Jake Waterman (born 6 May 1998) is a professional
Australian rules footballer playing for the
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are a professional Australian rules football club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 as one of two expansion teams in the Australian Football League (AFL), then known as the Victorian Footbal ...
in the
Australian Football League (AFL). Jake is the son of dual AFL Premiership defender
Chris Waterman
Chris Waterman (born 19 September 1968) is a former Australian rules football player and coach. Waterman’s playing career started in Rossmoyne’s junior football zone where he was eventually recruited by the East Fremantle Football Club at t ...
. He was drafted by West Coast with their final selection and seventy-seventh overall in the
2016 national draft as a
father-son selection. He made his debut in the twenty-nine point loss to at
Optus Stadium
Perth Stadium, currently known as Optus Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Perth, Western Australia, located in the suburb of Burswood. It was completed in late 2017 and officially opened on 21 January 2018. The s ...
in the opening round of the 2018 season. In round 6, 2018, Waterman was nominated for the
AFL Rising Star
The AFL Rising Star is an Australian rules football award presented annually to the player adjudged the best young player in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the year. It was first presented in the 1993 season, and was won by Nathan ...
after recording fourteen disposals, five marks and two goals in the eight point win against at Optus Stadium.
Statistics
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of round 8, 2022''
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2018
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, 45 , , 16 , , 13 , , 12 , , 118 , , 60 , , 178 , , 75 , , 23 , , 0.8 , , 0.8 , , 7.4 , , 3.8 , , 11.1 , , 4.7 , , 1.4
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2019
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, 2 , , 13 , , 15 , , 5 , , 112 , , 45 , , 157 , , 75 , , 16 , , 1.2 , , 0.4 , , 8.6 , , 3.5 , , 12.1 , , 5.8 , , 1.2
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...
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, 2 , , 10 , , 9 , , 2 , , 78 , , 25 , , 103 , , 51 , , 8 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 7.8 , , 2.5 , , 10.3 , , 5.1 , , 0.8
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2021
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, 2 , , 14 , , 13 , , 8 , , 129 , , 44 , , 173 , , 89 , , 27 , , 0.9 , , 0.6 , , 9.2 , , 3.1 , , 12.4 , , 6.4 , , 1.9
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2022
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, 2 , , 7 , , 2 , , 3 , , 39 , , 15 , , 54 , , 25 , , 13 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 5.6 , , 2.1 , , 7.7 , , 3.6 , , 1.9
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! colspan=3, Career
! 60
! 52
! 30
! 476
! 189
! 665
! 315
! 87
! 0.9
! 0.5
! 7.9
! 3.2
! 11.1
! 5.3
! 1.5
Notes
References
Jake Waterman is also related to the Essendon Bombers Alec Waterman.
External links
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1998 births
Living people
West Coast Eagles players
Claremont Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players
East Perth Football Club players
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