Jason Winderlich
Personal information
Full name Jason Winderlich
Date of birth (1984-10-10) 10 October 1984 (age 39)
Original team(s) Gippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 11, 2002 National Draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2003–2015 Essendon 129 (83)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jason Winderlich (born 10 October 1984) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Originally from Thorpdale, Victoria,[1] he was drafted in the first round of the 2002 AFL Draft from the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup.

In June 2008, after playing 26 games in a season and a half, he underwent back surgery to repair a prolapsed disc, missing the rest of the year.[2] He returned the following season to have one of his best seasons,[1] earning 10 Brownlow Medal votes to be the equal leader for Essendon and finishing fifth in the club's best and fairest award.[3]

In round 4, 2011 Winderlich suffered a serious ACL injury which ended his 2011 season.

In August 2014, Winderlich announced he would retire at seasons end; however, after the end of the Essendon's finals campaign, it was publicly revealed that he was contemplating playing on. After reports he had chosen to continue his career at Richmond,[4] Winderlich announced in October that he would be staying with Essendon to continue his career.[5] He managed only one match for 2015 due to a back injury, and he announced his proper retirement in September.[6]

Statistics

[7]
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
2003 Essendon 8 3 2 0 11 7 18 7 6 0.7 0.0 3.7 2.3 6.0 2.3 2.0
2004 Essendon 8 6 1 1 23 15 38 14 10 0.2 0.2 3.8 2.5 6.3 2.3 1.7
2005 Essendon 8 12 4 2 59 54 113 35 19 0.3 0.2 4.9 4.5 9.4 2.9 1.6
2006 Essendon 8 9 3 0 58 47 105 49 18 0.3 0.0 6.4 5.2 11.7 5.4 2.0
2007 Essendon 8 17 6 6 190 130 320 132 40 0.4 0.4 11.2 7.6 18.8 7.8 2.4
2008 Essendon 8 9 5 2 81 74 155 44 20 0.6 0.2 9.0 8.2 17.2 4.9 2.2
2009 Essendon 8 19 17 8 191 196 387 122 81 0.9 0.4 10.0 10.3 20.4 6.4 4.3
2010 Essendon 8 19 2 12 186 232 418 99 92 0.1 0.6 9.8 12.2 22.0 5.2 4.8
2011 Essendon 8 4 6 0 19 26 45 10 8 1.5 0.0 4.8 6.5 11.2 2.5 2.0
2012 Essendon 8 2 5 0 14 8 22 10 4 2.5 0.0 7.0 4.0 11.0 5.0 2.0
2013 Essendon 8 12 17 8 103 74 177 79 30 1.4 0.7 8.6 6.2 14.8 6.6 2.5
2014 Essendon 8 16 15 8 123 110 233 75 35 0.9 0.5 7.7 6.9 14.6 4.7 2.2
2015 Essendon 8 1 0 0 2 4 6 1 3 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 1.0 3.0
Career 129 83 47 1060 977 2037 677 366 0.6 0.4 8.2 7.6 15.8 5.2 2.8

References

  1. ^ a b Essendon's Jason Winderlich rises from the grassroots
  2. ^ Essendon midfielder Jason Winderlich out for season
  3. ^ Club Best & Fairest Awards, 2009
  4. ^ Quayle, Emma (6 October 2014). "Another Bomber wants out; Jason Winderlich wants to play on with Tigers". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  5. ^ Cherney, David (24 October 2014). "Jason Winderlich completes turnaround with official return to Essendon". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  6. ^ Cherny, David (6 September 2015). "Jason Winderlich retires after 13 years at Essendon". The Age. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Jason Winderlich statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

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