Jordon Ronald Sweet (born 2 February 1998) is an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who plays for the
Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL). He was recruited by the
Western Bulldogs with the 23rd draft pick in the
2019 AFL rookie draft. He previously played for the
Western Bulldogs
Early football
Sweet began his football career at Ingle Farm Junior Football Club in the inner north of Adelaide. He played from 2010 to 2011 in the Under 12s and 14 divisions, playing a total of 41 games with the club before moving to Tea Tree Gully Football Club, where he played 35 games in the Under 15s and Under 16s revisions. He then stepped up and began playing for , playing eight games over two years, including a premiership in the latter where he kicked one goal and had 24 hitouts.
AFL career
Sweet stayed behind other young ruckman
Tim English
Tim English (born 10 August 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their first selection and nineteenth overall i ...
in the pecking order of team selection. He got his chance to debut when main ruckman
Stefan Martin
Stefan Martin (born 17 November 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs, Brisbane Lions, and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
Martin grew up in Berwick, the s ...
was rested in the 5th round of the
2021 AFL season
The 2021 AFL season was the 125th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featu ...
. On debut, Sweet collected eight disposals and 31 hitouts. He was omitted the next week, but again returned in Round 8 when Martin was out with Achilles soreness. He kicked his first career goal in that game.
Statistics
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 16, 2022.''
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2021
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2022
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! 10
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! 84
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! 8.4
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! 22.6
References
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1998 births
Living people
Port Adelaide Football Club players
Western Bulldogs players
Sportsmen from South Australia
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
North Adelaide Football Club players