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Jake Rogers (footballer)

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Jake Rogers
Personal information
Full name Jake Rogers
Nickname(s) Snake[1]
Date of birth (2005-03-02) 2 March 2005 (age 19)
Original team(s) Broadbeach (QAFL) / Gold Coast Suns Academy (Talent League)
Draft No. 14, 2023 AFL draft
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 29
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2024– Gold Coast 9 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Rogers is a professional Australian rules footballer who was selected by the Gold Coast Suns with the fourteenth pick in the 2023 AFL draft.[2]

Early life

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Rogers was born in Melbourne to an Australian father and a South African mother.[3] He moved with his family to the Gold Coast at five years of age[4] and attended Varsity College throughout his upbringing.[5] Rogers began playing junior football for the first time shortly after arriving in Queensland when he signed up to play for the Broadbeach Cats in the local Gold Coast under-6s competition.[6] Rogers became a foundation member of the Gold Coast Suns when they entered the Australian Football League in 2011[7] and he joined the club's Academy at 13 years of age where he met future AFL teammates Jed Walter, Ethan Read and Will Graham.[8]

Along with Australian rules football, Rogers also played rugby league for his school in the position of fullback.[9] He made his senior QAFL debut for Broadbeach at 16 years of age in May 2021.[10] In 2022, his club form was rewarded with selection to represent the Allies in the U18 National Championships as well as the Gold Coast Suns Academy in the U19 Talent League.[11] His performances at the representative and club levels led to placement in the AFL's 30-player National Academy program on the eve of his draft year.[12]

In 2023, he moved into top 20 draft calculations when he was awarded the best on ground award in the AFL U18 Academy's victory over Carlton's VFL team[13] and also played in the Allies' first U18 National Championship win, which earned him a starting midfield position in the 2023 U18 All-Australian team.[14] Rogers was drafted to his hometown team the Gold Coast Suns with pick 14 in the 2023 AFL draft after the Suns elected to match a bid from the Sydney Swans.[15]

AFL career

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Rogers made his AFL debut for the Suns in round 6 of the 2024 season against the Sydney Swans at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[16]

Statistics

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Statistics are correct to the end of 2024[17]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2024 Gold Coast 29 9 2 0 33 50 83 10 24 0.2 0.0 3.7 5.6 9.2 1.1 2.7
Career 9 2 0 33 50 83 10 24 0.2 0.0 3.7 5.6 9.2 1.1 2.7

References

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  1. ^ "Jake Rogers: 2023 AFL Draft Prospect". Athlete's MIND. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  2. ^ "Rogers joins Suns in AFL Draft". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ^ "Four from four: Suns to unveil ANOTHER Academy product". Australian Football League. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ^ "AFL Draft: Scouting notes, full stats from AFL Academy clash". Herald Sun. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ "Our Senior ASPIRE AFL Players Kicking Goals". Varsity Life. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. ^ "Behind the Draft - Get to know Jake Rogers". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  7. ^ "Jake Rogers will debut against Sydney in round 6". Courier Mail. 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ^ "How a double-tag sparked Rogers' rise to the AFL". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  9. ^ "'Great stepping stone' launches Suns' Academy gun into first-round plans". Australian Football League. 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  10. ^ "Congratulations Jake Rogers". Broadbeach Cats. 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  11. ^ "Allies squad named for 2023 U18 Boys Championships". Australian Football League. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  12. ^ "Five GC SUNS Academy stars named in NAB AFL Academy Squads". Gold Coast Suns. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  13. ^ "Prospective Sun dominates, Tassie pair shine in AFL Academy match". Australian Football League. 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  14. ^ "Allies dominate U18 All-Australian team after unbeaten carnival for 2023". Australian Football League. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  15. ^ "Six Queenslanders selected in the 2023 AFL Draft". AFL Queensland. 2023-11-24. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  16. ^ "Jake Rogers to debut". Gold Coast Suns. 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  17. ^ "Jake Rogers". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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