Jake Waterman (born 6 May 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Jake is the son of dual AFL Premiership defender Chris Waterman. He was drafted by West Coast with their final selection and seventy-seventh overall in the 2016 national draft as a father-son selection.[1] He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to Sydney at Optus Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season.[2] In round 6, 2018, Waterman was nominated for the AFL Rising Star after recording fourteen disposals, five marks and two goals in the eight point win against Fremantle at Optus Stadium.[3]
Jake Waterman | |||
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![]() Waterman playing for West Coast in 2019. | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Claremont (WAFL) | ||
Draft | No. 77 (F/S), 2016 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 1, 2018, West Coast vs. Sydney, at Optus Stadium | ||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | West Coast | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2017– | West Coast | 73 (68) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 22, 2022. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
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 | ||||
2018 | West Coast | 45 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 118 | 60 | 178 | 75 | 23 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 11.1 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
2019 | West Coast | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 112 | 45 | 157 | 75 | 16 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 12.1 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
2020[lower-alpha 1] | West Coast | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 78 | 25 | 103 | 51 | 8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
2021 | West Coast | 2 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 129 | 44 | 173 | 89 | 27 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 1.9 |
2022 | West Coast | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 54 | 25 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 7.7 | 3.6 | 1.9 |
Career | 60 | 52 | 30 | 476 | 189 | 665 | 315 | 87 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
Notes
Jake Waterman is also related to the Essendon Bombers Alec Waterman.
West Coast Eagles – current squad | |
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* denotes rookie listed player |
2018 AFL Rising Star nominees | |
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Italics denote winner |
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