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Jake Waterman
Jake Waterman
	Waterman playing for West Coast in 2019.
Personal information
Date of birth	6 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Marist Football Club
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
2017–	West Coast
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
	All-Australian: 2024; West Coast leading goalkicker: 2024; AFL Rising Star nominee: 2018;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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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 West Coast Premiership defender Chris Waterman.

AFL Career

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]

2024

Jake Waterman is also the brother of former Essendon forward Alec Waterman. Waterman kicked a career-high six goals in round five of the 2024 AFL season against Richmond at Optus.^[4] He was again impressive the next week in Western Derby 58 kicking five goals.^[5] He also kicked 5 goals in round 10 during West Coast's 35-point win over the Melbourne Demons.^[6] Waterman finished the season as West Coast's leading goalkicker, having kicked 53 goals across 20 games, as well as a fifth place finish in the Coleman Medal.^[7] For his performance throughout the season he earnt a spot in the 2024 All-Australian team, and a 3rd place finish in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest count.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 8, 2022^[8]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	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^[a]	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

^ 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

^ Malcolm, Alex (11 October 2016). "Eagles nominate father-son selection for upcoming draft". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^ Robinson, Chris (23 March 2018). "West Coast Eagles to blood three debutants for first time since 1996". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
^ McArdle, Jordan (1 May 2018). "West Coast forward Jake Waterman gets round six AFL Rising Star nomination". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
^ Sweeney, Paddy. "Why West Coast's win was Waterman's watershed moment". theage.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
^ Jovanovski, Jack (6 May 2024). "'That's just flippant': Great's frank Freo fears amid worrying trends after 'miserable' result". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
^ Schmook, Nathan (19 May 2024). "Harley the hero as Eagles stun shellshocked Demons". Australian Football League.
^ ESPN Australia (25 August 2024). "Coleman Medal leaderboard for season 2024". ESPN Australia.
^ "Jake Waterman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

External links

Jake Waterman's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles
Jake Waterman's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[9] 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.

[1] Malcolm, Alex (11 October 2016). "Eagles nominate father-son selection for upcoming draft". AFL.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

[2] Robinson, Chris (23 March 2018). "West Coast Eagles to blood three debutants for first time since 1996". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 26 March 2018.

[3] McArdle, Jordan (1 May 2018). "West Coast forward Jake Waterman gets round six AFL Rising Star nomination". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

[4] Sweeney, Paddy. "Why West Coast's win was Waterman's watershed moment". theage.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[5] Jovanovski, Jack (6 May 2024). "'That's just flippant': Great's frank Freo fears amid worrying trends after 'miserable' result". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 May 2024.

[6] Schmook, Nathan (19 May 2024). "Harley the hero as Eagles stun shellshocked Demons". Australian Football League.

[7] ESPN Australia (25 August 2024). "Coleman Medal leaderboard for season 2024". ESPN Australia.

[afltables-8] "Jake Waterman". AFL Tables. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

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+| careerhighlights = *[[All-Australian Team|All-Australian]]: [[2024 All-Australian team|2024]]
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 *[[AFL Rising Star]] nominee: [[2018 AFL Rising Star|2018]]
-* {{AFL WC}} WAFL leading goal kicker: 2019
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-'''Jake Waterman''' (born 6 May 1998) is a professional [[Australian rules football]]er playing for the [[West Coast Eagles]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). Jake is the son of dual AFL Premiership defender [[Chris Waterman]].
+'''Jake Waterman''' (born 6 May 1998) is a professional [[Australian rules football]]er playing for the [[West Coast Eagles]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). Jake is the son of dual  West Coast Premiership defender [[Chris Waterman]].
 ==AFL Career==
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 He was drafted by West Coast with their final selection and seventy-seventh overall in the [[2016 AFL draft#2016 national draft|2016 national draft]] as a [[Father–son rule|father-son selection]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-11/eagles-nominate-fatherson-selection-jake-waterman-for-upcoming-draft|title=Eagles nominate father-son selection for upcoming draft|last=Malcolm|first=Alex|date=11 October 2016|work=AFL.com.au|publisher=[[Telstra Media]]|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to {{AFL Syd}} at [[Perth Stadium|Optus Stadium]] in the opening round of the 2018 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/west-coast-eagles-to-blood-three-debutants-for-first-time-since-1996-ng-b88784243z|title=West Coast Eagles to blood three debutants for first time since 1996|last=Robinson|first=Chris|date=23 March 2018|work=[[The West Australian]]|publisher=[[Seven West Media]]|access-date=26 March 2018}}</ref> 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 {{AFL Fre}} at Optus Stadium.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/west-coast-forward-jake-waterman-gets-round-six-afl-rising-star-nomination-ng-b88821965z|title=West Coast forward Jake Waterman gets round six AFL Rising Star nomination|last=McArdle|first=Jordan|date=1 May 2018|work=[[The West Australian]]|publisher=[[Seven West Media]]|access-date=6 May 2018}}</ref>
+=== 2024 ===
-Jake Waterman is also the brother of former {{AFL ESS}} forward [[Alec Waterman]]. Waterman kicked a career-high six goals in round five of the [[2024 AFL season]] against {{AFL Ric}} at Optus.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweeney|first=Paddy|title=Why West Coast's win was Waterman's watershed moment|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/why-west-coast-s-win-was-waterman-s-watershed-moment-20240415-p5fjxf.html|access-date=15 April 2024|work=theage.com|language=en}}</ref> He was again impressive the next week in  [[Western Derby]] 58 kicking five goals.<ref>{{cite news|title=‘That’s just flippant’: Great’s frank Freo fears amid worrying trends after ‘miserable’ result|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2024-david-king-rips-fremantle-dockers-after-loss-to-west-coast-eagles-western-derby-bad-ball-use-poor-performance-in-key-stats-first-crack-comments-reaction-latest-news/news-story/3e60ffc611d012944371a5ed7e08f131|access-date=6 May 2024|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=6 May 2024|first=Jack|last=Jovanovski}}</ref>
+Jake Waterman is also the brother of former {{AFL ESS}} forward [[Alec Waterman]]. Waterman kicked a career-high six goals in round five of the [[2024 AFL season]] against {{AFL Ric}} at Optus.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweeney|first=Paddy|title=Why West Coast's win was Waterman's watershed moment|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/western-australia/why-west-coast-s-win-was-waterman-s-watershed-moment-20240415-p5fjxf.html|access-date=15 April 2024|work=theage.com|language=en}}</ref> He was again impressive the next week in  [[Western Derby]] 58 kicking five goals.<ref>{{cite news|title=‘That’s just flippant’: Great’s frank Freo fears amid worrying trends after ‘miserable’ result|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2024-david-king-rips-fremantle-dockers-after-loss-to-west-coast-eagles-western-derby-bad-ball-use-poor-performance-in-key-stats-first-crack-comments-reaction-latest-news/news-story/3e60ffc611d012944371a5ed7e08f131|access-date=6 May 2024|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=6 May 2024|first=Jack|last=Jovanovski}}</ref> He also kicked 5 goals in round 10 during West Coast's 35-point win over the {{AFL Mel}} Demons.<ref>{{cite news|title=Harley the hero as Eagles stun shellshocked Demons|url=https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/5984#match-report|work=[[Australian Football League]]|date=May 19, 2024|first=Nathan|last=Schmook}}</ref> Waterman finished the season as [[List of West Coast Eagles leading goalkickers|West Coast's leading goalkicker]], having kicked 53 goals across 20 games, as well as a fifth place finish in the [[Coleman Medal]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Coleman Medal leaderboard for season 2024|url=https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/39192807/coleman-medal-leaderboard-season-2024-kicked-most-goals-afl|work=[[ESPN Australia]]|date=25 August 2024|first=|last=[[ESPN Australia]]}}</ref> For his performance throughout the season he earnt a spot in the [[2024 All-Australian team]], and a 3rd place finish in the West Coast Eagles Best & Fairest count.
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v t e 2024 All-Australian team
Full-back	Nick Blakey (Sydney) Jacob Weitering (Carlton) Luke Ryan (Fremantle)
Half-back	Dayne Zorko (Brisbane Lions) Jeremy McGovern (West Coast) Dan Houston (Port Adelaide)
Centre	Errol Gulden (Sydney) Marcus Bontempelli (Western Bulldogs) (c) Nick Daicos (Collingwood)
Half-forward	Chad Warner (Sydney) Jeremy Cameron (Geelong) Isaac Heeney (Sydney)
Full-forward	Jake Waterman (West Coast) Jesse Hogan (Greater Western Sydney) Dylan Moore (Hawthorn)
Ruck	Max Gawn (Melbourne) Patrick Cripps (Carlton) (vc) Caleb Serong (Fremantle)
Interchange	Lachie Whitfield (Greater Western Sydney) Lachie Neale (Brisbane Lions) Adam Treloar (Western Bulldogs) Zak Butters (Port Adelaide)
Coach	Chris Fagan (Brisbane Lions)
← 2023 The position of coach in the All-Australian team has been awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team since 1999.

v t e 2016 AFL national draft
First round	1. Andrew McGrath 2. Tim Taranto 3. Hugh McCluggage 4. Ben Ainsworth 5. Will Setterfield (academy selection) 6. Sam Petrevski-Seton 7. Jack Scrimshaw 8. Griffin Logue 9. Will Brodie 10. Jack Bowes (academy selection) 11. Oliver Florent 12. Jy Simpkin 13. Daniel Venables 14. Harry Perryman (academy selection) 15. Jordan Gallucci 16. Todd Marshall 17. Jarrod Berry 18. Sam Powell-Pepper 19. Tim English 20. Isaac Cumming (academy selection) 21. Will Hayward (PP)
Second round	22. Jordan Ridley 23. Alex Witherden 24. Cedric Cox 25. Ben Long 26. Brandan Parfitt 27. Zac Fisher 28. Patrick Lipinski 29. Shai Bolton 30. Sam McLarty 31. Josh Begley 32. Joe Atley 33. Willem Drew 34. Declan Watson 35. Callum Brown (F/S) 36. Josh Williams 37. Josh Rotham 38. Sean Darcy 39. Josh Battle 40. Tom Stewart 41. Brennan Cox
Third round	42. Kobe Mutch 43. Esava Ratugolea 44. Myles Poholke 45. Jack Maibaum 46. Mitch Hannan 47. Harrison Macreadie 48. Darcy Cameron 49. Lewis Young 50. Kayle Kirby 51. Elliott Himmelberg 52. Willie Rioli 53. Jack Graham
Fourth round	54. Lachlan Tiziani (academy selection) 55. Jacob Allison (academy selection) 56. Ed Phillips 57. Josh Daicos (F/S) 58. Matt de Boer 59. Cameron Polson 60. Quinton Narkle 61. Tom Williamson 62. Matthew Signorello 63. Dylan Clarke 64. Dion Johnstone 65. Pat Kerr 66. Luke Ryan 67. Brad Scheer (academy selection) 68. Timm House 69. Ryan Abbott 70. Fergus Greene
Fifth round	71. Corey Lyons 72. Ryan Garthwaite 73. Nick Larkey 74. Harry Morrison 75. Ben Davis 76. Mitchell Lewis
Sixth round	77. Jake Waterman (F/S)

v t e 2018 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Bonner Rd 2: Doedee Rd 3: Murray Rd 4: Stephenson Rd 5: Long Rd 6: Waterman Rd 7: Henry Rd 8: Ronke Rd 9: Witherden Rd 10: Richards Rd 11: Florent Rd 12: Cox Rd 13: Clark Rd 14: Dow Rd 15: Rayner Rd 16: Cerra Rd 17: Taylor Rd 18: Higgins Rd 19: Cole Rd 20: Morrison Rd 21: Worpel Rd 22: Francis Rd 23: Naughton
Italics denote winner