Jaeger O'Meara

Jaeger O'Meara
Personal information
Full nameJaeger O'Meara
Date of birth23 February 1994
Place of birthDongara, Western Australia
Original teamPerth (WAFL)
Draft#1, 2011 Mini Draft, Gold Coast
Height/Weight182cm / 82kg
Position(s)Midfielder
Club information
Current clubGold Coast
Number1
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–Gold Coast44 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 1, 2015 season.
Career highlights
  • No. 1 selection 2011 AFL Mini Draft
  • AFL Rising Star nominee (2013, round 5)
  • Ron Evans Medal 2013

Jaeger O'Meara (born 23 February 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

O'Meara began playing football for Railways Football Club in the Great Northern Football League. He competed for the Railways senior team in their 2010 GNFL Grand Final win and lined up on future Gold Coast Suns teammate Jack Martin. He was awarded the Guardian Medal for his best on ground performance at 16 years of age.[1] O'Meara was then recruited by the Perth Football Club for the 2011 WAFL season and made his senior debut in August.

He was taken with the first selection in the 2011 incentive AFL Mini Draft, a special draft of players who were too young to be eligible for selection in the main 2011 AFL Draft. Gold Coast obtained the first selection in the mini draft by trading their first selection, the fourth overall, to the new Greater Western Sydney team.[2]

As part of the mini-draft rules, O'Meara was unable to play for the Gold Coast Suns in the 2012 season, but did play for them in the 2012 NAB Cup preseason competition and then with the reserve team in the North East Australian Football League.[3] He underwent groin surgery that prevented him from playing for the rest of the season.[4]

AFL career

O'Meara made his debut in the opening round of the 2013 AFL season and was awarded the 2013 AFL Rising Star nomination in Round 5.[5] He re-signed with the Suns for a further two seasons midway during the year.[6] After playing every game for the Suns during his stunning debut season, he was subsequently named the NAB AFL Rising Star for 2013.[7] Since making his debut in Round 1, 2013 O'Meara hadn't missed a game playing a possible 44 out of 44 games as of Round 23, 2014, but missed Round 1, 2015 after knee surgery.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season [8]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2013 Gold Coast 1 22 16 11 231 245 476 97 111 0.7 0.5 10.5 11.1 21.6 4.4 5.0
2014 Gold Coast 1 22 11 7 268 204 472 77 142 0.5 0.3 12.2 9.3 21.4 3.5 6.4
Career 44 27 18 499 449 948 174 253 0.6 0.4 11.3 10.2 21.5 4.0 5.8

References

  1. ↑ Jay Clarke (13 March 2014). "Country footy’s baptism of fire for Gold Coast’s young gems Jaeger O’Meara and Jack Martin". Herald Sun.
  2. ↑ Al Paton and Matt Windley (12 October 2011). "Gold Coast lands Jaeger O'Meara in deal with GWS". Herald Sun.
  3. ↑ Whiting, Michael (24 February 2012). "Jaeger master". AFL.com.
  4. ↑ Smart, Nick (2 July 2012). "Suns' gun Jaeger O'Meara to go under knife". Herald Sun.
  5. ↑ "Suns' O'Meara gets Rising Star nod". 30 April 2013.
  6. ↑ Davis, Greg (18 July 2013). "Jaeger O’'Meara re-signs with Gold Coast Suns until at least the end of the 2016 AFL season". News Limited.
  7. ↑ O'Meara named Rising Star
  8. ↑ http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jaeger_OMeara.html

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