Jacob Townsend

Jacob Townsend
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-06-20) 20 June 1993
Place of birth	Leeton, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Leeton-Whitton (Riverina Football League)
Draft	2010 NSW Zone Selection, Greater Western Sydney
Height/Weight	187cm / 89kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	21
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012â€“2015 2016â€“ Total	Greater Western Sydney Richmond	28 (1) 1 (0) 29 (1)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2016 season.
Career highlights
Inaugural Greater Western Sydney team

Jacob Townsend (born 20 June 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants through zoning concessions.^[1] He made his debut in round 1, 2012 against Sydney at ANZ Stadium.^[2]

In October 2015, he was traded to Richmond.^[3]

References

â†‘ Byrne, Shannon (7 September 2010). "Jacob Townsend signs with Team GWS". ABC Online (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
â†‘ Cordy, Neil (23 March 2012). "GWS coach Kevin Sheedy bloods 17 for opener". Herald Sun (News Corp Australia). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
â†‘ Phelan, Jennifer (16 October 2015). "Tigers give Giants fourth-round pick for midfielder Jacob Townsend". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 12 November 2015.

External links

Jacob Townsend's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
Jacob Townsend's statistics from AFL Tables

Richmond Football Club â€“ current squad

1 Vlastuin
2 Grimes
3 Deledio (vc)
4 Martin
5 B. Ellis
6 Grigg
7 Lennon
8 Riewoldt
9 Cotchin (c)
10 Edwards
11 Batchelor
12 Astbury
13 Yarran
14 Houli
15 A. Moore
16 Hampson
17 Rioli
18 Rance
20 Maric
21 Townsend
23 Lambert
24 Griffiths
25 Chaplin
26 Miles
27 Lloyd
28 Hunt
29 Vickery
30 Conca
31 Markov
32 C. Ellis
33 McIntosh
34 McBean
35 Broad
36 C. Moore*
37 Menadue
38 Morris
39 Drummond
40 Butler
41 Chol*
42 McKenzie
43 Elton
44 Marcon*
45 Short*
46 Castagna*
47 Soldo*

Coach: Hardwick

* denotes rookie listed players

Inaugural Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team

Full-back	Adam Kennedy Phil Davis (c) Tomas Bugg

Half-back	Jack Hombsch Tim Mohr Will Hoskin-Elliott

Centre	Rhys Palmer Callan Ward (c) Chad Cornes

Half-forward	Stephen Coniglio Israel Folau Nathan Wilson

Full-forward	Curtly Hampton Jeremy Cameron Devon Smith

Ruck	Jonathan Giles Dylan Shiel James McDonald

Interchange	Jacob Townsend Toby Greene Adam Tomlinson Sub: Dom Tyson

Coach	Kevin Sheedy

Greater Western Sydney defeated by Sydney 5.7 (37) to 14.16 (100), Round 1, 2012, at Stadium Australia

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