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Jacob Koschitzke (/kəˈzɪtskiː/ kə-ZIT-skee;[1] born 11 July 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Jacob Koschitzke
Koschitzke with the Hawthorn Football Club in 2021.
Personal information
Full name	Jacob Koschitzke
Date of birth	(2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Albury, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Albury (OMFNL) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 52, 2018 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2021, Hawthorn vs. Essendon, at Marvel Stadium
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s)	Key Forward
Club information
Current club	Hawthorn
Number	23
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2019–	Hawthorn	36 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Jacob Koschitzke was born and raised in the New South Wales regional town of Albury and is the cousin of former St Kilda forward Justin Koschitzke. He was a part of the Greater Western Sydney Giants' developmental academy until 2016 when Albury was removed from their zone.[2]

Standing at 196cm tall, the youngster was used as swingman from the Murray Bushrangers, and was rated among the best key position prospects in the 2018 draft. He had an impressive national U18 championships for the Allies which resulted in an All-Australian selection in the position of fullback.

Koschitzke was drafted with selection Pick 52 in the 2018 AFL draft by Hawthorn.[3]

AFL career

Koschitzke's AFL career started by playing with the Hawthorn affiliate Box Hill Hawks. Here, under the tutelage of Hawthorn aligned coaches, he spent his first year developing for the rigors of AFL football. A key position player with strong hands and a penetrating kick, he reads the game well. He is composed with the ball in hand and makes good decisions providing defensive rebound.

Koschitzke had to negotiate a difficult COVID-19 affected season. He showed promise during the pre-season games and with scratch matches against other AFL clubs. Later in the year he was moved to the forward line and seemed to thrived. A big pre-season in 2021 and a dominant game at full forward against North Melbourne in which he kicked six goals showed that he was ready for the big time.

Koschitzke played his first AFL game for Hawthorn as part of the trio that debuted in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season against Essendon at Marvel Stadium.[4]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2019	Hawthorn	34	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2020[lower-alpha 1]	Hawthorn	34	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2021	Hawthorn	34	20	27	19	98	65	163	77	37	1.4	1.0	4.9	3.3	8.2	3.9	1.9	3
2022	Hawthorn	23	16	18	8	81	44	125	36	41	1.1	0.5	5.1	2.8	7.8	2.3	2.6	0
Career			36	45	27	179	109	288	113	78	1.3	0.8	5.0	3.0	8.0	3.1	2.2	3

Notes

Honours and achievements

Individual

• AFL Rising Star nominee: 2021
• Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2021
• Under 18 All-Australian team: 2018

References

External links

• Jacob Koschitzke's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Jacob Koschitzke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jacob Koschitzke at AustralianFootball.com

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