Kristian Jaksch

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Kristian Jaksch (born 7 October 1994) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants and Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was a versatile key position player who could play both in the forward line and as a defender.[1] He played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup before being drafted by Greater Western Sydney with pick 12 in the 2012 national draft.[2] In 2014 he was traded to Carlton,[3] and at the end of the 2017 season he was delisted after playing just 14 AFL games in 5 seasons.[4]

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Kristian Jaksch
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-07) 7 October 1994 (age 30)
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 12, 2012 national draft
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013–2014 Greater Western Sydney 7 (2)
2015–2017 Carlton 7 (1)
Total 14 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
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Early life

Jaksch was previously a student at Carey Baptist Grammar School[5] and played for most of his childhood as a forward.[1] In 2012 he played in the TAC Cup for the Oakleigh Chargers as a defender, and he was selected with the twelfth in the 2012 AFL draft by Greater Western Sydney.[2]

AFL career

Greater Western Sydney (20132014)

Jaksch had a knee injury early in 2013 which limited his opportunities,[6] and he made his debut in round 22 against Richmond, the team he grew up supporting.[7] He kicked a goal with his first kick. In October 2014, Jaksch was traded to Carlton.[3]

Carlton (20152017)

In his first pre-season at Carlton, Jaksch injured his left foot, causing him to miss out on two months of training.[8] He returned to training in February,[9] but after making his debut for Carlton in round 1, 2015 against Richmond, he suffered two broken ribs which sidelined him again.[10] His injury troubles continued when he injured his ankle later in the season.[11] For the rest of his career, Jaksch mostly played for Carlton's VFL side the Northern Blues. In a match against the Casey in 2017 he kicked 5 goals in a 55-point win.[12] Jaksch was delisted by Carlton at the end of the 2017 season.[4]

Player profile

Jaksch was known as a key position player who could play either in the forward line or as a key defender.[3] He started his career as a forward, but began to also play as a defender when he was playing in the TAC Cup, showing versatility which helped him to get drafted as a first round pick. He was also a strong mark overhead.[1]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of the 2017 season[13]

Legend
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Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
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Behinds 
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Handballs 
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Marks
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Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2013 Greater Western Sydney 3421010515810.50.05.02.57.54.00.5
2014 Greater Western Sydney 345113313461370.20.26.62.69.22.61.4
2015 Carlton 186123923622680.20.36.53.810.34.31.3
2016 Carlton 18100718220.00.07.01.08.02.02.0
2017 Carlton 180
Career 14 3 3 89 42 131 49 18 0.2 0.2 6.4 3.0 9.4 3.5 1.3
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