| Kieren Jack | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kieren Jack | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1987 | ||
| Original team | NSW/ACT Rams (TAC Cup) Pennant Hills (Sydney AFL) |
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| Height/Weight | 177cm / 82kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2007– | Sydney | 89 (51) | |
| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010 | Australia | 2 | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
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Kieren Jack (born 28 June 1987) is a professional Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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He is the son of former Balmain Tigers Rugby League star Garry Jack.[1]
Jack grew up in Cherrybrook, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney. His first experience of Australian rules was in the Paul Kelly Cup in 1998 whilst still 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.[2] Jack played both rugby league (for Balmain's juniors) and Australian rules until 2000 before breaking the news to his father that he wanted to stop playing league to focus on Australian Rules.[3]
He was identified by AFL talent scouts and taken by Sydney in the 2005 Rookie Draft from the NSW/ACT Rams Under 18 team.
Before even making his debut, Jack made news in 2007 for being one of four players involved in an AFL betting scandal, though many criticised the AFL's decision to identify him as his was only a $5 bet.[4]
In 2007, he was 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, whilst still being able to negate some of the star midfielders of the AFL. Jack's 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.
| Year | Team | Number | Games | Kicks | Handballs | Total Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Goals | Behinds | Goal Accuracy % | Brownlow Medal Votes |
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| 2007 | Sydney | 48 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| 2008 | Sydney | 15 | 23 | 171 | 113 | 284 | 69 | 91 | 11 | 9 | 55% | 2 |
| 2009 | Sydney | 15 | 22 | 174 | 149 | 323 | 55 | 85 | 13 | 10 | 57% | 0 |
| 2010 | Sydney | 15 | 24 | 307 | 181 | 488 | 68 | 147 | 21 | 15 | 58% | 10 |
| Totals | 71 | 660 | 453 | 1113 | 196 | 327 | 45 | 34 | 57% | 12 |
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