Jake Barrett
Barrett in April 2018
Personal information
Full name Jake Barrett
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995
Original team(s) Temora, NSW/ACT Rams
Draft No. 97, 2013 national draft, Greater Western Sydney
No. 2, 2017 rookie draft, Brisbane Lions
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Midfield / forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2016 Greater Western Sydney 01 0(0)
2017–2018 Brisbane Lions 22 (19)
Total 23 (19)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jake Barrett (born 8 November 1995) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Barrett, originally from Temora,[1] is the first cousin of Hawthorn premiership player Luke Breust and the second cousin of former Dally M winning rugby league player Trent Barrett.[2] He was picked up as a NSW zone selection by the GWS Giants on the back of a strong AFL Under 18 Championships and excellent results at the 2013 AFL draft combine where he finished second in the beep test reaching level 15.6 as well as a top 10 result in the 20-metre sprint.[2] At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Greater Western Sydney.[3] He was subsequently drafted by the Brisbane Lions in the 2017 rookie draft.[4] However he was subsequently delisted by them as well the following season.

References

  1. ↑ Malone, Matt (31 January 2014). "Barrett working hard towards Giant debut season".
  2. 1 2 Jakes giant journey Archived 7 February 2014 at archive.today
  3. ↑ Ryan, Peter (2 November 2016). "Talented Giant on the table as a free agent". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Browne, Ashley (28 November 2016). "Giants reunite ex-Dockers Mzungu and de Boer". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
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