James Rowbottom

James Rowbottom
James Rowbottom
Personal information
Full name	James Rowbottom
Nickname(s)	Rowy
Date of birth	19 September 2000 (age 24)
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)/St Kevin’s College (APS)
Draft	No. 25, 2018 AFL draft, Sydney
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	8
Playing career1
Years	Club
2019–	Sydney
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Rowbottom (born 19 September 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Sydney Swans with the 25th draft pick in the 2018 AFL Draft.^[1]

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Rowbottom participated in the Auskick program at Glenferrie in Hawthorn.^[2] He played his junior football with Prahran, Camberwell Sharks and St Kevin's College before progressing to the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup. He was recruited by the Sydney Swans in 2018 AFL draft at Pick No. 25.

Updated to the end of the 2024 season.^[3]

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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
2019	Sydney	8	12	4	5	90	74	164	32	59	0.3	0.4	7.5	6.2	13.7	2.7	4.9
2020^[a]	Sydney	8	16	4	4	132	105	237	22	58	0.3	0.3	8.3	6.6	14.8	1.4	3.6
2021	Sydney	8	17	6	3	152	110	262	35	105	0.4	0.2	8.9	6.5	15.4	2.1	6.2
2022	Sydney	8	24	8	7	279	164	443	60	163	0.3	0.3	11.6	6.8	18.5	2.5	6.8
2023	Sydney	8	24	6	6	238	192	430	27	176	0.3	0.3	9.9	8.0	17.9	1.1	7.3
2024	Sydney	8	24	7	7	236	220	456	47	186^†	0.3	0.3	9.8	9.2	19.0	2.0	7.8
Career			117	35	32	1127	865	1992	223	747	0.3	0.3	9.6	7.4	17.0	1.9	6.4

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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.

He is the nephew of former AFL player and current Channel 7 AFL commentator Brian Taylor^[4] and the brother of Charlie Rowbottom, who was drafted by Gold Coast with the number one draft pick in the 2021 AFL Women's draft.^[5]

[1]
Sydney Swans Media (23 November 2018). "Pick 25: James Rowbottom". AFL Media. Sydney Swans Media. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
[2]
AFL Record. Round 1, 2022. pg 77
[3]
"James Rowbottom". AFL Tables. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
[4]
"Will Rowbottom be Roaming BT's ticket to Swans' rooms?". AFL Media. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
[5]
"AFLW: An historic night as two Swans get drafted". Sydney Swans. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

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