James Aish

Not to be confused with James Ash.
James Aish
Personal information
Full name James Aish
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995
Original team(s) Norwood (SANFL)
Draft #7, 2013 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height/Weight 182 cm / 75 kg
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2015
2016–
Total		 Brisbane Lions
Collingwood		 32 (8)
04 (2)
36 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 5, 2016 season.
Career highlights

James Aish (born 8 November 1995) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Aish was drafted by the Lions with their first selection, pick 7, in the 2013 AFL Draft. Before starting his AFL career, Aish broke a South Australian National Football League (SANFL) record by becoming the youngest Norwood player in 134 years to debut at league level. He was 16 on his SANFL debut at Norwood and has since played in SANFL premierships in both 2012 and 2013. Aish received Under 18 All-Australian honours in both 2012 and 2013.[1]

He is the son of former Norwood midfielder Andrew Aish, the nephew of 1981 Magarey Medallist Michael Aish and the grandson of former skipper Peter Aish.[2][3]

AFL career

Aish was drafted by the Brisbane Lions with their first selection and 7th overall in the 2013 AFL draft. He made his debut in the opening round of the 2014 AFL season against Hawthorn where he collected 17 disposals. He collected a season-high 25 disposals (including 12 contested), laid four tackles and kicked a goal in round 6 against St Kilda,[4] which not only helped the Lions secure their first win of the season, but also earned him a Rising Star nomination.

He went on to play in all but one of the team's 21 senior matches (he was rested from the Lions' Round 14 clash against Fremantle in Perth) and collected 20 or more disposals on nine occasions. Aish ranked 6th at the club in total disposals (370), 4th in marks (94), 5th in tackles (77), and 7th in clearances (43). He finished fourth in the NAB AFL Rising Star award[5] - behind Lions teammate Lewis Taylor who was awarded the Ron Evans Medal - and finished ninth in his maiden Merrett-Murray Medal count.

In October 2015, he was traded to the Collingwood Football Club.[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2015 season[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2014 Brisbane Lions 4 21 6 6 185 185 370 94 77 0.3 0.3 8.8 8.8 17.6 4.5 3.7
2015 Brisbane Lions 4 11 2 1 86 71 157 24 29 0.2 0.1 7.8 6.5 14.3 2.2 2.6
Career 32 8 7 271 256 527 118 106 0.3 0.2 8.5 8.0 16.5 3.7 3.3

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Greg (23 November 2013). "Brisbane Lions delighted to land SA star James Aish with lucky pick seven in draft". The Courier-Mail.
  2. ↑ Walsh, Courtney (22 November 2013). "Brisbane recruit James Aish grew up at the Norwood club". The Australian.
  3. ↑ "Lions draftee James Aish feeling at home in Brisbane". 27 Nov 2013.
  4. ↑ "More than just an outside player: Lion Aish on the rise". 28 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lion Lewis Taylor crowned the 2014 NAB AFL Rising Star in closest ever count". 3 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Bowen, Nick (22 October 2015). "Aish a Pie, Bastinac a Lion in three-way deal". AFL.com.au (Bigpond). Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  7. ↑ http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/James_Aish.html

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