Jake Barrett (footballer)

Jake Barrett (born 8 November 1995) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jake Barrett
Barrett in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Jake Barrett
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995
Original team(s) Temora, NSW/ACT Rams
Draft No. 97, 2013 national draft, Greater Western Sydney
No. 2, 2017 rookie draft, Brisbane Lions
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfield / forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
20142016 Greater Western Sydney 01 0(0)
20172018 Brisbane Lions 22 (19)
Total 23 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Barrett, originally from Temora,[1] is the first cousin of Hawthorn premiership player Luke Breust and the second cousin of former Dally M winner Trent Barrett.[2] He was picked up as a NSW zone selection by the GWS Giants on the back of a strong AFL Under 18 Championships and excellent results at the 2013 AFL draft combine where he finished second in the beep test reaching level 15.6 as well as a top 10 result in the 20-metre sprint.[2] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Greater Western Sydney.[3] He was subsequently drafted by the Brisbane Lions in the 2017 rookie draft.[4] However he was subsequently delisted by them as well the following season.

References

  1. Malone, Matt (31 January 2014). "Barrett working hard towards Giant debut season".
  2. Jakes giant journey Archived 7 February 2014 at Archive.today
  3. Ryan, Peter (2 November 2016). "Talented Giant on the table as a free agent". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. Browne, Ashley (28 November 2016). "Giants reunite ex-Dockers Mzungu and de Boer". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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