent injury to his foot.[3][4][5]
AFL career
[edit | edit source]Brisbane Lions (2011–2013)
[edit | edit source]Polec was selected in the initial extended squad for the Lions in round 2 in the 2011 season, but was left out of the final team. He made his AFL debut against Melbourne in round 3.[6] In his first three seasons at Brisbane, he played in sixteen games. In September 2013, Polec requested a trade to a South Australian team,[7] and in October, he nominated Port Adelaide as his preferred club of destination.[8]
Port Adelaide (2014–2018)
[edit | edit source]Polec officially joined Port Adelaide in October 2013.[9] Polec had an immediate impact at Port Adelaide, achieving a career-high thirty disposals in round 7 against Greater Western Sydney.[10]
2015 was not to be for Polec, suffering a stress reaction in his foot which developed into a navicular fracture, forcing him out for the season.[11] In early 2016, scans cleared Polec of the fracture and he was declared fit to resume full training.[12] On 13 September 2018, Polec advised Port Adelaide that he wished to be traded to North Melbourne.
North Melbourne (2019–2022)
[edit | edit source]In October 2018, Polec was traded to North Melbourne on a five-year contract for seasons 2019 to 2023,[13] however was delisted after the 2022 season following an ongoing foot injury that kept him out of the team throughout 2022.[14]
Post-AFL career
[edit | edit source]In September 2023, Polec was appointed as head coach of Hoppers Crossing Football Club in the Western Region Football League, on a two-year contract.[15]
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External links
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- Jared Polec's profile on the official website of the North Melbourne Football Club
- Jared Polec at AustralianFootball.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Jared Polec's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Polish descent
- Australian rules footballers from Adelaide
- Brisbane Lions players
- Port Adelaide Football Club players
- Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions)
- Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen