Jackson Merrett (born 27 February 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the

Essendon Football Club The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their ...

in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Essendon Football Club with the 31st overall selection in the 2011 national draft. He made his AFL debut against

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at the

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in round 23 of the

2012 AFL season The 2012 AFL season was the 116th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured e ...

. He is the older brother and former teammate of

Zach Merrett Zach Merrett (born 3 October 1995) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A medium sized midfielder standing at 1.79 metres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighing ...

. Merrett was delisted at the end of the 2018 season. He played for Peel Thunder in the WAFL until 2021 and currently plays for Ballarat .

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* * 1993 births Living people Essendon Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Geelong Falcons players Bendigo Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub