Jarrad Waite (born 4 February 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's top professional competition. Founded in 1864 in Carlton, an inner suburb of ...

and

North Melbourne Football Club The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos a ...

in the Australian Football League (AFL).

AFL career

Carlton (2003–2014)

Born in

Devonport, Tasmania Devonport ( ; Palawa Kani: ''Tiagarra'') is a city in northern Tasmania, Australia, located on the lands of the Pannilerpanner clan of the Palawa nation. It is situated at the mouth of the Mersey River. Devonport had an urban population of 26, ...

, Waite was recruited as the number 46 draft pick in the

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from

Benalla Benalla is a small city located on the Broken River gateway to the High Country north-eastern region of Victoria, Australia, about north east of the state capital Melbourne. At the the population was 10,822. It is the administrative cen ...

under the father-son selection rule (he is the son of former Carlton player

Vin Waite Vincent Waite (26 February 1949 – 5 July 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the VFL. His son Jarrad followed in his footsteps and started his football career with Carlton, being drafted under the father-son ...

). He made his debut for Carlton in round 1, 2003 against the Sydney Swans. Waite made his stance in the AFL as a very prominent forward after he kicked 36 goals in the 2005 season, finishing second behind

Brendan Fevola Brendan Fevola (born 20 January 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Fevola is regarded as one of the most effecti ...

for the club. Waite was shifted from the forward-line into the back-line during the 2007

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where he played at

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. However, during the home and away season, he again played predominantly as a forward. In 2008, Waite returned to the back-line under new coach

Brett Ratten Brett Ratten (born 11 July 1971) is an Australian rules football coach and former player in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 255 games for the Carlton Football Club between 1990 and 2003, including the club's 1995 premiership. ...

. In 2009, Waite again began to spend time at both ends of the ground. However, in round 9, he suffered a season-ending knee after he partially tore his ACL after hyperextending his left knee when landing on a straight leg. He returned in time for the 2010 season. In a small part of football history, Waite was the first player ever to be substituted off the ground under the AFL's revised

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rules in 2011; Waite was concussed in a collision, and was replaced by Kane Lucas in the season's opening match against

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. On 12 September 2011, following a round 16 hip injury, Waite was ruled out for the remainder of the 2011 season. In October 2011, after nine seasons with the club, Waite re-signed with Carlton on a three-year deal. In January 2012, he was elevated to the club's leadership group for the 2012 season. On 29 September 2014, Waite parted ways with Carlton after 12 seasons with the club, announcing his decision to exercise his free agency rights.

North Melbourne (2015–2018)

On 3 October 2014, Waite signed a two-year deal with the

. In late August 2018, he announced that he will retire at the end of the season. He played his last game against St Kilda in Round 23.

Statistics

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2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ...

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris (dwarf planet), Er ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 30 , , 21 , , 36 , , 23 , , 185 , , 95 , , 280 , , 119 , , 41 , , 1.7 , , 1.1 , , 8.8 , , 4.5 , , 13.3 , , 5.7 , , 2.0 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2006 , style="text-align:center;", , 30 , , 13 , , 18 , , 16 , , 126 , , 42 , , 168 , , 86 , , 34 , , 1.4 , , 1.2 , , 9.7 , , 3.2 , , 12.9 , , 6.6 , , 2.6 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 30 , , 22 , , 28 , , 15 , , 206 , , 117 , , 323 , , 111 , , 58 , , 1.3 , , 0.7 , , 9.4 , , 5.3 , , 14.7 , , 5.0 , , 2.6 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 30 , , 21 , , 7 , , 5 , , 256 , , 131 , , 387 , , 138 , , 66 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 12.2 , , 6.2 , , 18.4 , , 6.6 , , 3.1 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 30 , , 9 , , 10 , , 2 , , 132 , , 46 , , 178 , , 66 , , 10 , , 1.1 , , 0.2 , , 14.7 , , 5.1 , , 19.8 , , 7.3 , , 1.1 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

, style="text-align:center;", , 30 , , 16 , , 36 , , 14 , , 173 , , 66 , , 239 , , 111 , , 56 , , 2.3 , , 0.9 , , 10.8 , , 4.1 , , 14.9 , , 6.9 , , 3.5 , - style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" , 2011 , style="text-align:center;", , 30 , , 12 , , 16 , , 19 , , 116 , , 58 , , 174 , , 83 , , 24 , , 1.3 , , 1.6 , , 9.7 , , 4.8 , , 14.5 , , 6.9 , , 2.0 , - ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" ,

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

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Personal life

In 2011, Waite married long-time girlfriend Jackie Spong, the owner of the Melbourne fashion boutique SISCA. She appeared in the first season of WAG Nation, a reality television series that documents the lives of five wives and girlfriends of Australian sportsmen, for which Waite is a part of the supporting cast.All WAG and no play makes our dolls dull
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References

External links

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Blueseum.org Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Waite, Jarrad 1983 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Benalla Football Club players Carlton Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Murray Bushrangers players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Preston Football Club (VFA) players Australia international rules football team players