Jono Beech

Jono Beech
Personal information
Full name Jonathon Beech
Date of birth (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990
Original team(s) Barmera-Monash (RFL)
West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 31, 2016 rookie draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Forward / midfielder
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 1
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015 Adelaide 1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 12, 2017.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jonathon "Jono" Beech (born 9 November 1990) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Beech was drafted in the second round of the 2016 AFL rookie draft. He was Adelaide's second pick in the draft.[1]

Beech was a member of West Adelaide's 2015 SANFL premiership team and kicked 35 goals in 2015 to finish eighth in the Ken Farmer Medal. He also averaged 18 possessions, seven marks, six score involvements and four inside 50ms across 22 SANFL games. Beech ranked No.1 in the SANFL for total marks and third for contested marks.

Beech is a strong-marking forward, who can also run through the midfield.[2]

He made his debut in the fifty-seven point win against St Kilda at Adelaide Oval in round twelve of the 2017 AFL season, in which he kicked his first AFL goal.[3]

References

  1. Capel, Andrew (27 November 2015). "Mature-age West Adelaide forward Jonathon Beech finally gets AFL chance with Crows". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. "Senior list". Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. Fjeldstad, Jesper (12 June 2017). "Adelaide Crows debutant Jono Beech sets his next AFL goal". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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