Jake Neade

Jake Neade
Personal information
Full name Jake Neade
Date of birth (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994
Place of birth Elliott, Northern Territory
Original team(s) North Ballarat (TAC Cup)
Draft Greater Western Sydney NT Zone Selection
Height/Weight 170cm / 67kg
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 3
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013– Port Adelaide 34 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.
Career highlights

Jake Neade (born 29 May 1994) is an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Hailing from Elliott in the Northern Territory he made the move in his mid teens down to Victoria where he attended school at St Patrick's College, Ballarat where he shone as a real talent in the school's first XVIII, winning the Herald Sun Shield[1] 3 times in 3 years.[2] He was traded to Port Adelaide during the 2012 trade week from Greater Western Sydney.[note 1][3] Neade is a midfielder/forward known for his attack and creativity with the ball and strong tackling. He won the Harrison Medal (Division 2 best and fairest) and achieved All-Australian honours in the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships averaging 18.4 disposals and 3.6 tackles.[4] Neade arrived at Port Adelaide as their smallest player weighing in at 67 kg and being 170 cm tall.[5] He is an indigenous Australian.[6]

AFL career

Neade made his unofficial debut with the Power in the 2013 NAB Cup opener against St Kilda showing bursts of speed, poise in close and a frenetic work-rate. He totaled 8 disposals and 1 goal in a half of football.[5]

He played his first official AFL match in the opening round of the 2013 AFL season against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Port's 79-point victory. For Round 13, 2013, Neade was awarded a NAB rising star nomination.

Statistics

Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2013 Port Adelaide 32 16 11 6 90 57 147 24 56 0.70 0.38 5.63 3.56 9.20 1.50 3.50
2014 Port Adelaide 32 8 10 7 57 32 89 18 21 1.25 0.88 7.13 4.00 11.13 2.25 2.63
2015 Port Adelaide 3 10 9 3 59 63 122 23 38 0.90 0.30 5.90 6.30 12.20 2.30 3,80

Notes

  1. ↑ He was able to be traded by Greater Western Sydney as they had zoned player access to all Northern Territory players

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aflvic.com.au/schools-2/competitions/herald-sun-shield/
  2. ↑ http://www.sportingpulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=EMAILASSOC&c=1-7202-0-107690-0
  3. ↑ Rucci, Michelangelo (23 October 2012). "Power backs itself in fresh trade deals". The Advertiser.
  4. ↑ NAB AFL Combine
  5. 1 2 Capel, Andrew (19 February 2013). "Port Adelaide excitement machine Jake Neade may be small but he has a big future". The Advertiser.
  6. ↑ Quayle, Emma (6 September 2015). "Port Adelaide's seven indigenous players share some history". The Age. Retrieved 9 February 2016.

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