Emerson Jeka

Australian rules football player

Australian rules footballer
Emerson Jeka
Jeka playing for Box Hill in 2023
Personal information
Full name Emerson Jeka
Date of birth (2001-09-18) 18 September 2001 (age 22)
Original team(s) Altona (WRFL)
Western Jets (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 9, 2020 rookie draft
No. 7, 2024 rookie draft
Debut Round 7, 2021, Hawthorn vs. St Kilda, at Marvel Stadium
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Key Forward
Club information
Current club Geelong
Number 43
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2020–2023 Hawthorn 7 (2)
2024– Geelong 0 (0)
Total 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Emerson Jeka (born 18 September 2001) is a professional Australian rules footballer currently listed with the Geelong Football Club, having most recently played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Early career

Jeka played the majority of his NAB League career in the forward line.[1] He suffered a knee injury while representing an Australian under-18 team against Victorian Football League (VFL) club Casey at the MCG in April 2019. He was sidelined for almost two months, but was selected by Hawthorn with Pick 9 in the 2020 AFL rookie draft.[2]

AFL

Jeka first played for Hawthorn's VFL affiliate Box Hill, showing promise during scratch matches in the COVID-19-affected 2020 season.[3]

Jeka made his AFL debut against St Kilda at Marvel Stadium in round 7 of the 2023 AFL season. He later kicked 0.7 in a VFL match on 3 July 2021.[4]

He was promoted to Hawthorn's senior list in December 2021 for the 2022 season.[5]

At the end of the 2023 AFL season, Jeka was delisted by Hawthorn. On 14 November 2023, he signed with Essendon's reserves team for the 2024 VFL season, but 12 days later he returned to the AFL and joined Geelong.[6]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2023 season.[7]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2020 Hawthorn 39 0 0
2021 Hawthorn 39 4 2 2 13 13 26 7 4 0.5 0.5 3.3 3.3 6.5 1.8 1.0 0
2022 Hawthorn 39 3 0 0 21 13 34 13 3 0.0 0.0 7.0 4.3 11.3 4.3 1.0 0
2023 Hawthorn 39 0 0
Career 7 2 2 34 26 60 20 7 0.3 0.3 4.9 3.7 8.6 2.9 1.0 0

References

  1. ^ "AFL DRAFT WATCH: Emerson Jeka".
  2. ^ "'I don't want to be mediocre': Draft rollercoaster fails to dent Hawk's ambition".
  3. ^ "Season Spotlight: Emerson Jeka". hawthornfc.com.au.
  4. ^ "He's in! Jeka's purple patch has been rewarded". hawthornfc.com.au.
  5. ^ "2022 list update: Who's in, who's out, who's new".
  6. ^ essendonfc.com.au (14 November 2023). "VFL: Jeka becomes a Bomber". Essendon Football Club. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Emerson Jeka Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links

  • Emerson Jeka's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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