Jack Fitzpatrick
Personal information
Full name Jack Fitzpatrick
Date of birth (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 32)
Original team(s) Western Jets
Draft No. 50, 2009 national draft
Debut Round 24, 2011, Melbourne vs. Port Adelaide, at Adelaide Oval
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman / Forward[2]
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2010–2015 Melbourne 22 (24)
2016–2017 Hawthorn 04 0(3)
Total 26 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jack Fitzpatrick (born 26 June 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Fitzpatrick was selected with the 50th overall pick in the 2009 AFL Draft by the Melbourne Demons.[3] He was recruited from the Western Jets in the TAC Cup competition and attended MacKillop Catholic Regional College in Werribee.[4]

AFL career

After kicking four goals in a Victorian Football League match for Casey, Fitzpatrick made his AFL debut in the final round of the 2011 season.[5] He kicked a goal in the match.[6] Jack played the last game of the 2012 AFL season against Fremantle kicking 2 goals. He suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome as a youngster, hence the inconsistency early on. A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes at 21 years of age has also added to his challenges.

Fitzpatrick showed improvement during the 2013 AFL season, he played every match from rounds 10 - 21 for Melbourne, ranking No 1 at the club for scoreboard impact, kicking 15 goals in 11 games.

From 2014 he has failed to make an impact at senior level managing 8 games in two years.

He was delisted by Melbourne in September 2015,[7] however, he was recruited by the Hawthorn Football Club through a trade in October.[8]

Fitzpatrick had one year at Hawthorn, he played well in the preseason competition but hurt his knee in the final game. After missing the start of the season due to injury, Fitzpatrick started a return to form in the VFL with Box Hill. In his fifth game back from injury he suffered a head blow and the resultant concussion sidelined him for two months. Finally an opportunity opened for him in the final round to make his Hawthorn debut, he kicked a match-turning goal which saw them defeat Collingwood by one point and secure third place on the ladder.[9] He played in the two final matches, both of which Hawthorn lost. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Hawthorn.[10]

He was subsequently re-drafted by Hawthorn in the 2017 rookie draft.[11] He played one game but received a head knock that caused concussion. On 21 August 2017, Fitzpatrick announced his immediate retirement from AFL football due to ongoing concussion issues.[12]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
H/O
 Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2010 Melbourne 48 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
2011 Melbourne 48 1 1 2 8 3 11 4 1 2 1.0 2.0 8.0 3.0 11.0 4.0 1.0 2.0 0
2012 Melbourne 48 2 2 0 6 5 11 1 3 2 1.0 0.0 3.0 2.5 5.5 0.5 1.5 1.0 0
2013 Melbourne 48 11 15 9 74 35 109 46 17 72 1.4 0.8 6.7 3.2 9.9 4.2 1.5 6.5 0
2014 Melbourne 48 5 4 1 19 18 37 15 6 17 0.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 7.4 3.0 1.2 3.4 0
2015 Melbourne 48 3 2 0 19 9 28 11 3 7 0.7 0.0 6.3 3.0 9.3 3.7 1.0 2.3 0
2016 Hawthorn 32 3 3 3 23 11 34 8 8 29 1.0 1.0 7.7 3.7 11.3 2.7 2.7 9.7 0
2017 Hawthorn 32 1 0 0 3 8 11 4 0 13 0.0 0.0 3.0 8.0 11.0 4.0 0.0 13.0 0
Career[13] 26 27 15 152 89 241 89 38 142 1.0 0.6 5.8 3.4 9.3 3.4 1.5 5.5 0

References

  1. ^ "Jack Fitzpatrick". Hawthorn Football Club. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. ^ Browne, Ashley. "Jack Fitzpatrick likely to get Hawk lifeline". Australian Football League. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  3. ^ Jack Fitzpatrick Player Profile Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine melbournefc.com.au, Retrieved 25 April 2010
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick is all ears on draft news on his graduation night, theage.com.au, Retrieved 25 April 2010
  5. ^ Burgan, Matt (2 September 2011). "Fitzpatrick to debut, Bail returns". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  6. ^ Porter, Ashley (5 September 2011). "Oval move proves winner all round". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  7. ^ Burgan, Matt (18 September 2015). "Melbourne delists four players". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  8. ^ Ryan, Peter (21 October 2015). "Hawks nab tall Demon Fitzpatrick for pick No.94". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Footy Fans React To Jack Fitzpatrick's Late Goal For Hawthorn". Triple M. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  10. ^ Browne, Ashley; Ryan, Peter (28 October 2016). "Axe falls at Hawthorn with cult hero among seven cut". AFL.com.au. BigPond. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  11. ^ Browne, Ashley (28 November 2016). "Giants reunite ex-Dockers Mzungu and de Boer". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Fitzy forced to call time". hawthornfc.com.au. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Jack Fitzpatrick stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

External links

2009 AFL national draft
2017 AFL rookie draft
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