| Jye Caldwell | |||
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 Caldwell playing in July 2019. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jye Caldwell | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 2000 | ||
| Original team(s) | Bendigo Pioneers (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 11, 2018 national draft | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019–2020 | Greater Western Sydney | 11 (1) | |
| 2021– | Essendon | 44 (17) | |
| Total | 55 (18) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jye Caldwell (born 28 September 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with pick 11 in the 2018 national draft.
Caldwell participated in the Auskick program at Golden Square[1] and played his junior football with Golden Square before progressing to the Bendigo Pioneers in the TAC Cup. He represented Victoria Country at the 2018 AFL Under 18 Championships. Apart from football Caldwell was also a talented junior boxer.[2]
Caldwell was recruited by the Greater Western Sydney Giants with pick 11 in the 2018 national draft.[3] Ironically, this pick was originally from Essendon as part of the Dylan Shiel trade.
He made his senior debut in the 56-point loss against Hawthorn, in round 21 of the 2019 AFL season at Manuka Oval.[4]
At the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, Caldwell requested a trade to Essendon. He was traded on November 12, the final day of trade period.
Updated to the end of 2023.[5]
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| 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 | ||||
| 2019 | Greater Western Sydney | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 2020[a] | Greater Western Sydney | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 58 | 114 | 27 | 33 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| 2021 | Essendon | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 6 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| 2022 | Essendon | 6 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 175 | 200 | 375 | 67 | 86 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 18.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 6 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 183 | 208 | 391 | 71 | 89 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 18.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| Career | 55 | 18 | 23 | 454 | 495 | 949 | 180 | 233 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 17.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
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