Jason Winderlich

Jason Winderlich
Personal information
Full nameJason Winderlich
Date of birth10 October 1984
Original teamGippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft#11, 2002 National Draft
Height/Weight188 cm / 82 kg
Position(s)Forward
Club information
Current clubEssendon
Number8
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2003–Essendon128 (83)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of Round 1, 2015 season.
Career highlights
  • Yiooken Award 2009

Jason Winderlich (born 10 October 1984) is a professional Australian rules footballer, currently playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.

AFL career

Originally from Thorpdale, Victoria,[1] he was drafted in the first round of the 2002 AFL Draft from the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup.

In June 2008, after playing 26 games in a season and a half, he underwent back surgery to repair a prolapsed disc, missing the remainder of the year.[2] He returned the following season to have one of his best seasons,[1] earning 10 Brownlow Medal votes to be the equal leader for Essendon and finishing fifth in the club's best and fairest award.[3]

He tore his ACL in the opening quarter of round four and underwent a knee reconstruction, robbing Essendon of pace and skill. It was a huge loss for the Bombers, who had counted on the speedy 27-year-old to provide important pressure inside 50. In 2010, he finished third in the clubs best and fairest and was a valued commodity at the club.

Having torn his anterior cruciate ligament in round four of 2011, it took until round 18 of the 2012 season for Winderlich to make his AFL return. However on-going hamstring strains prolonged his absence and, in his second game back, against Adelaide at Football Park, he again tore the muscle. It was a bitter blow for Winderlich, who was playing his 100th game and had kicked four goals in an encouraging showing.

Winderlich continued to be a week-to-week proposition in 2013, as the midfielder turned goal-sneak remained one of Essendon’s classiest players. In full flight, he added speed and precision skills to the Bombers forward line.

In August on 2014, Winderlich shocked Essendon by announcing that he would retire at seasons end. However, after the end of the Bombers 2014 finals campaign, it was publicly revealed that he was contemplating playing on. Originally choosing to move to Richmond, Winderlich announced in October that he was staying with the Bombers in 2015.[4]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season[5][6]
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2003 Essendon 8 3 2 0 11 7 18 7 6 0.7 0.0 3.7 2.3 6.0 2.3 2.0
2004 Essendon 8 6 1 1 23 15 38 14 10 0.2 0.2 3.8 2.5 6.3 2.3 1.7
2005 Essendon 8 12 4 2 59 54 113 35 19 0.3 0.2 4.9 4.5 9.4 2.9 1.6
2006 Essendon 8 9 3 0 58 47 105 49 18 0.3 0.0 6.4 5.2 11.7 5.4 2.0
2007 Essendon 8 17 6 6 190 130 320 132 40 0.4 0.4 11.2 7.6 18.8 7.8 2.4
2008 Essendon 8 9 5 2 81 74 155 44 20 0.6 0.2 9.0 8.2 17.2 4.9 2.2
2009 Essendon 8 19 17 8 191 196 387 122 81 0.9 0.4 10.0 10.3 20.4 6.4 4.3
2010 Essendon 8 19 2 12 186 232 418 99 92 0.1 0.6 9.8 12.2 22.0 5.2 4.8
2011 Essendon 8 4 6 0 19 26 45 10 8 1.5 0.0 4.8 6.5 11.2 2.5 2.0
2012 Essendon 8 2 5 0 14 8 22 10 4 2.5 0.0 7.0 4.0 11.0 5.0 2.0
2013 Essendon 8 12 17 8 103 74 177 79 30 1.4 0.7 8.6 6.2 14.8 6.6 2.5
2014 Essendon 8 16 15 8 123 110 233 75 35 0.9 0.5 7.7 6.9 14.6 4.7 2.2
Career 128 83 47 1058 973 2031 676 363 0.6 0.4 8.3 7.6 15.9 5.3 2.8
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Essendon's Jason Winderlich rises from the grassroots
  2. ↑ Essendon midfielder Jason Winderlich out for season
  3. ↑ Club Best & Fairest Awards, 2009
  4. ↑ http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/jason-winderlich-completes-turnaround-with-official-return-to-essendon-20141024-11bf0a.html
  5. ↑ "Jason Winderlich statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jason Winderlich of the Essendon Bombers Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

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