Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Personal information
Full name Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
Nickname(s) 'Marra, JU-H
Date of birth (2002-04-04) 4 April 2002
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (NAB League)/South Warrnambool Football Club
Draft No. 1, 2020 national draft
Debut 11 July 2021, Western Bulldogs vs. Sydney Swans, at Marvel Stadium
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s) Full-Forward
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 2
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2021– Western Bulldogs 45 (60)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (born 4 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life and education

Ugle-Hagan was born in Framlingham Aboriginal Reserve in south-west Victoria into a family of Indigenous Australian (Noongar-Gunditjmara-Djab Wurrun) descent.[1][2] He attended secondary school at Warrnambool College and Scotch College.[3]

Early career

He first played for East Warrnambool and South Warrnambool at a community football level,[4] before progressing to Oakleigh Chargers in the NAB League.[5]

AFL career

Rise: 2021–2022

He was a member of the Western Bulldogs' Next Generation Academy,[6] which helps scout and develop Aboriginal and multicultural players, and people who would not otherwise play the sport of Australian rules football.[7]

Ugle-Hagan was taken at Pick 1 in the 2020 national draft, when the Western Bulldogs matched the Adelaide Crows' bid.[8][6] He is the first Bulldogs No.1 Draft Pick since Adam Cooney in 2003, and only the second Indigenous player to be taken with the first selection since Des Headland in 1998.[9]

Ugle-Hagan played his first AFL game for the Western Bulldogs on 11 July 2021 in their Round 17 loss to the Sydney Swans.[10] On debut, Ugle-Hagan collected seven disposals and one mark.[11] Despite staying goalless, Ugle-Hagan was kept in the team for round 18, where he kicked three goals in a strong performance against the Gold Coast Suns.[12] On 5 August 2021, it was revealed that Ugle-Hagan signed on with the Bulldogs until the end of 2024.[13][14]

Ugle-Hagan received a Rising Star nomination for his five-goal performance against Melbourne during round 19 in 2022.[15][6]

Breakout: 2023

In Round 2 of the 2023 AFL season, Ugle-Hagan received a racist remark from a St Kilda supporter when walking off the field at the end of the game. The next week in their game against the Brisbane Lions, Ugle-Hagan kicked five goals in a low scoring and tight game. As a celebration of one of his five goals he lifted his shirt and pointed to his skin whilst looking at the crowd, emulating Nicky Winmar's iconic gesture under similar circumstances in a 1993 game.[16][17] This started some career best form for the young dog with a 3 goal performance in Round 11 against Gold Coast, a 4 goal performance along side 12 disposals in Round 16 versing Fremantle and 2 goals with 13 disposals the week after facing Collingwood. Ugle-Hagen has finished a breakout year in 2023 playing every game possible for the Western Bulldogs and finishing 2nd in their leading goalkicker tally with 35 goals.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023.

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2021Western Bulldogs22 5722510351481.40.45.02.07.02.81.6
2022Western Bulldogs2 1718161003413460181.00.95.82.07.83.51.0
2023Western Bulldogs2 23353518873261120221.51.58.13.211.35.20.9
Career 45 60 53 313 117 430 194 48 1.3 1.2 7.0 2.6 9.6 4.3 1.1

Honours and achievements

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Miles, Daniel (30 November 2020). "Framlingham teen Jamarra Ugle-Hagan out to inspire next generation of Indigenous youth on eve of AFL draft". ABC South West Victoria. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "AFL Players' Indigenous Map 2021" (PDF). AFL Players Association. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Possible No.1 AFL draft pick Jamarra Ugle-Hagan is being compared to Buddy - and he's not shying away". Fox Sports Australia. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  4. ↑ McCullagh-Beasy, Justine (9 December 2020). "Jamarra is AFL draft's No.1, proud Framlingham community celebrates". The Senior. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  5. ↑ McCullagh-Beasy, Justine (9 October 2020). "Draft diamond: Why Jamarra is rated No.1". The Standard.
  6. 1 2 3 "Jamarra Ugle-Hagan". Western Bulldogs.
  7. ↑ "Next Generation Academy". Western Bulldogs.
  8. ↑ "Academy bids dominate marathon AFL draft as Jamarra Ugle-Hagan taken first". the Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Indigenous star prospect Jamarra Ugle-Hagan goes to Bulldogs with pick one in AFL Draft". www.abc.net.au. 9 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "How silky Swans cut another rival to shreds; Dog of a day opens up top four: 3-2-1". Fox Sports (Australia). 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  11. ↑ Healy, Jonathan (11 July 2021). "Super Swans knock Dogs off top spot with another top-four scalp". AFL Media. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  12. ↑ Whiting, Michael (17 July 2021). "Top Dogs bite back as 'Marra' finds his feet". AFL Media. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Locked in: Two more years for Dogs' No.1 pick". AFL Media. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Two more for Ugle-Hagan". westernbulldogs.com.au. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dogs' match-winner the latest Rising Star nominee". afl.com.au.
  16. ↑ "AFL star Jamarra Ugle-Hagan responds to racist abuse with iconic gesture". BBC News. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  17. ↑ Yussuf, Ahmed (17 April 2023). "With fresh allegations of racism targeted at Indigenous players, Winmar's protest echoes to a new generation". ABC News (Australia). Retrieved 18 April 2023.


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