Jack Hombsch is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was one of Greater Western Sydney's underage recruits, and played in their inaugural side for their debut season in 2012.
Jack Hombsch | |||
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![]() Hombsch playing for Port Adelaide in April 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 29) | ||
Original team(s) | Roxby Downs (FNFL) / Rostrevor College / Sturt (SANFL) | ||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2012 | Greater Western Sydney | 9 (0) | |
2013–2018 | Port Adelaide | 89 (1) | |
2019–2021 | Gold Coast | 18 (0) | |
Total | 116 (1) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Hombsch was traded to the Port Adelaide Football Club alongside Jake Neade during the 2012 season Trade Week. Hombsch made his debut for Port in round 10 of the 2013 AFL season against the Western Bulldogs in Darwin, tallying 22 possessions.[1]
In season 2014, Hombsch consolidated himself into Port's AFL squad playing predominantly in the backlines as a tall defender in 24 games including finals. Hombsch continued where he left off playing in 22 games in 2015 and finishing third in the John Cahill Medal at season's end.
At the conclusion of the 2018 season, Hombsch was traded to the Gold Coast Suns.
Inaugural Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL team | |
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Greater Western Sydney defeated by Sydney 5.7 (37) to 14.16 (100), round 1, 2012, at Stadium Australia |
2021 AFL rookie draft | |
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