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Jake Neade
Australian rules footballer
Jake Neade (born 29 May 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Neade playing for Port Adelaide in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Elliott, Northern Territory | ||
| Original team(s) | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup) | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013–2018 | Port Adelaide | 66 (55) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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]
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 are correct to the end of 2018.[7]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2013 | Port Adelaide | 32 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 90 | 57 | 147 | 24 | 56 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 2014 | Port Adelaide | 32 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 32 | 89 | 18 | 21 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 4.0 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| 2015 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 63 | 122 | 23 | 38 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| 2016 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 93 | 95 | 188 | 31 | 63 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
| 2017 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 18 | 30 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | Port Adelaide | 3 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 45 | 79 | 13 | 31 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| Career | 66 | 55 | 28 | 384 | 347 | 731 | 127 | 239 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 3.6 | ||
- He was able to be traded by Greater Western Sydney as they had zoned player access to all Northern Territory players
- Rucci, Michelangelo (23 October 2012). "Power backs itself in fresh trade deals". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
- Capel, Andrew (19 February 2013). "Port Adelaide excitement machine Jake Neade may be small but he has a big future". The Advertiser. Adelaide.
- Quayle, Emma (6 September 2015). "Port Adelaide's seven indigenous players share some history". The Age. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- "Jake Neade". AFL Tables. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- Jake Neade's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
- Jake Neade's playing statistics from AFL Tables