Jake Batchelor

Jake Batchelor (born 13 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1] Batchelor played his junior footy at the Frankston Rovers in Victoria and went on to play with the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup, he was drafted to Richmond with their second selection, the 30th overall, in the 2010 AFL draft. He made his AFL debut in round 1, 2011 against Carlton at the MCG. At the end of round 16, 2011, he was nominated for the NAB AFL Rising Star award.^[2] Batchelor was delisted by Richmond at the conclusion of the 2017 AFL season, after playing 84 matches over his seven-year tenure at the club.^[3] In 2018 he served as a playing assistant coach with the Frankston Dolphins in the VFL and in 2019 will take up a part-time development coaching role at St Kilda.^[4]

Jake Batchelor
Batchelor in August 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) Frankston Bombers (MPNFL)
Draft	No. 30, 2010 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2011, Richmond vs. Carlton, at MCG
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–2017	Richmond	84 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee: 2011
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2017 season^[5]

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
2011	Richmond	31	16	0	4	125	77	202	52	49	0.0	0.3	7.8	4.8	12.6	3.3	3.1
2012	Richmond	11	14	0	1	121	94	215	70	28	0.0	0.1	8.6	6.7	15.4	5.0	2.0
2013	Richmond	11	9	0	1	75	29	104	40	17	0.0	0.1	8.3	3.2	11.6	4.4	1.9
2014	Richmond	11	13	3	0	80	45	125	38	27	0.2	0.0	6.2	3.5	9.6	2.9	2.1
2015	Richmond	11	23	1	1	178	105	283	111	44	0.0	0.0	7.7	4.6	12.3	4.8	1.9
2016	Richmond	11	8	0	1	58	28	86	21	7	0.0	0.1	7.3	3.5	10.8	2.6	0.9
2017	Richmond	11	1	0	0	5	4	9	2	4	0.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	2.0	4.0
Career			84	4	8	642	382	1024	334	176	0.0	0.1	7.6	4.5	12.2	4.0	2.1

References

1. "118 players with multicultural background on AFL lists". World Footy News. 25 June 2012.
2. "Eligible One". AFL BigPond Network. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
3. Whiting, Michael (26 October 2017). "Tigers axe versatile back and talented goalsneak". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
4. "Saints add to coaching group". St Kilda FC. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
5. "Jake Batchelor". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

External links

• Jake Batchelor's profile on the official website of the Richmond Football Club
• Jake Batchelor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jake Batchelor's statistics from Footy Wire