Brandon Zerk-Thatcher
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-25) 25 August 1998 (age 25)
Original team(s) Sturt (SANFL)
Draft No. 66, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 22, 2019, Essendon vs. Fremantle, at Optus Stadium
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender
Club information
Current club Port Adelaide
Number 25
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019–2023 Essendon 51 (0)
2024– Port Adelaide 00 (0)
Total 51 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brandon Zerk-Thatcher (born 25 August 1998) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), having initially been drafted to Essendon.

Early life

Zerk-Thatcher was educated at Murray Bridge High School. At the age of 18 he started playing for Sturt Football Club and competed in the NAB AFL Under 18 Championships for South Australia.

AFL career

Zerk-Thatcher was selected with pick 66 in the 2018 national draft.[1] He made his senior debut against Fremantle[2] in round 22 of the 2019 season.

Zerk-Thatcher was traded to Port Adelaide at the end of the 2023 AFL season.[3]

Statistics

Updated to the end of 2023.[4]

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
2018 Essendon 30 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
2019 Essendon 30 1 0 0 10 1 11 6 3 0.0 0.0 10.0 1.0 11.0 6.0 3.0
2020[a] Essendon 30 10 0 2 46 36 82 30 8 0.0 0.2 4.6 3.6 8.2 3.0 0.8
2021 Essendon 30 6 0 0 36 24 60 22 11 0.0 0.0 6.0 4.0 10.0 3.7 1.8
2022 Essendon 30 12 0 0 100 52 152 70 12 0.0 0.0 8.3 4.3 12.7 5.8 1.0
2023 Essendon 30 22 0 0 164 103 267 120 33 0.0 0.0 7.5 4.7 12.1 5.5 1.5
Career 51 0 2 356 216 572 248 67 0.0 0.0 7.0 4.2 11.2 4.9 1.3

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. ^ Grimm, Nick (27 November 2017), "Essendon Football Club draft Murray Bridge's Brandon Zerk-Thatcher", The Murray Valley Standard
  2. ^ Brown, Dani (21 August 2019), "Brandon Zerk-Thatcher makes debut for Essendon Bombers against Fremantle Dockers on August 17, 2019", The Murray Valley Standard
  3. ^ @AFL_House (18 October 2023). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Brandon Zerk-Thatcher". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

External links

Port Adelaide Football Club – current squad
2017 AFL national draft
2019 AFL rookie draft
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