Rod Jameson (born 30 June 1970) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was the Adelaide's leading goal kicker in 1991 before spending most of his later career in the midfield and backline.[1] He was well known for his shaved head and superb long kicking and played in Adelaide's 1997 premiership win[1] though he was injured during the first quarter of the game. He retired from the AFL at just 29 years of age.[1]
Rod Jameson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Rod Jameson | ||
Date of birth | 30 June 1970 | ||
Original team(s) | Glenelg | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1991–1999 | Adelaide | 153 (113) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1999. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
He is now a pundit on ABC Radio on AFL matches held in Adelaide.
Statistics
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Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1991 | Adelaide | 35 | 19 | 49 | 28 | 166 | 78 | 244 | 79 | 18 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 |
1992 | Adelaide | 35 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 131 | 100 | 231 | 48 | 14 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 16.5 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0 |
1993 | Adelaide | 35 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 156 | 99 | 255 | 60 | 30 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 5.2 | 13.4 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0 |
1994 | Adelaide | 35 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 120 | 355 | 61 | 27 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 6.0 | 17.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0 |
1995 | Adelaide | 35 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 207 | 71 | 278 | 50 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 3.4 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2 |
1996 | Adelaide | 35 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 200 | 90 | 290 | 67 | 23 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 17.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 5 |
1997† | Adelaide | 35 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 188 | 59 | 247 | 66 | 16 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 5 |
1998 | Adelaide | 35 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 53 | 19 | 72 | 21 | 8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1 |
1999 | Adelaide | 35 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 86 | 56 | 142 | 31 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1 |
Career | 153 | 113 | 57 | 1422 | 692 | 2114 | 483 | 161 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.3 | 4.5 | 13.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 14 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). North Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 357. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
- ^ Rod Jameson's player profile at AFL Tables